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Up for sale/sale is an absolute crown jewel survivor of mid-century American amusement history! This is an authentic, original 1940s-1950s traveling carnival stock advertising one-sheet poster printed directly by the legendary Globe Poster Corp. of Chicago. This massive historic piece features expansive, true theatrical one-sheet dimensions of 41" x 27.5", making it a magnificent candidate for high-end gallery framing.A masterpiece of post-WWII commercial illustration, the poster features a gorgeous, stylized 1940s pin-up carnival hostess leaning over a vibrant fairground midway collage that captures a roaring roller coaster, a grand festival gateway entrance, and a spinning "Rocket" thrill ride. The upper section features a massive, untouched blank canary-yellow window panel, which was explicitly designed to be stamped over or custom-pasted with local show dates by the carnival's advance advertising crew. The lower right-hand border margin retains its original, crisp hallmark imprint reading: "Litho in U.S.A. — Globe Poster Corp., Chicago".This is a genuine "New Old Stock" (NOS) item that was preserved flat for decades and never deployed in the field, meaning it has zero commercial paste or date stamps. Authentic mid-century Globe one-sheets with classic pin-up crossover graphics are incredibly scarce in this flawless, un-stamped state.Condition Details:The poster is in fantastic original vintage condition. The lithographic inks are incredibly rich, presenting deep scarlet reds, royal blues, and bright canary-yellows with zero modern sun fading or color washing. The paper stock is clean, pliable, and structurally sound. It shows only minor handling metrics consistent with 75+ years of flat-file archival storage, including gentle edge crinkling, very faint soft rolling waves, and typical minor storage creasing. There are no major center graphic tears, water stains, or large punctures. Please examine the high-resolution listing photos closely to inspect the exact cosmetic state.Will be handled with museum-level professional care, packed inside a protective archival barrier, and shipped to you rolled gently within a heavy-duty, reinforced poster mailing tube to ensure absolute safety in transit. An indispensable, blue-chip addition for serious collectors of original mid-century lithography, vintage pin-up art, or classic American amusement park history!
