Our Guarantee

What exactly is your guarantee?

Braich Posters unconditionally guarantees each vintage poster to be as described and absolutely authentic and original. We offer a full refund of purchase price if not completely satisfied. Your vintage poster or print must be returned undamaged within 14 days. Please see returns for more details.

Ordering and Payment

Can I change or cancel my order?

Order cancellation or order changes may be done if it occurs prior to shipment. Typically shipment occurs within 1 to 2 business days. Please  contact us as soon as possible to request an order change or cancellation.

What are my payment options?

We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB, Discover, and Diners Club.

Shipping and Taxes

Where is Braich Posters located?

Our office is located in Tripoli, Lebanon.

Do you ship internationally?

Yes, we ship to most international countries.

Shipping

We offer Standard and Express shipping methods both include extra sturdy packaging shipped to anywhere in the world. Contact us for pricing.

Does بريش بوسترز Braich Posters insure all shipments?

No, we insure shipments upon request in the case of loss or damage.

How long will shipping take?

Shipping usually takes 11 to 25 days, sometimes longer if it gets held up in customs. We highly recommend Express Mail (3 to 5 days) for orders outside the Lebanon.

Tracking Orders

When will my order be shipped?

Your items will be processed and shipped within one to two business days of the order date

How do I track my order?

Tracking number is only issued via registered mail and Express mail. Please follow use the tracking number and link provided in the confirmation email you received.

Returns

What is your return policy? 

بريش بوسترز Braich Posters stands behind all our pieces, however we understand that sometimes things just don't work out. If you are looking to make a return with us, you can breathe easy - we've made this simple.

Here is our policy:

1. You are making the return within 14 days of the delivery date.

2. The item is in identical condition to when it was sold.

3. Return shipment costs are the responsibility of the customer.

How do I proceed if I want to make a return?

If you do decide to return your item, please follow these instructions:

1. Email info@braichposters.com with your order number and specific reason for the return.

3. Pack the item back in the original package.

4. Ship it back to us at the address located on the pacakge. We strongly encourage you to return your item via a trackable shipping method. You will be responsible for ensuring that the package is safely returned to us and we cannot issue a refund prior to receiving the package and inspecting its condition. Return shipping costs are the responsibility of the customer.

When will my purchase be refunded?

Once we receive your package and confirm that it is in the original, undamaged condition, we will refund you within seven business days. We will email you when this transaction has taken place.

What if my purchase is damaged?

In the unfortunate event that your order arrives in less than satisfactory condition, please take one or more digital photos of the item and one or more of the shipping container it arrived in, then attach the photos to an email and send to info@braichposters.com. Please include your order number in the email.

Privacy and Security

What is your privacy policy?

We value your privacy. Learn more about our Privacy Policy.

Is ordering on the Internet secure?

Yes.  We've taken several steps to ensure all information received from our online visitors is secure from unauthorized access and use. All transactions are completed on a secure server. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption is used for every transaction to encrypt the transmissions from our e-commerce servers as well as your computer. SSL encryption works by forming a matched pair, so that your computer and our server send data back and forth in an encrypted format.

Vintage Posters and Prints 101

What exactly are original vintage posters and prints?

These are original-period pieces printed in the year listed on the product page. Most of our pieces date from the late 1930s to the 1990s. Braich Posters does not sell replicas or future date re-prints and we put our guarantee behind the quality and originality of every piece we sell.

How do I know they are original?

Buying from a reputable dealer that stands behind the products they sell is very important and بريش بوسترز Braich Posters prides itself as being such a dealer. We take personal care to ensure that all our pieces are unique, authentic, and in great conditions.

What size were the print runs for these types of pieces?

Print runs typically varied anywhere from a less then a hundred to a few thousand, but the size of the print run is less important than the number of a given poster or print that have survived. Most advertising posters were hung outdoors and consequently were ripped off or plastered over with new advertising.  Magazines and other prints were read and discarded. It is often difficult to determine what remains of a given poster or print in circulation, but the number is typically not large.   

How were posters printed?

Most of our prints and posters are printed using stone lithography, also called, chromolithography for coloured prints. In the 19th century, chromolithography became the chief means of inexpensively reproducing works of art in colour and illustrating books and magazines. Though laborious, stone lithography could produce thousands of elegant images without image degradation. Draftsmen and artists etched images and text into large slabs of limestone using a grease crayon and an acid bath. They did colour separation, using one stone for each colour on the poster, and then they layered the colours on the page. Although this breakthrough technology required a lot of skill and hard work for the creation of the template from limestone, it produced rich colours and textures previously never seen before, and even incomparable in style, look, and feel to today’s offset technologies. Once you see a lithograph print with your own eyes you’ll understand what we mean!  Print media saw a switch to offset lithography around the 1940s, the primary technology used today.

Why did posters and prints survive?

As far as posters go, people began collecting them almost as soon as they began appearing on the streets. Collector clubs were formed, poster exhibitions were held. Posters survived because they were appreciated from the get go. The prints that we sell come from different sources.

Why are they in such great condition?

For the most part we sell pieces in excellent condition, but given the age of the items we sell, this is not always the case. We try to describe the condition of our posters as precisely as possible. Please refer to our condition guidelines. Posters in the best condition are usually from print overruns that were never used or right away collected. However, due to their age it can be expected that one sometimes encounters folds, tears, fades, discolouration, and other damage.

What is poster conservation and restoration?

The pieces that we sell have been produced up to 80 years ago. For the most part they were never meant to be valuable collectibles.  Advertising posters were meant to be plastered onto a city wall to be removed a short time later once the advertising campaign ended.  Magazine pages were meant to be read and discarded.  They were produced on thin newspaper-like paper. The paper contained high levels of acidity, which over time can cause damage to itself.  All our pieces go through a professional restoration and conservation process. They are de-acidified to stop their deterioration. This process also removes the many-year-old dirt to bring out their original colors. Next, the piece is restored with any damages professionally repaired. Finally, they are backed on a thick acid-free linen paper, which gives the pieces structure and mitigates the possibility of any future damage. All conservation is done with organic materials and is fully reversible. The process increases the value of the poster as a collectible.

Why are posters valuable?

Vintage posters and prints are highly sought after by collectors all over the world. First the are very unique. These pieces were printed in limited batches with only a fraction of them surviving today. Almost all advertising posters were only printed one time. After the print house finished a print run, the lithography stones needed to be reused, so the original design was ground off, the stone was polished, and a new design was created. Over the last few decades posters and prints have significantly gone up in value as their popularity continues to increase. You may have noticed that their price ranges widely. There are a number of factors that contribute to a piece’s value including its subject matter, originality, the quality of the piece, the fame of the artist, its rarity and condition. 

Who are these pieces for?

If you are looking for a unique, rare pieces for your house, apartment, loft, office, restaurant, or hair studio, posters and prints are an amazing addition for your interior. 

Condition Guidelines

Tell me more about your condition guideline.

At بريش بوسترز Braich posters we do our best to accurately describe each piece. Each of our pieces is photographed in high quality so you can zoom in and view the poster in greater detail.

- NEAR MINT - Virtually unused; only the slightest signs of wear. A poster in NEAR MINT condition may have minor blemishes in the border only. The artwork is in excellent condition with no blemishes whatsoever.

- VERY GOOD - Light use with no serious defects; a relatively clean specimen. A poster in VERY GOOD condition may have blemishes in the border and up to approximately one inch of the poster's artwork. There may be small tears in the artwork along the fold lines only. It may also have minor fading.

- GOOD - Average, moderate use; expect variety of cosmetic flaws, tears, tackholes and small tape or light staining in borders, some wear at major fold intersections. A poster in GOOD condition may have tears or small holes that measure no larger than a quarter on the outer edges of the poster's artwork. Pieces of the border may be torn or missing; there may be mild bleed-through in the outer area of the artwork; there may be mild fading. In general, a poster in GOOD condition will have minor blemishes around the border and into the outer edges of the artwork. The major area of the artwork must be clear of any blemishes.

- FAIR - Heavily used but probably presentable if framed; image area is not significantly damaged. A poster in FAIR condition may have major blemishes that directly affect the artwork of the poster. The poster is recognizable and the artwork is primarily intact. A poster in FAIR condition must be professionally restored.

- POOR - Very heavily used; expect some damage to image area requiring restoration. Posters in POOR condition will have serious blemishes or in general.

 

We further use '+' or '-' to more precisely describe the condition of a particular item (e.g.: Good+). On top of this, we describe any “condition particularities” for individual pieces on its product page.

We apply the above condition rating system to all our posters and prints. If you have additional questions regarding our piece’s condition, we invite you to submit any inquiries.