`FRIENDS' CREATING CRAZE FOR OLD AD POSTERS

`FRIENDS' CREATING CRAZE FOR OLD AD POSTERS

SANTA FE, N.M. (Wireless Flash) -- Here's yet another craze to blame on the sitcom "Friends" -- the rising popularity of old advertising posters made before World War II. The International Vintage Poster Dealers Association says antique posters like those seen in "Monica's" apartment on "Friends" are inspiring folks to decorate their own homes with old advertisements The posters are worth anywhere from $300 to $3000 and advertise everything from magic shows to booze and cigarettes. Interestingly, some of the best examples of vintage ad art can be found in Paris and London flea markets, so tourists are snapping them up instead of tacky ashtrays and keychains.