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Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster London Air Ceylon Airline Sri Lanka Sapphire

1950s

About the Item

Original vintage travel poster issued by Air Ceylon - Fly the Sapphire Service to London - featuring artwork by Mart Kempers (1924-1993) depicting a busy London city street scene with a delivery van, a taxi laden with tourist luggage and passengers sitting on an iconic red double decker bus in the foreground, lit up the glowing street lights with a clock on the buildings in the background, a plane flying by the bold title text in the night sky above and the Air Ceylon logo below. Founded in 1947 Air Ceylon was the national flag carrier until 1979; it was replaced by by Air Lanka (now Sri Lankan Airlines). Printed in the Netherlands by Kuhn En Zoon, Rotterdam. Good condition, restored tears, restored creasing, backed on linen.
  • Creation Year:
    1950s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.77 in (101 cm)Width: 25.2 in (64 cm)
  • Medium:
    Paper
  • Period:
    1950-1959
  • Condition:
    Good condition, restored tears, restored creasing, backed on linen.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU43613831282
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