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Original Vintage Imperial Airways Travel Brochure Poster Flying Boat Land Planes

1935

About the Item

Original vintage double sided travel advertising chromolithograph brochure poster published by Imperial Airways The Greatest Air Service in the World featuring fantastic artwork on the cover side depicting passengers boarding an Empire Flying Boat on the water with rowing and sailing boats with a ship and land along the horizon with the title in white letters against a black banner on the top and Europe Africa India China Australia in black letters on a light banner below; on the inside the brochure features colourful detailed cut-away illustrations depicting passengers on various class of aircraft operated by Imperial Airways with the Speedbird logo and descriptions including the land plane Diana (1934-1941), de Havilland Hercules (1926-1935), Hannibal (1931-1940), Scylla (1934-1940), Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta (1932-1941) and the flying boat Scipio (1931-1936) with the airline's route map of the world and black and white photos of The Luxury of the Empire Flying Boat. The British airline company Imperial Airways operated services in Europe and around the world from 1924-1939, originally based at Croydon Airport in London; the company merged into the British Overseas Airways Corporation BOAC in 1939, which then merged with British European Airways BEA in 1974 to form British Airways BA (now based at Heathrow Airport in London). Printed in England by Ben Johnson & Co. Ltd., London and York. Excellent condition, folded as issued.
  • Creation Year:
    1935
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 19.49 in (49.5 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Excellent condition, folded as issued.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4365469822
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