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Harold Foster
BOAC Speedbird Routes Across the World – Original Vintage British Airline Poster

1946

$2,300
£1,752.25
€2,020.41
CA$3,218.80
A$3,596.48
CHF 1,881.36
MX$44,104.33
NOK 24,040.16
SEK 22,796.44
DKK 15,079.42
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About the Item

Original Vintage Airline Poster by Harold Foster. He created several designs commissioned by the British Overseas Airways Corporation for its so-called Speedbird Routes, all featuring a local figure of the world region promoted; here BOAC is advertising its service to India. This is the larger version (most were ca. 75x50 cm) in French.
  • Creator:
    Harold Foster (1900 - 1980)
  • Creation Year:
    1946
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.97 in (101.5 cm)Width: 25.01 in (63.5 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Lithograph and offset, in great condition (A); a few tiny tears in the margins, the margins here and there a little worn.
  • Gallery Location:
    Zurich, CH
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU131417343602

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