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Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Fly By Imperial Airways Paris Prague

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Original vintage travel advertising poster - Fly By Imperial Airways London to Paris while you lunch Prague 6 hours Vienna 7 1/2 hours Budapest 9 hours - featuring colourful artwork by the British commercial artist and poster designer Stanley Herbert (1905-1967) showing a busy scene outside a French cafe of people with small angel wings on their backs enjoying their drinks at the tables chatting, smoking and reading a newspaper, a waiter carrying glasses on a tray, a sailor waving and two men walking by in the foreground, the bold blue, red and black text above with the logo and below. The iconic Speedbird logo was designed for Imperial Airways in 1932 by the English graphic artist Theyre Lee-Elliott (David Lee Theyre Elliott; 1903-1988) and used by BOAC and BA. Founded in 1924 the British airline Imperial Airways merged into the British Overseas Airways Corporation BOAC in 1939, later merging with the British European Airways BEA to form British Airways BA in 1974. Printed in Great Britain by Hudson and Kearns Ltd, Hatfield Street, London. Good condition, restored folds, restored tears, staining, restored pinholes, backed on linen.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 38.98 in (99 cm)Width: 25.2 in (64 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1930s
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Restored folds, restored tears, restored pinholes, backed on linen. Good condition, restored folds, restored tears, staining, restored pinholes, backed on linen.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1012638603572
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