Nov 11, 2002 - Sale 1951

Sale 1951 - Lot 78

Price Realized: $ 4,600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
ACROSS THE PACIFIC / IN FIVE DAYS. 1938.
41 1/2x27 1/4 inches.
Condition A.
A Pan American "Flying Clipper" is soaring through the twilight above the bustling harbor of Hong Kong, filled with trading ships and junks, with the modern skyline and the imposing Victoria Peak in the background. "The unusually large flying boat was the artist's depiction of the first Boeing 314 in its original single-tail configuration...the five day trip included stops in Hawaii, Midway, Wake, Guam and Manilla". Airlines p. 5.