Nov 13, 2006 - Sale 2093

Sale 2093 - Lot 81

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
ANONYMOUS CANADIAN AUSTRALASIAN LINE. Circa 1935.
39 1/2x25 inches. Chandler & Co.
Condition B+: overpainting, repaired tears and minor restored losses in margins; creases in margins and image; horizontal fold.
Formed in 1931 by Canadian Pacific and the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, the Canadian Australasian Line was a subsidiary intended to meet rising competition from Matson Lines. The company dissolved in 1953 when air travel rendered the route redundant.