?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
DAPHNE PADDEN (1925-2009)
ROYAL MAIL / "ATLANTIS" SUNSHINE CRUISES. Circa 1936.
39 3/4x24 3/4 inches, 101x62 3/4 cm. The Baynard Press, London. Condition B+ / B: replaced losses in right corners; repaired tear at upper left edge, into image; minor repaired tears and creases at edges.
The Royal Mail Line, despite its name, which implies merely a cargo service for postage, is an old and prestigious company. Founded in 1839 as the RMSP (Royal Mail Steam Packet), the company became the largest shipping group in the world in 1927 when they purchased the White Star Line.
