Oct 27, 2016 - Sale 2427

Sale 2427 - Lot 42

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
DESIGNER UNKNOWN FLY TO AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND BY CLIPPER / PAA. Circa 1950s.
42 1/4x27 3/4 inches, 107 1/4x70 1/2 cm.
Condition A-: airbrushing in corners; minor repaired tears and creases at edges.
Pan Am began flying the Boeing 377 Stratocruisers in the late 1940s. Known as "Strato" Clippers, the first of these luxury aircraft flew to Australia in 1951 and they continued flying the route through 1957 when they were replaced by the Douglas DC-7C.