May 13, 2013 - Sale 2314

Sale 2314 - Lot 90

Price Realized: $ 1,440
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
DESIGNER UNKNOWN IT'S SMART TO FLY BRITISH AIRWAYS. Circa 1938.
39 1/2x24 3/4 inches, 100 1/4x63 cm. The Curwen Press for British Airways Ltd., London.
Condition B+: repaired tears and restoration at edges, some affecting text at top; creases and abrasions in margins and image; horizontal fold; repaired pin holes in lower corners.
An early and rare use of photography for an airline poster.