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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
EDMOND MAURUS (DATES UNKNOWN) GOLDEN RAY AIR UNION. 1932. 31 1/2x23 inches, 80x58 1/2 cm. "Publix," Paris. Condition B+ / B: pinholes and minor losses in corners; abrasions and wrinkles in image; pencil number in bottom margin. Air Union was founded in 1923, and in 1927, the company began passenger service between Paris and London on the luxurious "Rayon d'Or" or Golden Ray. The plane pictured is the Leo 213 (Liore et Olivier). In 1933, the largest existing French airline companies, Air Orient, Société Générale Transport Aérien, Cidna, Compagnie Générale Aéropostale and Air Union merged into a single corporate entity: Air France. This is the larger format. Air France p. 66, Airways p. 32, Fly Now! p. 98.
