Aug 06, 2014 - Sale 2356

Sale 2356 - Lot 469

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
JORMA SUHONEN (1911-1987) FLY TO FINLAND / AERO. 1938.
37x23 3/4 inches, 94x60 1/2 cm. Suom. Kirj. Seuran Kirjapainon O.Y., [Helsinki.]
Condition B+: creases and wrinkles in images; water and tape stains at edges. Paper. Matted and framed.
Aero, which became Finnair in 1953, began its first scheduled flights in 1923. Between 1937 and 1947, the company operated two De Havilland 89 Dragon Rapides. Pictured is the Salama, which means "Flash" in English. Suhonen designed many posters for the company. This is the English version. Finland 82 (var).