Oct 18, 2013 - Sale 2326

Sale 2326 - Lot 78

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
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. English version. Finland 82 (var).