Oct 25, 2018 - Sale 2490

Sale 2490 - Lot 50

Price Realized: $ 1,625
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
P. GINNER (DATES UNKNOWN) KILIMANJARO / TANGANYIKA TERRITORY. Circa 1940s.
30x22 inches, 76 1/4x56 cm. Fosh & Cross, London.
Condition B+: sharp horizontal fold above text.
Mount Kilimanjaro has achieved near-mythical status throughout the world. It is, in fact, comprised of three volcanic cones, of which the largest and most frequently-depicted is named "Kibo." The British controlled the Tanganyika Territory from 1916 until 1961. It is unusual that such a prominent attraction should have been featured on so few posters. rare.