Nov 11, 2005 - Sale 2056

Sale 2056 - Lot 21

Price Realized: $ 1,610
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
PADDEN ROYAL MAIL / "ATLANTIS." 1936.
40x25 inches. The Baynard Press, London.
Condition A: writing on verso. Paper.
The Royal Mail Line, despite its name, which implies merely a cargo service for postage with perhaps a few bunks thrown in for passengers, is an old and prestigious company. Founded in 1839 as the RMSP (Royal Mail Steam Packet), the company became the largest shipping group in the world in 1927 when they purchased the White Star Line.