Nov 13, 2006 - Sale 2093

Sale 2093 - Lot 112

Price Realized: $ 2,640
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
PAUL GEORGE LAWLER (DATES UNKNOWN) FLYING DOWN TO RIO / PAN AMERICAN. Circa 1938.
41x27 inches.
Condition A.
A soaring view of Rio de Janeiro's majestic and sprawling Guanabara and Botafogo Bays seen from the top of Mount Corcovado, with a Pan American Sikorsky S-42 (the Flying Clipper) even higher in the air. This 24-passenger flying boat made the flight from Miami, which consisted of a series of hops down the coast. Several variations of the poster exist, one with the text "In five Days Via Pan American". Airlines p. 9 (var), Airways p. 50 (var).