SANT'ANDREA (DATES UNKNOWN) ALITALIA / SERVIZI AEREI PER TUTTO IL MONDO. 1948. 38 1/2x26 1/2 inches, 97 3/4x67 1/4 cm. I.G.A.P., Rome. Condition B+ / A-: small repaired tears, creases and restoration at edges; minor restoration in lower left image; repaired pin holes in corners; colors slightly attenuated. Matted and framed. Alitalia was founded in 1946 and began transatlantic service the following year with flights between Rome and Buenos Aires on British-built Avro Lancaster aircraft. Alitalia's first logo was the Freccia Alata, the winged arrow, which represented speed and was used until 1969.
