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BOAC Speedbird Routes Across The World

BOAC Speedbird Routes Across The World

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BOAC Speedbird Routes Across The World , 1946, by Poster Artist, Harold Forster (Brit., fl. 1920s-1940s).
Colour process lithograph, initialled "F" in image centre left, 75.6 x 50.8cm. Repaired tears, creases. Linen-backed.
Text continues "Britain-Australia by the kangaroo service in association with QEA. British Overseas Airways Corporation in association with Qantas Empire Airways, South African Airways & Tasman Empire Airways. Printed in Gt Britain. 46/356/10M/6/47/LPE." Illustrated in Riding the Skies: Classic Posters from the Golden Age of Flying, 1989, p74.
Harold Forster was an illustrator for 'Black Magic' chocolates and was known for his WWII poster 'Keep mum, she's not so dumb'. Ref: The National Archives, UK.
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