Rago Arts and Auctions: Travel Posters, 52026, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 20, 2026 - May 20, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Jacques des Gachons 1868–1945 | Aeropostale / La Fleche d'Argent vintage poster |
1930 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 101 | Albert Brenet 1903–2005 | Imperial Airways / 28 Hydravions 'Empire' Neufs vintage poster |
1937 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,792.00 | |
| 102 | Arthur C. Radebaugh 1906–1974 | United Air Lines / The Mainline Airway Coast-to-Coast vintage poster |
1938 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,560.00 | |
| 103 | E. Polbor | CIDNA / Orient Arrow vintage poster |
1930 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,072.00 | |
| 104 | Anders Beckman 1907–1967 | Aerotransport Swedish Air Lines / Sweden at Your Door vintage poster |
c. 1945 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,197.00 | |
| 105 | Albert Fuss 1889–1969 | Deutsche Lufthansa / Luftverkehr-Schnellverkehr vintage poster |
1937 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,216.00 | |
| 106 | James Gardner 1907–1995 | Imperial Airways / Ensign Air Liner vintage cutaway poster |
c. 1938 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,664.00 | |
| 107 | Anders Beckman 1907–1967 | Aerotransport Swedish Air Lines vintage poster |
c. 1936 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 108 | Ala Littoria / Aeroplano Trimotore Savoia Marchetti S.75 vintage cutaway poster |
1938 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,280.00 | ||
| 109 | London, Brighton & South Coast Railway / Bognor Means Health (Rare vintage poster) |
c. 1910 | USD 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,408.00 | ||
| 110 | Boulogne-sur-Mer vintage poster |
c. 1930 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 111 | Lucien Boucher 1889–1971 | Air France / Reseau Aerien Mondial vintage poster |
1948 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 931.00 | |
| 112 | Lucien Boucher 1889–1971 | Air France / Reseau Aerien Mondial vintage poster |
1937 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,216.00 | |
| 113 | Jean Even 1910–1986 | Air France / Amerique du Nord vintage poster |
1950 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,536.00 | |
| 114 | Roger Broders 1883–1953 | London-Baghdad / Simplon-Orient-Express vintage poster |
1931 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,330.00 | |
| 115 | Roger Broders 1883–1953 | Transatlantique / Auto-Circuits Nord-Africains (Rare vintage poster) |
1922 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,480.00 | |
| 116 | British European Airways (BEA) vintage poster |
c. 1950 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 117 | Edouard Collin 1906–1983 | Compagnie Generale Transatlantique Services Aeriens vintage poster |
1953 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 118 | Kon - Luchtvaart - MIJ (K.L.M.) / Amsterdam - Batavia vintage poster |
1932 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 119 | Emmanuel Louis Joseph Gaillard 1902–1999 | K.L.M. / Amsterdam - Batavia / Holland - Java Weekly vintage poster |
c. 1931 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,088.00 | |
| 120 | Jan Wijga 1902–1978 | KLM / Royal Dutch Air Lines / The Flying Dutchman vintage poster |
c. 1927 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,152.00 | |
| 121 | Jan Wijga 1902–1978 | K.L.M / Royal Dutch Air Lines vintage poster |
1933 | USD 1,600.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 122 | Arjen Galema 1886–1974 | KLM / Royal Dutch Air Lines vintage poster |
c. 1932 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 123 | Jorma Suhonen 1911–1987 | Aero / Fly to Finland, Fly in Finland vintage poster |
1938 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 124 | Stuart Advertising Agency | Imperial Airways / Operate the World's Longest Air Route (Rare vintage poster) |
1936 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,458.00 |
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