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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | Guy Arnoux 1890–1951 | Air France / Amerique Du Nord vintage poster |
1946 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,048.00 | |
| 126 | Swedish Air Lines / A.B. Aerotransport vintage poster |
c. 1935 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,330.00 | ||
| 127 | F. Haudepin | Regie Air Afrique vintage poster |
c. 1936 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,792.00 | |
| 128 | Kees Van Der Laan 1903–1983 | AVIA Luchtvaart Tentoonstelling Houtrust Den Haag vintage poster |
1937 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 129 | Rudolf Hons | ČS. Statni Aerolinie (Czechoslovak State Airlines) vintage poster |
1928 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,192.00 | |
| 130 | Edward Eggleston 1882–1941 | Pennsylvania Railroad / Atlantic City / America's Great Seashore Resort vintage poster |
c. 1935 | USD 5,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 5,120.00 | |
| 131 | George H. Daniels 1842–1908 | The New York Central & Hudson River RR and Connections vintage poster |
c. 1893 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,216.00 | |
| 132 | Anthony Hansen | New York Central Line / New England vintage poster |
c. 1935 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,664.00 | |
| 133 | Frederic Kimball Mizen 1888–1964 | Fifth Avenue New York / Travel by Train (Rare vintage poster) |
1932 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,480.00 | |
| 134 | L. Neri | Southern Pacific (Rare vintage poster) |
c. 1925 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 135 | Leslie Ragan 1897–1972 | New York Central / Union Terminal Cleveland vintage poster |
c. 1938 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,584.00 | |
| 136 | Gaston Pootmans | Ostend-Thermal (Belgium) vintage poster |
c. 1924 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 137 | Jean Priet | Rallye des Capitales / Sur Deauville & La Baule (Rare vintage poster) |
1929 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 138 | Tadeusz Gronowski 1894–1990 | Challenge Gordon Bennett vintage poster |
1934 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,128.00 | |
| 139 | Paul Colin 1892–1985 | Pilotes d'Avions (Rare vintage poster) |
c. 1930 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 140 | Max Romer 1878–1960 | Visit Madeira / Firework Display - National Exhibitions vintage poster |
1949 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,304.00 | |
| 141 | Le Maroc par Air Atlas Vintage poster |
1947 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,280.00 | ||
| 142 | Renluc | Air Atlas / Casablanca vintage poster |
1950 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,024.00 | |
| 143 | F. Haudepin | Par la Regie Air Afrique / Madagascar vintage poster |
1937 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,664.00 | |
| 144 | Albert Solon 1897–1973 | Aeromaritime vintage poster |
c. 1937 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,926.00 | |
| 145 | Nikolai Strekalovsky | Misr Airlines / Cairo vintage poster |
c. 1935 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,072.00 | |
| 146 | Transports Aeriens Guyanais vintage poster |
c. 1921 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | USD 2,304.00 | ||
| 147 | Vincent Guerra | Air France / Afrique Occidentale / Afrique Equatoriale vintage poster |
1946 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,408.00 | |
| 148 | Hal Woolf 1902–1964 | Africa by Imperial Airways vintage poster |
1932 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | USD 3,328.00 | |
| 149 | Vinci | Air France / Reseau Aerien Mondial vintage poster |
1937 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
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