Auction 005 Original Vintage Posters - September Sale
By AntikBar Auctions
Sep 21, 2024
404 King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LJ
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LOT 185:

Travel Poster British Railways Holiday Haunts Abram Games


Start price:
£ 140
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£210 - £420
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Auction took place on Sep 21, 2024 at AntikBar Auctions
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Travel Poster British Railways Holiday Haunts Abram Games
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Holiday Haunts travel guides by British Railways featuring a fun colourful illustration by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depicting a pink butterfly sitting on the handle of a smiling pail with a shovel seen walking in purple boots across a yellow and blue background, the text below the image lists the guide destinations: NW England North Wales & Isle of Man; E&NE England Thames to Tweed; W England Somerset, Devon & Cornwall South & Central Wales; S England Kent to Cornwall & Channel Isles; Scotland. Printed by Waterlow and Sons Limited. Very good condition, minor staining, small repaired tears, backed on linen. Country of issue: UK, designer: Abram Games, size (cm): 102x64, year of printing: 1960.