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original 1950s British Transport Commission poster promoting rail trips to Chester. The design features the famous Eastgate Clock with shoppers and day-trippers.

See Britain by Train (Eastgate, Chester) c. 1958

£250.00

An uncommon original railway poster for Llandudno by the ‘travel poster queen’ Daphne Padden, 1958. One of the leading British poster artists of the 1950s and 60s, Padden was a master of the seemingly effortless, joyous, holiday poster. In this design for Llandudno (north Wales), Padden depicts a happy holidaying family atop a sandcastle with the Great Orme and Llandudno pier in the background

Daphne Padden (1927-2009),

£525.00

Les Vignobles de France

Les Vignobles de France c.1950

£450.00

An outstanding original railway poster showing a bird’s eye view of Oxford University by the renowned poster artist Fred Taylor (1875-1963) , c. 1950.

The design depicts an aerial map view of Oxford including the historic University, Christ Church Cathedral and other notable landmarks with the university college crests below including Balliol, Merton, Exeter, Oriel, Queen's, New, Lincoln, All Souls, Magdalen, Brasenose, Corpus Christi, Christchurch, Trinity, St John's, Jesus, Wadham, Pembroke, Worcester

Oxford University (British Railways) c.1950

£900.00

Original British Railways (London Midland Region) poster map, Lancashire Coast, 1957.

North Wales 1957

£600.00

Original British Railways (London Midland Region) poster map, Lancashire Coast, 1957.

Lancashire Coast 1957

£600.00

An original folding map, Zoo Plan, issued by the Zoological Society of London, c. 1950. The plan depicts the layout of London Zoo in Regent's Park and was originally supplied with the Zoo's official guide book.

London Zoo Plan c. 1950

£25.00

Italian confectionary poster for API Voghera, 1955. The design features a fashionably dressed young woman holding an abundance of sweets and chocolates, with more falling to the floor

API Voghera Cioccolato Torrone 1955

£175.00

British Railways handbill advertising a trip from London to Paris to watch the Grand Prix Horse Race at Longchamp, 28 June 1958

British Railways,

Grand Prix Horse Race, Longchamp, Paris (British Railways) 1958

£15.00

Spanish fruit crate label for Norberto Ferrer - Carcagente Espana, c. 1965. The colourful design depicts a downhill skier with a mountainous landscape in the background.

Ski. Norberto Ferrer Carcagente (Valencia- España) c.1960

£75.00

original linen backed map of Africa on pine rollers, published by W & AK Johnston Limited, 1956. Scale 1:11,000,000. Map shows country names and boundaries as they existed at the time.

Africa (classroom map) 1956

£75.00

Books of Stamps save Time

Leonard Beaumont,

Books of Stamps save Time 1958

£95.00

Britain. The Mountains of Mourne

Britain. The Mountains of Mourne c. 1950

£145.00

Shell ‘lorry’ poster designed by John Castle, 1953. Image shows 3 flowers made of cogs, with the caption 'Change your oil for Summer - Shell x-100 Motor Oil'.

Change Your Oil For Summer 1953

£375.00

London Transport poster advertising sightseeing bus tours of central London, 1959. The design, by Victor Galbraith, shows an elongated London bus wrapped around some of the Capital's most famous landmarks, including St Paul's Cathedral, The Monument, Nelson's Column and the Houses of Parliament.

Victor Galbraith,

See London on a London Transport Sightseeing Bus Tour 1959

£300.00

Channel Air Bridge (Luggage Label)

Channel Air Bridge (Luggage Label) 1950s

£12.50

Original London Transport promotional poster for the company’s Country Walks guidebook, illustrated by Barnett Freedman, 1956. The poster features two scenic drawings of country walks, with the caption 'Tomorrow to fresh woods, and pastures new'.

Barnett Freedman,

Tomorrow to fresh woods and pastures new 1956

£300.00

Rudge. The World beater

Rudge. The World beater c.1955

£150.00

BSA Junior Bicycles & Tricycles

BSA Junior Bicycles & Tricycles c.1950

£110.00

Original, photographic poster for Cologne published by the German National Tourist Board, c. 1950. Poster shows Cologne at night, with the caption 'Germany, Cologne on Rhine'.

Cologne, Germany c.1950

£275.00

Original British Railways artwork for 'Shakespeare Country' folder

Original British Railways artwork for 'Shakespeare Country' folder c.1950

£750.00

Daily Steamer Cruises from Bournmouth Pier

Daily Steamer Cruises from Bournmouth Pier 1957

£50.00

Penrose Annual 49

Lund Humphries,

Penrose Annual 49 1953

£25.00