Sale 2459 - Rare & Important Travel Posters, October 26, 2017

DESIGNER UNKNOWN 4 c NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. Circa 1898. 38 3 / 4 x28 inches, 98 1 / 2 x71 cm. Fritz Schneller & Co., Nurnberg. Condition B+: minor tears at edges; creases and abrasions in margins and image and along sharp horizontal fold; archival tape on verso along fold. Printed on thick paper. One of two images involving a family and an impressive German ocean liner. Here, they are preparing to board the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse , which was launched on May 4, 1897. So large was the network of agents selling tickets for Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen vessels, that various versions of this poster exist with such diverse locations as Alger and Luzern overprinted in the area at the bottom. From the Julius Paul Collection, with the Albertina stamp and pencil-written inventory number on verso. [1,000/1,500] DESIGNER UNKNOWN 5 c NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. Circa 1904. 31 1 / 4 x21 inches, 79 1 / 2 x53 1 / 4 cm. Gebr. Rosenlecher, Frankfurt. Condition A: minor creases and scuffing in margins; pencil notations in lower left corner. Printed on thick paper. Here, the same family featured in the previous lot (wearing the same clothing), presumably having enjoyed their earlier voyage so much, are now avid ship spotters and are shown watching the Kaiser Wilhelm II (launched in 1903) sail by. From the Julius Paul Collection, with the Albertina stamp and pencil-written inventory number on verso. [1,000/1,500] 4 5