Auction #2 - June 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/23/2019
H.J. Heinz Company produced the Aviator and Aviation set during the mid 1930's to capitalize on a popular subject. They also sought to help educate children either out of a sense of responsibility or probably also figured that kids would look at these beautiful posters and pester their parents for the cereal that contained the cards. The posters were sent to schools and had a poster and a booklet explaining the use of the poster. We sold a booklet in the last auction for $1300+. The Posters are infinitely scare and very difficult to find in top condition. Posters in various states of disrepair exist but to find a complete poster as clean as this one is is a rare occurence.
The poster has a central image of a map of the world and the top 1/2 of the image is ringed by (24) famous aviators while the bottom half is ringed by (25) famous airplanes. The map of the world has (7) small vignettes of famous airships and notes their remarkable accomplishments. The poster is printed on normal poster type paper.
This particular copy of the poster has been framed with archival glass and methods and a beautiful gold frame added. The condition of the poster within the frame is exceptional with just the occasional ripple in the poster paper. While we cannot remove the poster due to the framing job, we believe it to be one of the best copies in the hobby today. The back frame job has had significant care placed in trussing the frame to ensure the best possible support when hung. Black paper covers the back of the poster. The interior dimensions of the poster are 43-1/4" x 31" with outer frame measuring 47" x 35".
Due to the size and weight of this piece, extra shipping costs will be incurred.
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