R.M.S. TITANIC: An extremely rare broadside poster for Titan...

Hammer

£10,000

R.M.S. TITANIC: An extremely rare broadside poster for Titanic's return voyage from New York scheduled for April 20th, 1912 (which never happened), advertising Third-Class tariffs. It shows a photograph of the ship, an interior view of a Third-Class cabin and the Third-Class dining facility. Its scarcity can be explained in that after the Titanic sank on April 15th, 1912, White Star Line destroyed as many of these posters as they could. It is believed only a handful exist today, either in museums or private collections. This is only the second example which we have handled in 25 years. The colours of this particular example have faded over time, a small section of the top of the margin is missing and many years ago a previous owner in a misguided attempt at preservation has laminated it. However regardless, this broadside is one of the rarest Titanic posters in existence today. It featured on exhibition most recently at the World's Largest Titanic Museum in Branson, USA, before this at Victoria and Albert Museum's exhibition 'Speed and Style', prior at the Miottel Museum, and at Guernsey's 2012 Titanic auction in New York and before this was exhibited at the famous Titanic Ship of Dreams Exhibit in Orlando, Florida. This example has been framed prior to its most recent museum appearance. 8¾ins. x 19¾ins.