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Auction History Result 4k089 COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE 25x39 French travel poster 1950s Edouard Collin art, rare! Date Sold 3/7/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Unfolded French Travel Poster (measures 24 1/2" x 39 1/4" [62 x 100 cm]) (Learn More) The Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (typically known overseas as the French Line or Transat) was a French shipping company which was founded in 1855 by the brothers Emile and Issac Pereire under the name Compagnie Generale Maritime. The company was entrusted by the French government to transport mail to North America, and in 1861, the name of the company was changed to Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. After a period of trials and errors in the late 19th century, the company gained fame in the 1910s and 1930s with its prestigious ocean liners such as SS Paris, SS Ile de France, and especially SS Normandie. Contrary to what its name suggests, the company was not content with operating just in the North Atlantic route. It also offered service to Central America and even, for a time, the Pacific coast. From the beginning of the 20th century, it offered crossings between Marseille and Algiers, creating a tourist circuit in North Africa in the 1920s. In the 1930s, the company briefly became involved in aviation through Air France Translatlantique. Other than operating ocean liners, the company also had a significant fleet of freighters. Artist: Edouard Collin Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this poster, which was created by this company to advertise their sea travel on the French Line to England and France. Condition: very good. The poster was never folded. It has a 2" tear in the center of the top border that has clear tape on the back. It has a few tiny tears and creases around the edges, with a light diagonal crease in the top right corner, but it is otherwise in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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