Swissair – Africa
| Creator | |
|---|---|
| Printing year | 1966 |
| Printing technique | Intaglio |
| Printer | Imago |
| Condition | A |
| Asking price (CHF): | |
| Sheet size (cm) | 102 x 64 |
| Categories | in the air, rest of the world, Swissair & Aviation |
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The scheduled flights to Sub-Saharan Africa proved to be almost a gold mine for Swissair in the 1950s, and especially in the 1960s – for political reasons: Belgian and French as well as Italian and English airlines were much less welcome in the newly independent states or in the colonies that were on the verge of independence.
possibly also of interest – original poster from a time when «colonialist» wasn’t necessarily a negative term:
Swissair – To South Africa | Geneva – Johannesburg