| Summary: | Nine process color photo-offset lithographs with false plate marks, each of a Pan American Clipper arriving at its destination; an additional lithograph of the Boeing 747 was added in 1970, and the leaf of notes updated and reset for the new issue. Contents: 1. Fokker-7 [Key West to Havana, Cuba, January 16, 1928] -- 2. Sikorsky S-38 [Miami, Florida to Canal Zone, February 6, 1929] -- 3. Sikorsky S-42 [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 18, 1934] -- 4. Martin M-130 [Hong Kong, China, October 23, 1936] -- 5. Boeing B-314 [New York to Lisbon, Portugal, June 29, 1939] -- 6. Douglas DC-4 [Leopoldville, Belgian Congo, January 19, 1946] -- 7. Lockheed Constellation [San Francisco, California, first Round-the-World flight, June 29, 1947] -- 8. Boeing B-377 [Operation Deep Freeze, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, October 15, 1957] -- 9. Boeing 707 [New York to Paris, France, October 26, 1958]. On cover of portfolio in gold "Historic first flights of Pan American Clippers" with the Pan American logo, beneath "Plates from the originals by John T. McCoy" (left) and "A limited edition published in 1963 signed by the artist" (right), all within a decorative border. The inside flap contains a publication statement, "Published by Pan American World Airways, Inc., New York, N.Y. Produced by Frost & Reed Ltd. in Great Britain"; a table of contents for the 9 plates by number and title, and, beneath the table of contents, the statement "Two years' research has gone into the development of this series of paintings. The Pan American insignia, serial numbers, aircraft markings, and geographical settings are accurate for each flight." This item was digitized as part of the "Digitizing the 'World's Most Experienced Airline'" project, supported by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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