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Tashkent

Feb 14, 2021 | Soviet Union

Vintage foldout travel brochure for Tashkent, Uzbzekistan, published by Intourist that offers you: “varied and fascinating itineraries by rail and plane cruises on modern steamers (…) in the country’s (USSR) beauty spots.”

Bombay

Feb 13, 2021 | India

Vintage foldout travel brochure for Bombay, India includes 10 narrow pages total; front, back and 2 page-map are done in color. Undated, but published after 1952.

Banaras

Feb 13, 2021 | India

is 8 pages folded brochure published in 1957 by the Indian Governement is introducing to world tourist the historical city of Banaras.

Pylos

Feb 9, 2021 | Greece

This 6 pages folded leaflet is a touristic brochure published by the Greek National Tourism Organisation to promote the ancient harbor of Pylos.

Sparta Mystras

Feb 9, 2021 | Greece

This 6 pages folded leaflet (10 x 21,8 cm) is a touristic brochure published by the Greek National Tourism Organisation to promote the ancient cities of Sparta and Mystras in the South-East of the Peloponnese.

Paros Santorini

Feb 9, 2021 | Greece

This 6 pages folded leaflet (10 x 21,8 cm) is a touristic brochure published by the Greek National Tourism Organisation to promote the Cyclades Island of Paros and Santorini.

Hydra

Feb 8, 2021 | Greece

This 6 pages folded leaflet was published by the Greek National Tourism Organisation to promote Hydra, the main island of Saronic archipelago.

Meteora

Feb 8, 2021 | Greece

This 6 pages folded leaflet was published in 1960 by the Greek National Tourism Organisation to promote the Meteora.

Express Service to Egypt

Feb 7, 2021 | Egypt

This 20 pages brochure (14,3 x 22,2 cm) of the Italian shipping company Lloyd Triestino for cruises to Egypt is illustrated with view from antic columns and a ship for the cover and the colossi of Memnon for the back.

Wales

Feb 7, 2021 | Great-Britain

12 pages brochure published by British Railways to promote the tourism in Wales. “Wales has been the haunt of tourists and holiday-makers since mountain scenery became the fashion in the eighteenth century.”

Scotland

Feb 7, 2021 | Great-Britain

12 pages brochure published by British Railways to promote the tourism in Scotland.

Austria

Feb 6, 2021 | Austria

Austrian brochure illustrated by a young Tyrolian woman farmer in front of the Alps mountains.

St-Gall-Gais-Appenzell

Feb 6, 2021 | Switzerland

Adertising leaflet for the St-Gall-Gais-Appenzell railways in Switzerland. There is no date, but should be published ca 1931, date of the electrification of the line. 2 illustrations on front and rear covers of the leaflet and drawn panoramas of the route of the railway inside.

Wengernalp and Jungfrau railway

Feb 6, 2021 | Switzerland

This is an attractive advertising leaflet for the Wengernalp and Jungfrau Railway in Switzerland. There is no date, but it came with other items dated 1930.

Air India timetable 1969

Feb 2, 2021 | India

Air India timetable presenting a woman playing a serenade to the world famous Maharajah.

Air India Timetable 1963

Feb 1, 2021 | India

Air-India International Corporation (abbreviated to Air-India in 1962) is born in 1953 from the natioanalization of the international lines of all Indian airlines. In the 50s, 60s and 70s, the India’s flag carrier extended its international routes to all continents.

Air India Timetable 1966

Jan 24, 2021 | India

This 20 pages brochure (19 x 22,4 cm) of Air India displays the international flight schedule of the period June/July 1966. Illustrated in the style of the Persian miniatures.

Tashkent

Bombay

Banaras

Pylos

Sparta Mystras

Paros Santorini

Hydra

Meteora

Express Service to Egypt

Wales

Scotland

Austria

St-Gall-Gais-Appenzell

Wengernalp and Jungfrau railway

Air India timetable 1969

Air India Timetable 1963

Air India Timetable 1966

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