Potter & Potter Auctions announced the results of their 646-lot Vintage Poster Sale held on Nov. 7. All prices noted include the auction houses 20-percent buyers premium. The top lot was Gateway to the Worlds Fair / Pan Am. Estimated at $1,000-$1,500, it realized $18,750. This rare, linen backed poster from 1961 was illustrated with renderings of the Pan Am Building beside the Unisphere sculpture of the New York Worlds Fair and silhouettes of New York Airways Vertol helicopters. Leslie Ragans (18971972) Chicago / New York Central Lines, estimated at $4,000-$6,000, went for $7,800. This linen backed poster was printed in 1929 in Brooklyn by Latham Litho & Ptg. Co., illustrated with a woman strolling in Grant Park with the Edward H. Bennett-designed classical peristyle, towering buildings of Michigan Avenue and clouds in the background. This was Ragans first poster for New York Central Lines. Alphonse Muchas (18601939) Theatre de la Renaissance / Sarah Bernhardt / La Samaritaine was estimated at $3,500-$5,000 and sold for $6,875. This two sheet, color lithograph poster from 1897 was printed in Paris by F. Champenois. The framed rarity promoted the biblical-themed play by Edmond Rostand, who dedicated the work to Bernhardt. Thomas Morans (18371926) Yellowstone Park / Northern Pacific was estimated at $1,200-$2,400 and came full circle at $5,280. This linen backed offset lithograph travel poster was published in St. Paul by Brown & Bigelow. It was illustrated with a Moran landscape painting of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Park. Northern Pacific was the first rail line to reach Yellowstone National Park at the north entrance in 1883. Let Us Go Forward Together was estimated at $1,500-$2,500 and traded hands at $4,250. It was printed in London in 1940 and featured a portrait of Winston Churchill in gray against a background of tanks and bombers and was stamped on verso The World Aflame/Private Collection of Jacques M. Lissovoy. I think the Worlds Fair poster caught fire due in part to the strong Pan Am posters surrounding it, and its rarity. As far as we could trace, this was the first copy at auction in over a decade. It further stands out among Pan Am posters by depicting the companys headquarters while also promoting a specific event, the New York Worlds Fair, as opposed to a particular travel destination, according to Joe Slabaugh, director of Cataloging. For additional information, visit www.potterauctions.com.