Swann Galleries Fall Rare and Important Travel Posters Auction held Nov. 25 saw a competitive showing from collectors, prompting several bidding wars and setting multiple records. In a crowded marketplace of poster auctions, this sale stood out with its competitively fought bidding, record prices, and overall sell-through rate. Our clients and collectors around the world have clearly come to rely on Swann for offering some of the most interesting, unusual, beautiful and scarce travel posters, noted Nicholas Lowry, Swann president and vintage poster director. Among the records, several were established for David Kleins posters done in 1956 for TWA, including his iconic image of New York City, which shattered the previous, selling for $25,400, double the price of the last highest price paid, and set an artist record for Klein. His poster for Los Angeles set a record for the image, selling for $5,842. Anthony Hansens The Palisades of the Hudson / New York Central Lines sold for $7,620, beating its previous record, and two Ocean Liner posters by Themistokles von Eckenbrecher earned $7,620 and $3,302, both achieving record results, with one setting a high-water mark for any poster design by the artist. Vintage posters for Air India, across the board, reflected interest and achieved impressive results with each of the seven lots on offer finding buyers. Most notable of the group was V.V. Shetyes cheeky and ironic design featuring two tigers smoking over a stuffed Maharajas head hanging on the wall above the fireplace. The work brought $3,556 against a $1,500 to $2,000 estimate. Another notable result was a charming poster inviting women to become stewardesses for TWA. With an estimated $400 to $600, the poster sold for $2,286. Vintage posters advertising travel by rail were led by those showcasing New York City, including Leslie Ragans The New 20th Century Limited / New York Central System, 1939, at $20,320; Chesley Bonestells New York Central Building / At The Gateway To A Continent, 1930, at $11,430; and Harley Woods New York / Go By Train / Pennsylvania Railroad, 1952, at $10,160. The international travel posters were also prominent among the top 20 lots. Fred Taylors rare Why Not Visit London for a Few Days, 1925, brought $7,620; Frantisek Cardos Praha, 1937, earned $6,096; and Roger Broders Col Du Grand St. Bernard, 1927, saw $6,072. Also represented were vintage posters advertising Zrich, San Sebastian, Cte dAzur, Marseille, New Zealand and Australia, among many others. The complete list of results can be found by visiting www.swanngalleries.com.