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Straits China Japan by P&O - Apply Within

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Straits China Japan by P&O - Apply Within (circa 1930)

Unknown artist

Printed in England by Lamson Agency Ltd., London
Stone Lithograph
64cm x 101.5cm
circa 1930
Grade: A, Excellent. Linenbacked
T5524
P&O was one of the leading British shipping companies plying routes to the Far East.


Although the destination in this poster is not identified, this is clearly a scene in Shanghai with the very distinctive local 'wheelbarrow' transport and the pagoda and buildings behind which resemble the Chinese Old City located close to The Bund.


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