✈️ “ANA Serves 47 Towns and Cities” Vintage Travel Poster (c.1950)

Optimistic, practical, and unmistakably modern, this striking Australian National Airways poster celebrates the golden age of post-war air travel. Produced around 1950, it captures a moment when flying promised freedom, reach, and reliability—turning Australia’s vast distances into a connected network of cities, towns, and opportunity.

A suitcase full of destinations. One airline to take you there.

✈️ Iconic Imagery from the Jet-Age of Travel

• A bold route map tracing ANA’s expanding national network

• A well-travelled suitcase layered with destination labels—Sydney, Cairns, Hobart, Perth and beyond

• Strong mid-century typography declaring service to 47 towns and cities

• Clean, confident colour blocks reflecting efficiency and progress

• The ANA globe logo reinforcing nationwide reach and trust

📐 Size Options

Original proportions preserved. Custom sizing available on request.

🎨 Premium Format Options

📄 Paper — Printed on heavyweight 170 gsm coated paper, smooth and ideal for framing under glass.

🧽 Laminated — True encapsulation using 2 × 80-micron gloss laminate; highly durable, wipe-clean, and long-lasting.

🪵 Laminated + Wooden Hang Rails — Natural timber rails with discreet hanging cord; ready to display.

🖼️ Canvas — 395 gsm HP Professional Matte Canvas, printed with pigment-based, fade-resistant inks for archival quality.

🪵 Canvas + Wooden Hang Rails — Gallery-style canvas presentation with timber rails top and bottom.

⏳ Please allow up to 10 working days for hang-railed finishes, as each is professionally assembled.

🎁 Ideal For

• Vintage aviation and airline memorabilia collectors

• Mid-century design and travel-history enthusiasts

• Offices, studies, and creative workspaces

• Anyone drawn to the romance of early domestic air travel

🌏 A Poster That Tells a Story

At a time when flying reshaped how Australians moved across the continent, this poster positioned ANA as the airline that made distance manageable. With routes spanning cities, regional hubs, and remote towns, it sold not just flights—but confidence, connection, and national momentum.

🖼️ Display with Confidence

Whether framed, laminated, or finished on canvas with timber hang rails, this poster brings clarity, colour, and unmistakable mid-century aviation energy to any space.

Connected. Confident. Forward-looking.