[ Posters ] MARCAL ARTKAUD BLUE STAR LINE 35 5x23.5 inches Ed Alepee Paris Condition B+: tape stain in upper left corner; creases in image A seldom seen poster, very much in the style of A M Cassandre, for a shipping company that left few posters

[ Posters ] MARCAL ARTKAUD BLUE STAR LINE 35 5x23.5 inches Ed Alepee Paris Condition B+: tape stain in upper left corner; creases in image A seldom seen poster, very much in the style of A M Cassandre, for a shipping company that left few posters behind for posterity The Blue Star Line was incorporated in 1911 by a Liverpool family who were early progenitors of refrigerated ships for transporting meats to Europe from South America After the First World War the company also began luxury passenger service By 1920 all of the company's ships were being named "star" There was the Albion Star, Arandora Star, Avila Star and Almeda Star, to name a few The Blue Star logo, a blue star within a white circle surrounded by red, appeared on the funnels of each ship Estimate E1 200-1 800