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Circa 1930 Belgrade Yugoslavia Travel Poster #1803867

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Circa 1930 Belgrade Yugoslavia Travel Poster #1803867
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A poignant travel advertisement. Alluring fancy car,exotic Islam in a city that has long dealt w/religious conflict+YU dissolution makes this special.</em></td>
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This vintage print is from the late 1920's or early 1930's - during the Golden Age of Travel. It was produced by Putnik Travel, founded in Belgrade in 1923, still in existence today in modern day Serbia. The piece reads: Jugoslavia - Informations by Putnik - Beograd - And The Leading Tourist Offices. At the very bottom of the piece in the white border surrounding the image are two words in cursive red ink, appears to say "Bpene Teoipag" - although I could not find any meaning for this.

The subject is an Islamic man wearing a Fez and traditional costume holding a pipe, looking out towards what can be assumed to be the only preserved mosque in Belgrade, Bayraklee Mosque (Bajrakli d?amija) - which is still standing today. Check out a picture here of the mosque: (http://www.tob.co.yu/english/zasto_bg/sveti_bg/ostali/index.html)

In between the man and the mosque is an old European automobile - at the time, what would have been a very expensive automobile although I cannot pinpoint the car make. This piece wonderfully captures the curiosity and excitement of foreign travel to exotic places with exotic people that travel posters of the era conveyed.

In addition to the demise of Yugoslavia adding a historical dimension to this piece, interest in travel posters has increased in the last decade.

Condition: Overall, pretty good for 75-80 years old. The piece appears to be a lithograph but could be a wood block print. It is on fragile paper but I had it professionally backed ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Fine</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:Circa 1930</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Serbia (Former Republic of Yugoslavia)</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:37.25</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:24.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Circa 1930 Belgrade Yugoslavia Travel Poster</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Philadelphia, PA</td></tr>
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