ORIGINAL Mid-Century Cruise Liner Ship Poster. Lloyd Triestino. Italia-Sud Africa. WITH MASCOT!

Excellent condition ORIGINAL 1940S TO 1950s ship poster in original white painted wooden frame . Poster is 65 x 46 cm. There is a real original mascot of stewardess in lifebuoy attached to the corner of the glass, NOT ON THE POSTER, which could be removed off the glass if desired. Colours are rich and unfaded.

Conceived and printed  by Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, in Bergamo, Italy.

Italia Marittima S.p.A., from 1919 until 2006 called Lloyd Triestino, founded as Österreichischer Lloyd, is a shipping company with its head office in Trieste, Italy, and run by Evergreen Marine Corporation.

It was founded as Österreichischer Lloyd (or "Austrian Lloyd") in 1836 and became one of the world's biggest shipping companies by managing most oversea trade and passenger travel of until 1918. The Austrian Lloyd was running regular services from Trieste to the Near East, India, China and the Far East, Brazil, the USA and Northern Europe. It also was one of the first to use steam ships.

The company's name was changed to Lloyd Triestino in 1919, when Trieste became a part of Italy. At this time, the company also faced major restructuring in order to recover losses incurred during . By the end of the 1930s, Lloyd Triestino, with its offshoot Marittima Italiana, was once again a major world shipping power, owning a fleet of 85 vessels with 17 services to East Africa, Southern Africa, Asia, and Australia. The company was crippled by the devastation of in the 1940s. During the war, Lloyd Triestino lost 68 ships and 1,000 sailors. At the end, they were reduced to a fleet of just five ships and were once again faced with a massive recovery operation. By 1956, the Lloyd Triestino fleet had grown to 31 ships.

Original cruise ship and l travel posters like these go for a lot of money on the international market and the price is a bargain.