Description: 1964 Malaysian Airways Pictorial Map of Southeast Asia WE SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS - NOT REPRODUCTIONS Title: Malaysian Airways. Description: An extremely attractive c. 1964 pictorial map of Southeast Asia, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines issued to promote travel on Malaysian Airways. The map is beautifully illustrated in an art deco ethic, with vignette illustrations of the flora, fauna, people, architecture, and customs of the region. Purple lines illustrate Malaysian Airways flight routes with hubs in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Penang, Bangkok, and Shanghai.Malaysian AirwaysMalaysian Airways was founded as 'Malaysian Airways Limited' in the late 1930s. It's first commercial flight route was initiated in 1947. The airline grew rapidly, boosted by rising demand for air travel during the post-war period. By 1960, the airline was operating Douglas DC-3s, Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations, and Vickers Viscounts on routes from Singapore to Hong Kong, and from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok via Penang. Flights were also introduced from Singapore to cities in the Borneo Territories including Brunei, Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu), Kuching, Sandakan and Sibu. The airline continued to grow and expand flight routes from its Singapore hub until 1963, when, with the founding of Malaysia, it relocated its offices to Kuala Lumpur and shorted its name to Malaysian Airways. In 1966, after the separation of Singapore, the airline was renamed Malaysia–Singapore Airlines (MSA). MSA was subsequently broken up in 1972, its assets forming the core of two separate national airlines—Malaysian Airline System (MAS, since renamed as Malaysia Airlines) and Singapore Airlines. Both remain in operation today.Publication History and CensusThis map was printed by the Straits Times Press in either Singapore or Kuala Lumpur. The map is undated, but the logo and usage of the name Malaysian Airways suggest that the map must have been printed after 1963 but before 1966, when the airline was renamed Malaysia–Singapore Airlines. This appears to be the only surviving example of the map as we have identified no sales history or presence in institutional collections. Size: Printed area measures 20.5 inches high by 15.5 inches wide. Condition: Very good. Slight wear on old fold lines. Minor edge abrasion. Shipping: Shipping rates are not negotiable. Items are shipped within three business days of receiving payment. We are happy to consolidate shipping where possible. The following shipping options are available: 1. FedEx Overnight (45 USD). USA Only. Signature Required. 2. FedEx Ground or Home Delivery (15 USD). USA Only. 1 - 10 days. If your address is a P.O. Box and cannot ship FedEx we will ship USPS Priority and, while we ship promptly, recent postal personnel cutbacks mean that delivery may take time. Signature Required. 3. FedEx International or DHL International EXPRESS (45 USD). 4. We can use your FedEx Account. Customs: International buyers are responsible for paying duty and taxes on delivery. DHL or FedEx will contact the buyer by telephone to arrange tax payment if it is levied. Duty varies by country and we cannot predict the amount you will be charged. Some countries are duty free, others are not. Typically, a customs duty and/or VAT tax will be assessed on all parcels to continental Europe. Sometimes duty or tax is due in China, but is seems very random. Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan have never assessed duty on a map we shipped. Maps shipped to the UK should be duty free as educational materials, but from time to time duty of 5% is assessed incorrectly by the UK customs agents. Insurance: All shipments are insured privately against loss and damage. All of our shipments require a signature for insurance purposes. If you have any questions please feel free to email us through eBay. Other ServicesConservation Framing: Geographicus recommends basic conservation framing services for any antique paper. We do not offer this service. Antique Map Restoration: Geographicus can repair and restore your antique map. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing. BEWARE anyone attempting to contact you, from a different eBay account, claiming to represent Geographicus Antique Maps. My eBay handle is GeographicusMaps. If you are contacted by email by someone offering you my items, please call me directly to be certain you are not dealing with a con artist. "
Price: 1045 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-01-22T21:36:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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