Exhibition Trips in New Zealand Poster – 1940

Poster: Exhibition Trips in New Zealand Poster – 1940

This poster was published by the New Zealand Government Railway. It was produced to offer cheap railway tickets to and from the venue during the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition held in Wellington in 1940. 

According to the New Zealand Government website “New Zealand’s commemoration of the 1940 centennial was a major event. The centerpiece was the Centennial Exhibition or fair at Rongotai in Wellington. There was also a large ceremony at Petone on Wellington’s anniversary and another at Waitangi on 6 February. Communities throughout the country held pageants as hundreds dressed up in colonial costume and paraded through the streets. Christchurch’s procession on 6 April was two miles long.

The New Zealand Centennial Exhibition ran from 8 November 1939 to 4 May 1940. During this time 2,641,043 people went through the main gates with a daily average attendance of 17,149.”

Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints.

The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a bargain of print and poster for just £22.