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One sheet original vintage travel poster titled "The Noon Day Gun in Hong Kong", commissioned by the Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA) in 1961.Key Details About the Poster Artist: It features vibrant watercolor artwork by the renowned Chinese-American watercolor master Dong Kingman (1911–2000), painted in his distinctive "California Style". Subject: The illustration looks across the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, highlighting the iconic Jardine Noonday Gun being prepared for its daily noon firing, surrounded by traditional Chinese junk boats and harbor activity.Advertising Overprint: This specific variant features an overprint at the bottom reading "JET THERE B·O·A·C", promoting commercial flights to the destination via the British Overseas Airways Corporation during the golden era of the Jet Age. |
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