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An illustration of Santa Claus surrounded by blue airmail envelopes. Text to the right reads “LATEST POSTING DATES FOR”.

Illustration: Here's a super nice collection of 1960s Christmas travel posters

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Date
18 December 2013

It may very nearly be Christmas but until now festive spirit in the It’s Nice That studio hasn’t moved much beyond Christmas Gifs, Luke Stephenson’s excellent photographs of Santas in their grottos and steadily increasingly our daily food intake in preparation for the 25th.

So we were pleasantly surprised to find ourselves thoroughly enjoying this festive collection; Present & Correct posted a bunch of Christmas travel posters from the 1960s ad 1970s, some of which were sourced from their own plentiful archive, and some from the Vintage Poster Blog. The posters are both festive without being covered in saccharine snowflakes, and retro without making us want to down a pint of sherry and then slowly descend into oblivion in the corner. Thanks chaps!

A graphic illustration of a Christmas tree formed from bold, colourful typography on a pink background. The text reads “Wishing you a merry Christmas and happy travelling”. The tree is topped with a red and white hat and sits in a red and green pot.
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Present & Correct: Christmas Travel Posters

An illustration of a smiling white figure wearing a red bow tie and a black crossbody bag. They hold up a green flag against a background of colourful, wavy horizontal bands. Text at the top reads “a Merry Christmas & happy coaching in 1962”.
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Present & Correct: Christmas Travel Posters

An illustration of a white reindeer leaping across a red background. Five small Santas sit atop its antlers, and bold yellow text reads “a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY TRAVELLING IN 1964”.
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Present & Correct: Christmas Travel Posters

A colourful illustration of a stylised Santa Claus with a pink hat and a large white beard. He holds a sign that reads “Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy Travelling in the New Year”.
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Present & Correct: Christmas Travel Posters

An illustration of a white reindeer with green accents against a dark green forest background. A person in a pink winter suit and red hat holds a small bird, while another bird rests below. Red text at the top reads “a merry Christmas & happy travelling in 1971”.
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Present & Correct: Christmas Travel Posters

A colourful illustration of a dog’s head, split vertically between pink and red. A small white bus is integrated into the dog’s forehead, and a green holly leaf sits above its head. The image is set against a blue and black background with white dots. Text at the bottom reads “A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY TRAVELLING IN 1963”.
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Present & Correct: Christmas Travel Posters

A vintage poster featuring a stylised Santa Claus with wings made of blue and white airmail envelopes. He holds a small postcard in one hand. Bold text at the top reads “Dec 5 – Dec 18” and “LATEST POSTING DATES FOR”. Large orange and purple text at the bottom reads “Christmas Greetings BY AIR”.
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Present & Correct: Christmas Travel Posters

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About the Author

Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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