Item: illustrated airline travel poster promoting Qantas service to Manila, featuring a stylized water buffalo against a green field.
Design: central geometric water buffalo in earthy oranges, browns, and greens stands in grassy terrain, with a small HR artist monogram near one hoof.
Typography and imagery: upper text reads MANILA with a black jet silhouette and arcing contrail leading toward a line-drawn village and volcano; lower black capsule carries the QANTAS logotype above the tagline AUSTRALIA'S ROUND-THE-WORLD AIRLINE.
Medium: color illustration art reproduction printed on glossy paper stock, single sided, unframed, with a vertical orientation and blank reverse side.
Actual Measurements: 14.5 in x 19.5 in.
Style and theme: travel advertising artwork combining Manila, Qantas, and water buffalo motifs for airline, tourism, animal, or midcentury illustration wall decor.
Condition: Poster shows moderate surface waviness and some spiderwebbing running down the center of the image, with mild edge curl from past rolling or storage. Front margins have scattered small brownish stains and age spots along the lower edge and near the borders, plus slight corner rounding. Reverse side is blank with overall age toning, scattered soiling, and handling marks, while the paper remains intact with no tears or pinholes.