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Auction 199, Lot 200

"Colorful Colorado Offers to All America Healthful Climate - Varied Resources - Superb Scenery and Recreation"

Subject: Colorado

Period: 1942 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
20.3 x 16.4 inches
51.6 x 41.7 cm
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This promotional brochure was issued by the Colorado State Highway Department and contains a large pictorial map of "Colorful Colorado." It is filled with small illustrations emphasizing the state's history, natural resources, and recreational activities including hiking, fishing, hunting, mining, and more. Historical highlights are listed below the map. Other elements within the brochure include a detailed highway map of the state, a smaller map of highways in Denver, mileage table, photographic illustrations, and related text. Self-folding (5.5 x 8.6").

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Condition: A

Clean, colorful, and issued folding. There is one short archivally repaired fold separation in the right blank margin.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $350

Closed on 9/11/2024

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