Pan Am clipper, Vol. 21, No. 21, October 12, 1970

              
A Martin M-130 Philippine Clipper is portrayed arriving in Hong Kong harbor on Oct 23,1936 in plate four of the 10 lithographs of Pan Am firsts.
a lithograph history of number one
tin memories or money
Lithographs of historic Pan Am flights . . .
. . . for memories . . . for Christmas presents ... for investment
No connoisseur can predict how much a work of art will increase in value over the years. But the value of old master prints in the past 20 years has multiplied nine times the cost of living, four times the stock market, land three times the value of paintings. Many investors have added to their portfolios of stocks and bonds a portfolio of fine art.
The lithographs of historic Pan Am flights are produced by Frost & peed of London, printers of the world’s finest lithographs for nearly 200 pears. England’s Fine Art Trade Guild stamps each print that is signed by nhe artist and certifies it is a perfect proof and part of a limited edition— that the plates that printed it have been defaced, so additional copies can ■lever be pulled. One gallery evaluated a portfolio of the 10 Pan Am prints pigned by both the artist and the pilots of the flights pictured at $1,000.
To decorate homes or offices, these rank with .the finest old works of ■lithography. As souvenirs of years with Pan Am, they are' esplendid mo-mentos of splendid moments. As gifts, they will be handsome and highly* ■appreciated. As investments—only the future will tell.
Employees may order portfolios of prints by sending their checks ■made out to Pan American World Airways and marked “for historic prints,” ■to Althea lister, Curator, Clipper Hall, Pan Am Building, New York.
By George Burns
NEW YORK—More than two years of research went into insuring the accuracy of the set of 10 lithographs of historic Pan Am first flights now being offered in a limited edition.
Artist Jack McCoy prowled libraries, museums, the Pan Am archives, and scanned old magazines and nautical charts to garner complete details of both airplanes and background terrain.
Nearly 50 employees have already ordered sets of the prints. They cost $50 for employees and $60 for other collectors. Sets signed by the artist cost $150, and sets signed by both the artist and a pilot of the flight pictured $500.
“I consulted the captain’s log for the exact time of take-off or landing, for weather conditions, and for his approach path,” the well-known aviation artist said.
“Then I found out from the Hayden Planetarium the exact position of the sun in the sky at that time of day on that date to determine exactly where the shadows should fall”
The flights to be painted were chosen by Charles Lindbergh. Mr. McCoy, and Admiral Miller, then Di-
rector of Public Relations. This trio also decided just what aspect of the flight to paint: the take-off, the arrival, or the airplane passing some landmark.
“The pictures omit a lot of ‘firsts,* ” Mr. McCoy says, “but then Pan Am had so many firsts you couldn’t include them all. We selected ten that we generally considered the most important escalations in Pan Am’s flight history, although agreement was not always unanimous.”
Details in the points are meticulous.
For example, the first print in the set shows two Fokker F7 trimotors, which to the casual glance look the same. Closer inspection shows that the one in the air has a sort of sway-back fuselage, whereas the one on the ground has a straight back.
“The one in the air, which represents the mail flight, was Pan Am’s first Fokker,” Mr. McCoy says. “It was built in Holland, and the fuselage sloped aft of the wing. The second one, on the ground, was built in the Fokker plant then operating at Teter-boro Airport in New Jersey, and these had straight backs.
“This print also shows a Model T
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