🌺 “Visit Colourful Queensland” Vintage Travel Poster (c.1950)

A celebration of sunshine, abundance, and tropical promise, this beautifully restored Visit Colourful Queensland poster is a joyful emblem of post-war optimism. Originally issued around 1950 by the Queensland Government Tourist Bureau, it invites travellers north with a feast of colour—flowers, fruit, and warmth rendered in bold, graphic confidence.

Bright. Lush. Unmistakably Queensland.

🌴 Iconic Imagery from Australia’s Tropical Imagination

• Striking botanical composition overflowing with tropical blooms

• Pineapples, bananas, and citrus symbolising abundance and sunshine

• Warm mid-century colour palette designed to entice southern travellers

• Bold typography declaring Queensland’s identity with confidence

• Classic government tourism design from Australia’s golden travel era

📐 Size Options

Original proportions preserved. Custom sizing available on request.

🎨 Premium Format Options

📄 Paper — Printed on heavyweight 170 gsm coated paper, ideal for framing under glass.

🧽 Laminated — True encapsulation using 2 × 80-micron gloss laminate; waterproof, tear-resistant, and wipe-clean.

🪵 Laminated + Wooden Hang Rails — Natural timber rails with hanging cord, ready to hang.

🖼️ Canvas — 395 gsm HP Professional Matte Canvas, printed with pigment-based, fade-resistant inks for long-term colour stability.

🪵 Canvas + Wooden Hang Rails — Gallery-ready canvas presentation with timber rails top and bottom.

⏳ Please allow up to 10 working days for hang-railed finishes, as each is professionally assembled.

🎁 Ideal For

• Vintage travel poster collectors

• Queensland history and design enthusiasts

• Kitchens, dining spaces, sunrooms, and holiday homes

• Anyone drawn to colour, warmth, and mid-century optimism

🌞 A Poster That Tells a Story

Before jet travel made Queensland routine, posters like this sold the dream—endless sunshine, exotic fruit, and a climate unlike anywhere else in Australia. Colourful Queensland distilled that promise into a single, irresistible image.

🖼️ Display with Pride

Whether framed, laminated, or finished on canvas with timber hang rails, this poster brings instant warmth, colour, and vintage charm to any interior.

Vibrant. Optimistic. Timeless.