1785 Pilatre de Rozier Balloon English Channel Crash Vintage 50+ Y/O Trade Card

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1785 Pilatre de Rozier Balloon English Channel Crash Vintage 50+ Y/O Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2  3/4 '' x  2 ''  or  6.7 cm. x  5 cm.
VINTAGE 50+ Y/O TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
THE TITLE OF THIS CARD IS:
ENGLISH CHANNEL ATTEMPT
Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier was a French chemistry and physics teacher, and one of the
first pioneers of aviation. He and FranLaurent d'Arlandes made the first manned free
balloon flight on 21 November 1783, in a Montgolfier balloon. He later died when his
balloon crashed near Wimereux in the Pas-de-Calais during an attempt to fly across the
English Channel. He and his companion, Pierre Romain, thus became the first known
fatalities in an air crash.
GREAT FANCIFUL COLORFUL  IMAGE
A GREAT CARD FOR SOMEONE INTERESTED IN BALLOONING OR
AVIATION HISTORY.
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
SEE IMAGES ABOVE
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2  3/4 '' x  2 ''  or  6.7 cm. x  5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THE CARD IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
IT IS 50+ YEARS OLD
NOT PERFECT
THERE MAY BE:
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - WEAK CORNERS
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
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