Henri Mignet French "Flying Flea" Light Homebuilt Aircraft 1930s Trade Ad Card

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Henri Mignet French "Flying Flea" Light Homebuilt Aircraft 1930s Trade Ad 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 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1930s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
HENRI MIGNET FRENCH "FLYING FLEA" LIGHT HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT
Henri Mignet, (October 19, 1893  August 31, 1965), was a French radio
engineer who became well known as an aircraft designer and builder.
His most famous design is the Flying Flea family of aircraft.
The Flying Flea (Pou du Ciel literally "Louse of the Sky" in French) is a large family of
light homebuilt aircraft first flown in 1933.
The odd name comes from the French nickname for the Ford Model T automobile,
"Pou de la Route" or "Louse of the Road" because Henry Ford's economy car was so
common and initially came only in black. Henri Mignet dreamed of creating a Model T
of the air, an airplane for the common man, hence "Pou du Ciel." In the English
translation, the term became "Flying Flea." Originally applied only to the HM.14 model,
the name has now come to describe the family of aircraft of similar configuration
designed by Mignet and others.
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
SEE IMAGES ABOVE
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS CARD IS  NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
IT IS  A 1930s CARD
IT IS NOT PERFECT
THERE MAY BE:
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - WEAK CORNERS
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
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WE COMBINE SHIPPING
BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!