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Grande Quinzaine D’Aviation. 1910.
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Grande Quinzaine D’Aviation. 1910.
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PAI-LIII: Rare Posters
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Artist: ANONYMOUS
Size: 28 1/2 x 40 3/8 in./72.3 x 102.5 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears at paper edges.
Printer: Imp. Dondé Frères, Paris
Reference: Ref: Affiches de l’Aviation, p. 63 (var); Looping the Loop, 4 (var); PAI-XL, 218
Grande Quinzaine D’Aviation. 1910.
“During the Le Havre air show, which took place ... at the same time as the meet in Deauville-Trouville, Léon Morane ... was not at his best, winning only the altitude event. He climbed up to 7,054 feet, as measured with a barograph aboard a balloon flying at 6,693 feet. It was the new world record ... The organizers managed advertising savings by grouping the Le Havre air show with the one in Deauville-Trouville on the same poster as the Great Aviation Fortnight” (Affiches de l’Aviation, p. 34).
Size: 28 1/2 x 40 3/8 in./72.3 x 102.5 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears at paper edges.
Printer: Imp. Dondé Frères, Paris
Reference: Ref: Affiches de l’Aviation, p. 63 (var); Looping the Loop, 4 (var); PAI-XL, 218
Grande Quinzaine D’Aviation. 1910.
“During the Le Havre air show, which took place ... at the same time as the meet in Deauville-Trouville, Léon Morane ... was not at his best, winning only the altitude event. He climbed up to 7,054 feet, as measured with a barograph aboard a balloon flying at 6,693 feet. It was the new world record ... The organizers managed advertising savings by grouping the Le Havre air show with the one in Deauville-Trouville on the same poster as the Great Aviation Fortnight” (Affiches de l’Aviation, p. 34).
