Le Dirigeable Ville de Paris Airship Dirigible Postcard c1908 Early Aviation France
Early French aviation postcard depicting the pioneer dirigible "Ville de Paris," one of the first successful powered airships, shown aloft with its long gas envelope and open keel gondola. A desirable pre-1910 lighter-than-air subject with a named aircraft.
- Subject: the named airship "Le Dirigeable 'Ville de Paris'"
- Pioneer French dirigible, an early powered airship (c.1906-1908)
- Printed collotype postcard, divided back, card no. 11
- Publisher trademark C&C (clover device) at lower right
- Unused; light toning and minor corner wear, clean sharp image
- Strong early-aviation collector appeal — named aircraft
Condition
Unused printed collotype postcard, divided back. Light age toning and minor corner wear; image clean and sharp. Small pencil notation on the back.
Description en françaisLe Dirigeable Ville de Paris Airship Dirigible Postcard c1908 Early Aviation France
Carte postale ancienne de l'aviation française représentant le dirigeable pionnier "Ville de Paris," l'un des premiers aéronefs motorisés à succès, photographié en vol avec sa longue enveloppe à gaz et sa nacelle à quille ouverte. Un sujet aérostat pré-1910 très recherché avec un aéronef identifié.
- Sujet : le dirigeable identifié "Le Dirigeable 'Ville de Paris'"
- Dirigeable français pionnier, premier aéronef motorisé (c.1906-1908)
- Carte postale en collotypie imprimée, dos divisé, carte n° 11
- Marque de l'éditeur C&C (motif trèfle) en bas à droite
- Non voyagée ; légère rousseur et légère usure des coins, image nette et précise
- Fort attrait pour les collectionneurs d'aviation ancienne — aéronef identifié
État
Carte postale en collotypie imprimée, non voyagée, dos divisé. Légère rousseur due à l'âge et légère usure des coins ; image nette et précise. Petite annotation au crayon au verso.
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