France Berck - Aéroplane Sans Moteur 1904 - Chocolat Lombart - Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Chromolithograph illustration of a motorless glider (aéroplane sans moteur) in flight low over open fields at Berck, northern France
• Pilot lying prone on the lower wing of a biplane-style glider; large rectangular wings in golden-brown tones
• Edwardian-era spectators on the ground — men in top hats, women with parasols, children — watching the flight
• Village with church spire visible in the middle distance; pink and blue sky
• Series title upper left: "LA NAVIGATION AÉRIENNE / Aéroplane sans moteur"
• Advertiser upper right: "CHOCOLAT LOMBART" in red
• Caption lower panel: "AÉROPLANE SANS MOTEUR. — Expérience d'un vol plané en 1904, à Berck, avec un aéroplane sans moteur."
• Publisher/advertiser: Chocolat Lombart, Paris; Fournisseur de Sa Majesté Louis XVI; Maison fondée en 1760; Médaille d'Argent d'Exposition de 1904
• Back: Carte Postale format; Chocolat Lombart Paris crest and branding; divided back (Correspondance / Adresse); unused; pencilled "25 US" top centre

Postal Markings: None — card is unused.

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