THE FIRST CHANNEL CROSSING BY AIR, 7TH JANUARY, 1785

Item
3/4
Valentine, heart shaped, gold background, forget me not floral border, artist Brundage, cupids

Greeting, A TUCK CARD, KGVI period, Christmas & New Year, Oversize, London

Set Comment

Tuck logo above RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD. -- FINE ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN AND TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY -- LONDON (with or w/o AND NORTHAMPTON) ; NEW YORK ; (with or w/o TORONTO) -- MADE IN ENGLAND -- COPYRIGHT A TUCK CARD bottom right


Title

THE FIRST CHANNEL CROSSING BY AIR, 7TH JANUARY, 1785

In set

ATUCKCARD

Item Comment

single fold, shade of grey/black inside left: description of print & the FIRST CHANNEL CROSSING ... MADE BY FRENCH AERONAUT BLANCHARD AND THE AMERICAN DR. JEFFRIES inside right: CHRISTMAS GREETINGS AND ALL GOOD WISHES FOR THE COMING YEAR -- FROM with THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 119 PICADILLY, LONDON, W.1. below

Type

Greeting Card

Size

11.6 x 17.4 cm., oversize

Topics

Christmas New Year