Category Archives: Concepts

1930s French Trading Cards

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

What we have here are aviation cards offered by Chocolat Pupier Jolies in 1930 and 1937. The plain cards denoting: Avion (flying), Un Monoplane (A monoplane), and Un Hydravion (a sea plane) are from 1930, and are part of a … Continue reading →

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Wills’s Aviation Card #77 – “Curtiss” Hydro-Aeroplane.

Posted on January 2, 2018 by

History Behind The Card: “Curtiss” Hydro-Aeroplane. Card #77 of 85, W.D.& H.O Wills, Aviation series 1911, Vice Regal – Black-back issue Glenn Hammond Curtiss, in Hammondsport, New York, United States of America, May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930, Buffalo, New York, United … Continue reading →

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Checklist For Wills’s Cigarettes Aviation 1911 – 75-Card Series

Posted on November 28, 2017 by

The Checklist For Wills’s Cigarettes Aviation 1911  – 75-Card Series features 79 different cards, owing to different brands/backs opting for different aircraft/people to be featured on four cards: Cards No. 63. (2x); No. 69 (2x); No. 73 (2x); and No. … Continue reading →

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Wills’s Aviation Card #65 – M. Henri Farman.

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

History Behind The Card: M. Henri Farman. Card #65 of 75, W.D.& H.O Wills, Aviation series 1911, Capstan Navy Cut – Black-back issue Henri (Henry) Farman, May 26, 1874 in Paris, France — July 17, 1958, Paris, France; Maurice (Morris) … Continue reading →

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Wills’s Aviation Card #63 – “Tellier” Monoplane.

Posted on May 1, 2017 by

History Behind The Card: “Tellier” Monoplane. Card #63 of 75, W.D.& H.O Wills, Aviation series 1911, Capstan Navy Cut – black back issue Alphonse Tellier, August 24, 1879 in Paris, France – February 14, 1929 in Grasse, France; Émile Dubonnet, … Continue reading →

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Historical Look At Japan’s First Dirigibles

Posted on April 11, 2017 by

I was finally catching up on my reading the other day, when an article from the New Zealand newspaper, Clutha Leader dated September 26, 1911 – page 2, I discovered some information on Japan’s attempt to build the world’s then-largest … Continue reading →

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Wills’s Aviation Card #60 – “Dunne V.” Biplane.

Posted on March 18, 2017 by

History Behind The Card: “Dunne V.” Biplane. Card #60 of 75, W.D.& H.O Wills, Aviation series 1911, Vice Regal Mixture – black back issue Captain John William Dunne, XXXX, XX, 1875 in Curragh Camp, County Kildare, Leinster, Republic of Ireland … Continue reading →

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Wills’s Aviation Card #57 – “Givaudin II.” Triplane.

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

History Behind The Card: “Givaudin II.” Triplane. Card #57 of 75, W.D.& H.O Wills, Aviation series 1911, Capstan Navy Cut issue Claude Givaudan, September 16, 1872 in Caluire-et-Cuire, a suburb of Lyon, France – October 30, 1945 in France. It’s … Continue reading →

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Wills’s Aviation Card #54 – “Piquerez” Biplane.

Posted on January 31, 2017 by

History Behind The Card: “Piquerez” Biplane. Card #54 of 85, W.D.& H.O Wills, Aviation series 1911, Capstan Navy Cut black reverse Paul Jules Jean-Jacques Koechlin, in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin), France, May 7, 1881 – August 17, 1916,  Étinehem, France. Alfred Ritter … Continue reading →

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Wills’s Aviation Card #53 – “Vedovelli” Multiplane.

Posted on January 24, 2017 by

History Behind The Card: “Vedovelli” Multiplane. Card #53 of 75, W.D.& H.O Wills, Aviation series 1911, Capstan Navy Cut issue Édouard Vedovelli, month-day-year in France  – month-day-year death in parts unknown. I always wanted to write that… to say it … Continue reading →

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