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JOHN MOISANT Bleriot Monoplane 1910 Pair RPPC Over New Orleans Aviation History

JOHN MOISANT Bleriot Monoplane 1910 Pair RPPC Over New Orleans Aviation History

$ 223.39

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Condition: A pair of RPPF postcards in very good condition, one with a small half-inch tear in hand-written ink on recto, as shown in the photos, one cancelled with a postage stamp, the other non-postal unused postcard, but with hand-written ink on verso. The small tear is visible in the photos. Please, see photos for details and condition.

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Year: 1910

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JOHN MOISANT in Bleriot Monoplane, one postmarked 1910, a pair of RPPC real photographic postcards, 2-Postcards, RPPC, John Moisant Flying Over New Orleans, an aviation historical event.
Two Extremely Rare Photographs.
On one RPPC postcard, the text reads: "John Moisant in Bleriot Monoplane flying over New Orleans speed 60 miles per hour. Machine directly over camera xmas day."
On the other RPPC postcard the text reads: "Moisant flying over City Park".
[ Aviation History, additional historical information: The airport in New Orleans was named after John Moisant, and only recently the name was changed to "Louis Armstrong Airport". The Blériot monoplane was of French manufacture in 1909. ]