Gordon Bennett Cup Gas Balloon Race 1920s Trade Ad Card

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Gordon Bennett Cup Gas Balloon Race 1920s Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1920s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
GORDON BENNETT CUP GAS BALLOON RACE
The Gordon Bennett Cup (or Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett) is the world's oldest
gas balloon race, and is "regarded as the premier event of world balloon racing" according
to the Los Angeles Times.  Referred to as the "Blue Ribbon" of aeronautics, the first
race started from Paris, France, on September 30, 1906. The event was sponsored by
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the millionaire sportsman and owner of the New York Herald
newspaper. According to the organizers, the aim of the contest "is simple: to fly the furthest
distance from the launch site."
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE .
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGES ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
SEE IMAGES ABOVE WITH THE RULER AS A SCALE!
THIS CARD IS NOT MODERN REPRODUCTION
IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS
SMUDGING
ROUNDED CORNERS
SURFACE CREASE
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
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