Air France Concorde stationery set with folder, color postcards, paper and envelopes

Two horizontal color postcards with image of Concorde airplane flying over water with clouds

Two vertical color postcards with image of Concorde airplane flying in blue sky

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Air France Concorde Stationery Set

Object NameStationery

Association Concorde

Date1990s

PeriodMuseum Era

Mediumpaper, cardboard

ClassificationsT & E for Communication

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Teri Figliuzzi & Harold Gross in memory of Joan & Bruno Figliuzzi. 2019.47.09a-l.

Object number2019.47.09a-l

DescriptionStationery; Concorde stationery set with one folder (a), four postcards (b-e) with images of the airplane in flight, four pieces of stationery paper (f-i) and three envelopes (j-l) with the Air France logo. The Air France logo depicts four blue diagonal stripes and one red diagonal stripe on a white background, evoking the image of the French flag. Printed below the Air France logo reads, “Air France” in blue ink.

a) folder - Yellow-orange paper folder with “Concorde // Air France” printed in black on the front, and “Air France” and the Air France logo repeating in orange ink throughout interior.

b) postcard – The front of the postcard is a horizontal photograph of an Air France Concorde flying with clouds in the background and a land mass and water below. On the back it reads, “Concorde // Quadriréacteur supersonique à aile delta. // Vitesse de croisiére: Mach 2 (2 200 km/h). // Altitude de croisiére: entre 16 000 et 19 000 m. // C’est l’avion commercial le plus rapide du monde: il diminue de moitié la durée de vos voyages. // Temps de vol de Concorde sur Paris-New York : 3 h 45. // The four-engined delta-wing jetliner for long-distance flights, // flies at the supersonic speed of Mach 2 (1350 m.p.h.) and at a cruising altitude of between 50 000 and 60 000 feet. // As the world’s fastest commercial plane, // the Concorde cuts your travel time in half. // Paris-New York Concorde flying time: 3 hr. 45 min. // Edité par le Service Publicité d’Air France-Photo Air France (Bulté)-Printed in France-CFI-Réf. 60291/1-81” printed in black ink. On the bottom, proper right corner are four horizontal address lines printed in black ink.

c) postcard - The front of the postcard is a horizontal photograph of an Air France Concorde flying with clouds in the background and a land mass and water below. On the back it reads, “Concorde // Quadriréacteur supersonique à aile delta. // Vitesse de croisiére: Mach 2 (2 200 km/h). // Altitude de croisiére: entre 16 000 et 19 000 m. // C’est l’avion commercial le plus rapide du monde: il diminue de moitié la durée de vos voyages. // Temps de vol de Concorde sur Paris-New York : 3 h 45. // The four-engined delta-wing jetliner for long-distance flights, // flies at the supersonic speed of Mach 2 (1350 m.p.h.) and at a cruising altitude of between 50 000 and 60 000 feet. // As the world’s fastest commercial plane, // the Concorde cuts your travel time in half. // Paris-New York Concorde flying time: 3 hr. 45 min. // Edité par le Service Publicité d’Air France-Photo Air France (Bulté)-Printed in France-CFI-Réf. 60291/1-81” printed in black ink. On the bottom, proper right corner are four horizontal address lines printed in black ink.

d) postcard – The front of the postcard is a vertical photograph of an Air France Concorde flying with blue skies behind it. The sky is dark blue at the top and fades to very light blue at the bottom. On the back it reads, “Concorde // Quadriréacteur supersonique à aile delta. // Vitesse de croisiére: Mach 2 (2 200 km/h). // Altitude de croisiére: entre 16 000 et 19 000 m. // C’est l’avion commercial le plus rapide du monde: il diminue de moitié la durée de vos voyages. // Temps de vol de Concorde sur Paris-New York : 3 h 45. // The four-engined delta-wing jetliner for long-distance flights, // flies at the supersonic speed of Mach 2 (1350 m.p.h.) and at a cruising altitude of between 50 000 and 60 000 feet. // As the world’s fastest commercial plane, // the Concorde cuts your travel time in half. // Paris-New York Concorde flying time: 3 hr. 45 min. // Edité par le Service Publicité d’Air France-Photo Air France (Bulté)-Printed in France-CFI-Réf. 60291/1-81” printed in black ink. On the bottom, proper right corner are four horizontal address lines printed in black ink.

e) postcard - The front of the postcard is a vertical photograph of an Air France Concorde flying with blue skies behind it. The sky is dark blue at the top and fades to very light blue at the bottom. On the back it reads, “Concorde // Quadriréacteur supersonique à aile delta. // Vitesse de croisiére: Mach 2 (2 200 km/h). // Altitude de croisiére: entre 16 000 et 19 000 m. // C’est l’avion commercial le plus rapide du monde: il diminue de moitié la durée de vos voyages. // Temps de vol de Concorde sur Paris-New York : 3 h 45. // The four-engined delta-wing jetliner for long-distance flights, // flies at the supersonic speed of Mach 2 (1350 m.p.h.) and at a cruising altitude of between 50 000 and 60 000 feet. // As the world’s fastest commercial plane, // the Concorde cuts your travel time in half. // Paris-New York Concorde flying time: 3 hr. 45 min. // Edité par le Service Publicité d’Air France-Photo Air France (Bulté)-Printed in France-CFI-Réf. 60291/1-81” printed in black ink. On the bottom, proper right corner are four horizontal address lines printed in black ink.

f) paper – Eggshell colored stationery paper folded in thirds with “Concorde // Air France” and Air France logo printed in brown ink in the top, right corner. Watermark on paper reads, “Extra Strong // B. F. K. Rives”.

g) paper – Eggshell colored stationery paper folded in thirds with “Concorde // Air France” and Air France logo printed in brown ink in the top, right corner. Watermark on paper reads, “Extra Strong // B. F. K. Rives”.

h) paper – Eggshell colored stationery paper folded in thirds with “Concorde // Air France” and Air France logo printed in brown ink in the top, right corner. Watermark on paper reads, “Extra Strong // B. F. K. Rives”.

i) paper – Eggshell colored stationery paper folded in thirds with “Concorde // Air France” and Air France logo printed in brown ink in the top, right corner. Watermark on paper reads, “Extra Strong // B. F. K. Rives”.

j) envelope – Eggshell colored envelope with “Concorde // Air France” and Air France logo printed in brown ink in the top, right corner.

k) envelope – Eggshell colored envelope with “Concorde // Air France” and Air France logo printed in brown ink in the top, right corner.

l) envelope – Eggshell colored envelope with “Concorde // Air France” and Air France logo printed in brown ink in the top, right corner.

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