1912: Monoplane Etrich Paper Model, Military Plane.
Authentic old model ( all the parts are still on the cardboard as issued ). Details in Italian: “ Monoplano Etrich tipo military alemán 1912 “.
Lithographed, minor aging, size: 12 x 8,5 inches. In 1910 his Etrich II, the Etrich-Taube (Dove) made its maiden flight. This success was aided by another world-famous engine developer: Ferdinand Porsche, who designed the reliable 65 hp Austro-Daimler engine, which powered this plane.
Etrich refined his Taube to meet the requirement of the military, that a plane had to be able to land on a freshly ploughed field.
In 1912 he founded his Etrich-Fliegerwerke in Liebau (today Lubawka, Poland) and designed the first passenger plane with a totally closed cabin for the passengers, his Luft-Limousine.
Monday, March 03, 2008
Emperor Karl from Austria: Authentic Death Notice from 1922
Scarce, authentic death notice of late Austrian Emperor Karl.
Size: 2,8 x 4,2 inches, some wear, some creasing, no tears or splits though.
Blessed Charles I (Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen) (17 August 1887 – 1 April 1922 was the last Emperor of Austria, the last King of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia and Slavonia, and the last monarch of the Habsburg dynasty.
He reigned as Karl I as Emperor of Austria and Charles IV as King of Hungary from 1916 until 1918, when he "renounced participation" in state affairs, but did not abdicate. He spent the remaining years of his life attempting to restore the monarchy until his death in 1922.
Lithographed, minor aging, size: 12 x 8,5 inches. In 1910 his Etrich II, the Etrich-Taube (Dove) made its maiden flight. This success was aided by another world-famous engine developer: Ferdinand Porsche, who designed the reliable 65 hp Austro-Daimler engine, which powered this plane.
Etrich refined his Taube to meet the requirement of the military, that a plane had to be able to land on a freshly ploughed field.
In 1912 he founded his Etrich-Fliegerwerke in Liebau (today Lubawka, Poland) and designed the first passenger plane with a totally closed cabin for the passengers, his Luft-Limousine.
Scarce, authentic death notice of late Austrian Emperor Karl.
Size: 2,8 x 4,2 inches, some wear, some creasing, no tears or splits though.
Blessed Charles I (Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen) (17 August 1887 – 1 April 1922 was the last Emperor of Austria, the last King of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia and Slavonia, and the last monarch of the Habsburg dynasty.
He reigned as Karl I as Emperor of Austria and Charles IV as King of Hungary from 1916 until 1918, when he "renounced participation" in state affairs, but did not abdicate. He spent the remaining years of his life attempting to restore the monarchy until his death in 1922.
Size: 2,8 x 4,2 inches, some wear, some creasing, no tears or splits though.
Blessed Charles I (Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen) (17 August 1887 – 1 April 1922 was the last Emperor of Austria, the last King of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia and Slavonia, and the last monarch of the Habsburg dynasty.
He reigned as Karl I as Emperor of Austria and Charles IV as King of Hungary from 1916 until 1918, when he "renounced participation" in state affairs, but did not abdicate. He spent the remaining years of his life attempting to restore the monarchy until his death in 1922.
