Arnaud Gicquel Postcard

Collectible

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National Museum of Roller Skating

Name/Title

Arnaud Gicquel Postcard

Entry/Object ID

1995.056.002

Description

The front of the postcard includes 2 color photographs, 1 of group of speed skaters, 1 of Arnaud Gicquel; above some of the speed skaters' heads is "Ligne Droite" in red print on top of a yellow and red minimalistic logo skate design; "Arnaud Gicquel" is printed in blue at the top; in the bottom right-hand corner, there are a variety of logos that are associated with speed skating including "MiRAE", "Kopp skeelerwielen", and "Mogema / In-line Competition Skates"; all in a variety of colors. Everything on the back of the postcard is in slightly faded black print: upper left-hand corner: "Arnaud Gicquel / Champion du monde de roller skating / recordman du monde du 20 KM sur route (en 31 Min. 23 Sec. soit 38.2 KM/H de moyenne) / Champion D'Europe / N 1 Européen en patins en ligne"; lower left-hand corner: "Contacts Sportifs: Tel. 40 75 28 75 / Contacts Professionnels: / Ligne droite Tel. 40 31 62 79 Fax. 40 31 64 33"; down the middle, vertically: "Photos: Agence Appa Tel. 56 88 14 49 / Artaud Freres - Editeurs - Z.I. Rue de la Métallurgie / 4470 Carquefou (Nantes) Tél 40.30.26.56. / Imprimée en C.E.E.". On the right-hand side are lines for writing, a barcode, and a postage stamp area.

Collection

Postcard

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Christophe Audoire