Praying Mantis Insect Camouflage c1915 Trade Ad Card

Description

Praying Mantis Insect Camouflage c1915 Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS - THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE ACTUAL CARD SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 2 7/8 '' X 4 3/8 '' OR  7 cm. X 11 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL c1915 TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
INSECT CAMOUFLAGE
MANTE
PRAYING MANTIS
A praying mantis, or praying mantid, is a kind of insect, of the family
Mantidae (order Mantodea), named for their "prayer-like" stance.
(The word mantis in Greek means prophet.) There are approximately 2,000
species world-wide; most are tropical or subtropical.
ON THE BACK OF THE CARD IS FRENCH TEXT.
A NICE COLOR LITHO
THESE CARDS MAT AND FRAME VERY WELL!
NOTE:
I HAVE MORE THAN ONE CARD FROM THIS SERIES ON
AND THE IMAGE OF THE BACK OF THE CARD MAY NOT BE
FROM THIS CARD - THE BACKS ARE ALL SIMILAR.
THIS CARD IS IN GOOD CONDITION
ESPECIALLY FOR A
c1915
CARD!
THE COLORS ARE BRIGHT AND VIBRANT.
IT WAS NEVER GLUED INTO AN ALBUM.
BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN IN AN ALBUM WITH CORNER MOUNTS.
THERE MAY BE DEPRESSIONS/FLAWS IN THE CORNERS
WHERE THE ALBUM CORNER MOUNTS WERE.
VERY MILD AGE TONING - PATINA.
THE CARD SIZE IS APPROX. 2 7/8 '' X 4 3/8 ''
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE
ACTUAL CARD SO YOU CAN SEE THE DETAIL
.
THIS SHOULD INTEREST YOU IF YOU COLLECT
Plants, Botany - Botanicals, Flowers, Gardens - Gardening,
Insects, Bugs, Butterflies, Moth, Animals, Collecting, Entomology -
Entomologist
1065
WE COMBINE SHIPPING
BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL T SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!