1958 Aircraft of the World (HAO-1)
E.M. Halpin and Co. Ltd., Ballysimon, Limerick, Ireland


Series Title: Aircraft of the World
Cartophilic Reference Number: HAO-1
Issued by: E.M. Halpin and Co. Ltd., Ballysimon, Limerick, Ireland
Issued with: Halpin’s Willow Tea
Country: Ireland
Number of Cards: 25
Card Numbering: 1-25 on reverse side
Type of Card: Tea package insert card
Card Dimensions: 67.3 × 36.4 mm
Circa: 1958
Checklist: Download

Overview


During 1958, E.M. Halpin and Co. Ltd. issued a 25-card set of Aircraft of the World (HAO-1) tea package insert cards. The cards were issued/packaged with Halpin’s Willow Tea. The cards measure 67.3 × 36.4 mm. The fronts of the cards feature color artwork of military and civilian aircraft in flight. The artwork itself is rather simplistic. The image area is surrounded by a thin white margin border. The card fronts are devoid of captions. The backs of the cards are printed with blue ink on a light cream colored card stock. The centered text on the back of the card is contains aircraft specifications and performance data, plus Halpin brand information. The following reference card shows computer enhanced images of the fronts and backs of a typical 1958 Aircraft of the World card.

Image-Guide [2]


1958 "Aircraft of the World" (HAO-1)
Willow Tea, 25-Airplane Cards
ORIGINAL SCANS
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1b
2
2b
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3b
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4b
5
5b
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6b
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7b
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8b
9
9b
10
10b
11
11b
12
12b
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13b
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14b
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15b
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16b
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17b
18
18b
19
19b
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20b
21
21b
22
22b
23
23b
24
24b
25
25b

Checklist


1958 "Aircraft of the World" (HAO-1)
Halpin’s Willow Tea, 25-Cards, Ireland
CHECKLIST
xCard Title
1VULCAN A. V. ROE
2COMET 4. DE HAVILLAND
3BRISTOL HELICOPTER
4HANDLEY PAGE VICTOR
5FOLLAND GNAT
6GLOSTER JAVELIN
7FAIREY F.D.2
8VICKERS - ARMSTRONG VALIANT
9BOEING RB-52B STRATOFORTRESS
10SUPER CONSTELLATION - LOCKHEED
11AVRO CANADA CF.100
12HAWKER HUNTER
13SAUNDERS ROE SKEETER
14PEMBROKE HUNTING-PERCIVAL
15JET PROVOST Mk.2 HUNTING-PERCIVAL
16PRINCE V HUNTING-PERCIVAL
17GRUMMAN F11F-1 TIGER
18ENGLISH ELECTRIC CANBERRA
19MiG 19
20ENGLISH ELECTRIC P.1A
21NORTHROP F.89 SCORPION
22D.H.—110
23BRISTOL BRITANNIA
24TUPOLEV-MYASISHCHEY (TYPE 40)- BEAR
25DE HAVILLAND VAMPIRE T.11

References


  1. John A. Shupek: Aircraft of the World, Halpin’s Willow Tea., The Skytamer Archive, Skytamer Images-Digital Image Database.





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