Juan Manuel Fangio Official Museum Promotional Postcard
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Vintage
This item is an official promotional postcard for the Museo del Automovilismo 'Juan Manuel Fangio'. The postcard features a monochromatic photographic portrait of the legendary Formula 1 racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio, depicted smiling while seated in the cockpit of a vehicle.
The design includes the name of the museum, 'MUSEO DEL AUTOMOVILISMO JUAN MANUEL FANGIO', printed in a clear sans-serif typeface along the lower border of the image. The postcard measures approximately 6 inches by 8.25 inches. As a piece of museum ephemera, it serves both as a collectible memento of the celebrated driver and a promotional material for the institution dedicated to his legacy in motorsport. The black and white aesthetic lends a classic, vintage quality to the portrait, emphasizing the iconic nature of the subject.
It is representative of photographic postcards distributed by institutions to commemorate their collections or famous individuals associated with their history, serving as both a decorative object and a historical document of the museum's outreach.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 6" x 8.25"
Design
- Obverse
- Portrait of Juan Manuel Fangio
- Inscription
- MUSEO DEL AUTOMOVILISMO JUAN MANUEL FANGIO
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Museo del Automovilismo Juan Manuel Fangio
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.