In 1912, Alphonse Norgeu did a wonderful postcard serie for the “Chocolat Lombart” company (printed on chromolithography); it’s called “Comment vivront nos arrière-neveux en l’an 2012″ (How will our grand-nephew live in 2012?)

(Source : Trésors des Postes et Télégraphes, PTT Cartophilie, 1989.)

1) Bonjour mon enfant… Nous t’envoyons ton Chocolat Lombart
par l’aéronef des vides ! / Hello my son… We send you the Lombart Chocolate by the Indian Aeronef

2) Back from the Moon: in 8 hours, we’ll have our Lombart Chocolate in Paris!

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