VÉDRINES JULES: (1881-1919) French Pioneer Aviator, the first to fly at more than 100 mph. Rare vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph, showing a Vedrines monoplane in flight and with a small inset head and shoulders portrait of the pilot, issued on the occasion of the Aviation Week in Marseille, October 1911. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image and dated 18th October 1911 in his hand. Autographs of Vedrines are rare in any form as a result of his early death at the age of 37 following a crash landing. VG. £80-100 €100 - 130