ANTARCTIC TRADE CARDS - Originally Series 1
La Conquête du Pôle Nord,
076. LA CONQUÊTE DU PÔLE NORD. Issued by Nestlé Chocolates. (Date?). Card number 9 from Series No. 39 of an unknown number. Size: Ca. 2.25" x 1.57".
Recto: View of Amundsen standing in profile in polar clothing holding a pair of skiis. Also tent and a second figure. At bottom: SERIE 39 No 9.
Verso: CHOCOLATS | NESTLÉ, "CALA" [or GALLA] PETER, CAILLER, KOHLER | ALBUM NESTLÉ | SPORTS -- CONTES -- EXPLORATIONS | Serie No 39 | La Conquête du Pôle Nord | F Timbre No 9 | Amundsen | Cette imager fait partie d'une très jollie collection contenuedans un bel {?} album en vente chez votre ?? de chocolat. [Printing is faint in places]
Note: Image and information courtesy of Evan Jones, Wiltshire, England.
Further Note: "These (076 and 104) both come from the same Nestle chocolate album: Album Nestle 1935-1936 Sports, Contes, Explorations.
Series 39—La Conquete du Pole Nord—consists of 12 cards, of which no.9 is Amundsen.
Series 40—La Conquete du Pole Sud—consists of 12 cards, which are as listed on your site.
As well as these, Nestle also produced another 12 cards, in their next album: Album Nestle 1936-1937 Sports, Contes, Explorations, Paysages de France.
Series 62 - Expedition Byrd au Pole Sud
1. Admiral Byrd
2. Debarquement des avions sur la Grande Barriere
3. Attelages des chiens pour le transport du materiel
4. Construction d'un hangar d'avion en blocs de neige
5. Petite Amerique: Quartier General de l'expedition
6. Transport du materiel par autochenilles
7. Cabine de radio au camp
8. Avions prets au depart
9. Depart de Byrd pour le Pole
10. A 4,500m au-dessus de la chaine de la Reine Maud
11. Survol du Pole Sud
12. Retour au quartier general"
See also 104 below.
Source: John Edwards