Oak Apple Gall Wasp 95+ Y/O Trade Ad Card

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Oak Apple Gall Wasp 95+ Y/O Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 95+  YEAR OLD TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
OAK APPLE GALL WASP
Oak apple or oak gall is the common name for a large, round, vaguely apple-like gall commonly found on
many species of oak. Oak apples range in size from in diameter and are caused by chemicals injected by the
larva of certain kinds of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae.
It is said that if a "worm" is found inside the gall on Michaelmas Day, then the year will be pleasant and
unexceptional, and if a spider is found, then it will be a bad year with shortages and ruined crops. If a fly is
found inside, then it will be a moderate season, and if nothing is found, then serious diseases will occur all that
year.
Oak Apple Day (or Royal Oak Day) is a former public holiday in England on 29 May that commemorated
the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. The popular name refers to the event during the English Civil War when
Charles hid in an oak tree. The commemoration persists in some areas today, although festivities have little to
do with the Restoration.
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
SEE SCALED IMAGE ABOVE.
THIS CARDS IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
THIS CARD IS 95+ YEARS OLD
IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS
SMUDGING
ROUNDED CORNERS
SURFACE CREASE
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
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WE COMBINE SHIPPING
BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!