1960's Raphael Geminiani water decal. Blemish free. Not a reproduction. 2.25"

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1960's Raphael Geminiani water decal. Blemish free.
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Not a reproduction. 2.25"
OEM decal for high end early 1960's model.
The rest of the set was used for a restoration many years ago but for some reason the customer did not want the "face" portion of the decal set.
I can produce reproductions, but this is the real thing.  Reproductions do not have the same detail or yellowing that attests to this decal's authenticity.
Wikipedia has an excellent summary of "Gem's" career. Hereis a smll piece of it
Raphaël Géminiani (born Clermont-Ferrand; born 12 June 1925, in France) is a French former road bicycle racer. He had six podium finishes in the Grand Tours. He is one of four children of Italian immigrants who moved to Clermont-Ferrand.[1] He worked in a cycle shop and started racing as a boy. He became a professional and then a directeur sportif, notably of Jacques Anquetil and the St-Raphaël team.
His professional career ran from 1946 to 1960. He won the mountains competition in the Tour de France in 1951. His best overall place was second in 1951 behind Hugo Koblet. He won seven stages of the Tour between 1949 and 1955 and wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for four days. He won the national championship in 1953, the mountain competition of the Giro d'Italia in 1951 and third place in the Vuelta a España 1955. In 1955, Géminiani finished in the top 10 of the three big tours (Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España), equalled by Gastone Nencini only in 1957.[2]
In 1977 he called doping checks the "cancer of cycling".[3] He recognised that he had used drugs during his career.[4] His strong personality earned him the nickname of Le Grand Fusil,[5] which translates roughly as "Top Gun".
There is also mention of his bicycles:
R. Géminiani bicycles
Géminiani followed other prominent riders in licensing his name for a range of bicycles. He made himself a sponsor of his teams. There is uncertainty whether the frames were made by Mercier or another company in Saint-Étienne, Cizeron. It is possible that both made them.
Sheldon Brown said of them: "A major bike of the French glory years. Many were rather unexciting, but be on the lookout for high-end examples from the early 60s with French component exotica. In prime (less than 57) sizes in nice condition top-end models with the right stuff could be worth ,500 or more. The pedestrian models perhaps a few hundred at best. French bikes from the 50s and 60s are tricky stuff to understand and price.[22]
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