Réf. No. 6319 Le Sergent Storm et Véhicule Tout Terrain

Réf. No. 6319 Le Sergent Storm et Véhicule Tout Terrain Front

This French-language Mattel #6319 Sgt. Storm with Cat Trac was released in 1969. This is otherwise identical to the German Mattel GMBH Spielzeug (how it's trademarked) release Sgt. Storm mit Raupenfahrzeug. Other than the French text, it has the same lightweight bubble and uncoated card back. While the package doesn't have the Mattel S.A. International logo, I believe it was marketed via that Mattel subsidiary in French speaking countries while still being packaged in Germany.

MMM Astronaut SGT. STORM

Packaging:

The Card is full-color, process-printed and is 8" x 5" x 2 1/4" Copyright is 1967.

 

Translations by Paul Vreede:

 

LE CAMARADE DE L'ESPACE DU MAJOR MATT MASON® - MAJOR MATT MASON’S SPACE BUDDY

LE SERGENT STORM™ - SGT STORM

 

SCAPHANDRE SPATIAL SOUPLE AVEC CASQUE - VEHICULE TOUT TERRAIN - Flexible Spacesuit with Helmet - All-Terrain Vehicle

 

Réf. No. 6319 Le Sergent Storm et Véhicule Tout Terrain Card Back

MAJOR MATT MASON (logo)

LE CAMARADE DE L'ESPACE DU MAJOR MATT MASON® - MAJOR MATT MASON’S SPACE BUDDY

LE SERGENT STORM™ - SGT STORM

Prêt à exécuter toutes les missions lunaires sur son véhicule tout terrain. - Ready to execute all lunar missions on his all-terrain vehicle.

Scaphandre spatial souple articulé aux jointures! Casque protecteur à visière mobile! - Flexible spacesuit articulated at the joints! Protective helmet with movable visor!

1967 MATTEL Inc. Hawthorne, Calif. U.S. Design Patent Pend. U.S. Patent Pend. Made and Printed in Germany

Réf. No. 6319 Le Sergent Storm et Véhicule Tout Terrain Mattel Logo Detail

Réf. No. 6319 Le Sergent Storm et Véhicule Tout Terrain Card Front Top Detail

Réf. No. 6319 Le Sergent Storm et Véhicule Tout Terrain Card Bottom Detail

Variations:

• Mattel 6318 Major Matt Mason with Cat Trac
• Mattel GmbH Art.Nr. 6319 Sgt. Storm mit Raupenfahrzeug
  
• This package may exist in both right facing and left facing variations (assumption based on the German version).
• The figure can be found attached to the Cat Trac with either a twist tie or a pipe cleaner (assumption based on the German version)

John's Notes:

• My example has been opened from the bottom but the figure shows very little wear.
• Note that instead of a twist-tie or pipe cleaner the figure is affixed to the Cat Trac with a Jet Propulsion Pak belt (most likely a late addition by the seller). The bottom of the card back is ripped a bit under the bubble but at least the bubble and most of the background image are intact.
  

Paul's Notes:

• I’m not sure Mattel International was kept in existence by the time Mattel set up local subsidiaries in European countries. But my feeling is that it was superseded and that Mattel Germany became a distribution hub for (continental) Europe. And maybe manufactured too - just noticed it says -made- and printed in Germany on the card back. Checked and quite a few of your German cards also have that statement.
• On a linguistic note: "scaphandre" is the French word already used for a deep-sea diving suit (a "dry" suit as opposed to a "wet" scuba suit) which they could also use for an astronaut's suit because it doesn't specify the environment it's used in.

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