IEAPC 189
Five missionary postcards by L’Istituto Missioni Africane.
Price: $250.00
Postcard Collections
IEAPC 188
14 postcards of types and views of Abyssinia. Shown are a Galla chief, indigenous quarter of Addis Abeba, an Abyssinian warrior, a local remedy for a headache, queen Taitou, drawing water, an Abyssnian princess and her slaves, an indigenous family, Beni-Amer types, Dunkali dancers, Dunkali women, female Galla.
Price: $420.00
IEAPC 187
Four photos on postcard stock of types and habits in Asmara.
Price: $100.00
IEAPC 186
Eight postcard of local life in Harar, Dire-Daoua and Damba.
Price: $240.00
IEAPC 185
Two postcards of leprosy in Harar.
Price: $60.00
IEAPC 184
Satirical postcard, seven years before Italy invaded Libya. It shows Turkey holding club behind its back as it welcomes Italy. Menelick, who crushed the Italians eight years earlier is shouting out to Italy saying “Attention, Miss, this is the greatest beauty for me”.
Price: $90.00
IEAPC 183
Complete booklet of 12 postcards Souvenir d’Abyssinie. Series 1.
Price: $360.00
ETH 418
Interesting British postcard issued in 1910, disparaging Abyssinian royalty.
Price: $50.00
ETH 417
Italian propaganda postcard using children to support the war. The caption reads “for my beautiful country”.
Price: $30.00
ETH 382
ETH 382
Five colonial photo postcards of Massawa, Eritrea. Four contain text on reverse from a soldier named Ricco, dated October 19, 1936.
Price: $125.00
IEAPC 182
IEAPC 182
11 colonial postcards of different identified flora and vegetation of Eritrea. B ASK FOR AVAILABILITY
Price: $200.00
IEAPC 181
3 colonial postcards showing Italian investment in Ethiopian transportation infrastructure. B ASK FOR AVAILABILITY
Price: $60.00
Note from Wikipedia: There was substantial investment in Ethiopian infrastructure development, with the budget for AOI from 1936 to 1937 requiring 19,136 billion lire when the annual revenue of Italy was only 18,581 billion lire. This infrastructure development was part of a plan to bring half a million Italians to colonize the Ethiopian plateaus. In October 1939 the Italian colonists in Ethiopia were 35,441, of whom 30,232 male (85.3%) and 5,209 female (14.7%), most of them living in urban areas. Only 3,200 Italian farmers moved to colonize farm areas, mostly around the capital and in the Scioa Governorate, where they were under sporadic attack by pro-Haile Selassie guerrillas through 1939. The Italians created the "imperial road" between Addis Ababa and Massaua, the Addis Ababa – Mogadishu and the Addis Ababa – Assab. The Italians built more than 4,500 km of roads linking the country beyond 900 km of railways were reconstructed or initiated (like the railway between Addis Ababa and Assab), dams and hydroelectric plants were built, and many public and private companies were established in the underdeveloped country. The most important were: "Compagnie per il cotone d'Etiopia" (Cotton industry); "Cementerie d'Etiopia" (Cement industry); "Compagnia etiopica mineraria" (Minerals industry); "Imprese elettriche d'Etiopia" (Electricity industry); "Compagnia etiopica degli esplosivi" (Armament industry); "Trasporti automobilistici (Citao)" (Mechanic & Transport industry).