IEAPC 032
IEAPC 032
A collection of 6 vintage postcards of Abyssinian artwork. B
Price: $120.00
Postcard Collections
IEAPC 027
IEAPC 027
A numbered limited edition set of 9 modern photographic postcards with some spectacular images. It includes shots of a Somali lancer, an Ascari of the XVII Battalion, Eritrean artillery, Carabinieri from the Libyan Corps, Savari Squadron trumpeter, an Eritrean machine gun platoon and Cavalry Squadron and finally images of Mussolini inspecting Eritrean troops and Somali Dubats in Rome and in Abyssinia. B ASK FOR AVAILABILITY
Price: $180.00
IEAPC 020
IEAPC 020
IEAPC 020
A collection of 39 postcards of roman catholic missionary activity in Eritrea and Abyssinia. B ASK FOR AVAILABILITY
$800.00
IEAPC 008
Collection of 6 military propaganda postcards issued during the fascist period glorifying Italys invasion of Abyssinia in 1935. Many cards are devoted to specific Italian and Ascari Battalions and in some cases there is good information on the back of the card concerning the history of battles in Africa. The fighting spirit of the Ascaris is best summed by Mackenzie when he says 'Except for the German parachute division in Italy and the Japanese in Burma no enemy with whom the British and Indian troops were matched put up a finer fight than those Savoia battalions at Keren (Eritrea). Moreover, the Colonial troops, until they cracked at the very end, fought with valour and resolution, and their staunchness was a testimony to the excellence of the Italian administration and military training in Eritrea'. The heavy reliance of Italy on these Ascari battalions is indicated by the fact that in 1940, of the 256,000 Italian troops serving in East Africa, 182,000 were East African Ascari. Over 5,000 died in the 1935-6 war and a number of them were decorated with the gold medal for performance at the battles of Cheren and Amba Alagi against the British. ASK FOR AVAILABILITY
Price: $400.00
IEAPC 016
IEAPC 016
Collection of 6 postcards issued by Bonora featuring depictions of Abyssinian women, no doubt as an incentive to the young men being sent over to fight. ASK FOR AVAILABILITY
Price: $480.00
IEAPC 014
IEAPC 014
This group of 6 postcards is similar to the collections in IEAPC 008 except that they were never issued. The original artwork for the cards was carried out but never converted into postcard format. A photogrpaher took the effort to locate this art and then made a limited numbered edition of postcards. There are several things to note here. First is that this is the only image I have ever seen of Ascari navy personnel. Second, this is the only image I have seen of the Basci Buzuks that the Italians borrowed from Egyptian garrisons when they first arrived in Assab and Massua. Used initially for gendarme duty and patrolling the brothels, they were utilised until 1889 when the first Colonial Battalions were raised. Third, I have never seen any artwork related to the Carabinieri Battalion in Eritrea. mB AH KN
Price: $300.00
IEAPC 009
IEAPC 009
A collection of 26 map cards on AOI, including 18 out of 20 postcards on the map series Africa Orientale by S. A. Il Mondo Geografico of Milan. Subjects include the conquest of Eritrea between 1885 and 1896 (actually the Italians conquered nothing and lost heavily at the battle of Adua, but Menelik was shrewd enough to create a buffer with a weak neighbour than face the much stronger English and hence gave Eritrea to Italy), explorations, various battle fronts, interesting map of the creation of Abyssinia by various internal conquests between 1883 to 1935, climate, populations, religion, vegetation and minerals. B
Price: $450.00