Postcard Collections

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Collection of 24 postcards of camel culture in Eritrea during the Italian Occupation. B

Price: $480.00

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Collection of 40 postcards of Italian military presence in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It covers both the invasions of 1895 and 1935 and shows a number of senior Italian officers. B

Price: $1200.00

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Collection of 116 postcards of different male types in Eritrea and Abyssinia during the Italian occupation. B

Price: $2320.00

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Large format postcard of Beato Giustino de Jacobis, Primo Vicario Apostolico dell’Abissinia. 

Price: $40.00

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With artwork by Dandolo Bellini, this complete collection of 6 postcards brings to life the Ethiopian countryside. Entitled Le Ambe Dell'Impero, or 'the Mountain Empire', this series was done in 1925, ten years before the invasion. Included is the cover of the collection, with explanatory text inside. BB 

Price: $180.00

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12 vintage postcards showing the culture of water hauling in AOI. B

Price: $240.00

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A collection of 18 vintage postcards of Arab Types occupying Eritrea during the Italian occupation. 

NOTE: The Rashaida, an ethnic group with Arab roots, are the main Arab population in Eritrea, making up about 2% of the total population. They are a Bedouin people who migrated from the Arabian Peninsula in the 19th century and are known for their nomadic lifestyle and adherence to Sunni Islam. While other Arab groups like the Levantine and Yemeni communities exist in Eritrea, the Rashaida are the most prominent Arab-speaking ethnic group. 

Price: $360.00

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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

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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

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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

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