ME 217
19th century engraving of El Wuish in the Red Sea. B
Price: $60.00
Persia, Iraq, Arabia, Gulf
PR 090
1857 illustration of Bunder Deelum, in the Persian Gulf, with complete descriptive text. B
Price: $30.00
ME 213
1873 illustration of Hota, the capital of Lahej, near Aden. B
Price: $30.00
SAPE 059
SAPE 059
Collection of 4 pages dating from 1855-1863, from the Illustrated London News on the occupation of Herat, 1856-1857. B
Price: $100.00
Note: The independent rulers of Herat always turned to the Iranians for support against re-absorption into the Afghan kingdom. After complicated negotiations between Shah Nasr ed-Din and local Afghan provincial rulers, and despite British warnings, Persian troops occupied Herat in October, 1856. The British, whose policy it was to maintain the independence of this city, declared war against Iran. After three months the Iranians withdrew from Herat and committed themselves never again to interfere there or elsewhere in Afghanistan. This brief war convinced the British that they should bolster the strength of Dost Mohammad, the ruler of Afghanistan, in an attempt to enable him to meet future challenges by the Iranians.
SAPE 059
SAPE 059 In 1857 an addendum was signed to the 1855 treaty that permitted a British military mission to go to Kandahar (but not to Kabul) and to provide a subsidy during conflict with the Iranians. Fraser-Tytler notes that as Dost Mohammad signed the document, he proclaimed, “I have now made an alliance with the British government and come what may I will keep it till death”.
The British governor general of India at the time of the 1857 agreement with Afghanistan stated in a memorandum that the British would never again intervene in Afghan internal affairs or send an army across its borders unless Herat was besieged, and then only with Afghan consent. He went so far as to argue in favor of the Afghan absorption of Herat. In 1863 Dost Mohammad retook Herat with British acquiescence.
PR 089
Iranian stock certificate from the Chapaq tobacco and distribution company of East and West Azerbaijan and Tabriz. Issued in 1973. B
Price: $30.00
ME 212
1975 issue of History of the Second World War. This issue contains an article by Stephen Longrigg on Persia and Arabia in the aftermath of World War 2. B
Price: $60.00
ME 211
Rare card produced by Smith’s Cigarettes in 1911 titled Famous Explorers. Portrayed here is Sir Richard F. Burton, who made a daring pilgrimage to Mecca in 1853. Text on reverse. B
Price: $70.00
ME 210
Two cards produced by Mitchell’s Cigarettes in 1937 titled Our Empire. They show the tanks of Aden and the Sheikh of Bahrein, Sir Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa. Text on reverse. B
Price: $60.00
PR 088
March 11, 1899 page from The Navy and Army Illustrated titled Muscat Under british Guns, with complete text. B
Price: $70.00
ME 208
Early postcard by the Hasso Brothers of Baghdad showing the bazar in Mosul. B
Price: $30.00