CARTHAGE RUINS

Group of 12 different unused post cards showing ruins at Carthage in sepia-tones:

• Anciennes Citernes romaines de la Malga (shown middle right)
• Colonnades d'une villa romaine
• Columns near Basilique Saint Cyprien (2 different, one shown below right)
• Damous Karita
• L'amphithéâtre (3 different)
• Les colonnes (shown above right)
• Le Théâtre
• Ruines et Musée Renault
• Tombeaux Punique - Coltine de Byrsa

all from booklet but neatly separated, good edges, 3 backs with unimportant toning. Ready to illustrate a lecture in archaeology or history. $14.00 ta(c)

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"73 Pompeii Ultima Scari" showing archaeologists excavating a site, sepia-tone post card with red caption, light toning of front from album contact. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 ia

"Achilles Dragging Hektor's Body / From an Athenian Lekythos, VI Century B.C. / Series 1.4 No. 3" regular-size museum card, good edges, small spot of light toning on front. $1.00 a

"Battle of Centaurs and Lapiths / Battle of Greeks and Amazons / From an Athenian Krater, about 460 B.C. / Series 1.4 No. 6" regular-size museum card, good edges. $1.25 a

"Odysseus rescuing his companions from the / sorceress Circe / From a Greek vase, V century B.C." unused, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, light toning both sides from contact with other postcards, minor corner wear. $1.00 am

"Temple of Dakka" including some people for scale, unused black & white postcard with red-brown caption, undivided back, minor wear at 2 corners. This Greco-Roman temple was dedicated to Thoth (the god of wisdom). It had to be moved from Lower Nubia in more modern times to make way for the Aswan dam. $4.50 rea

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"The Birth of Athena / Athenian Kylix, VI Century B.C. / Series 1.4  No. 2" regular-size museum card, good edges. $1.25 a

"The Blinding of Polyphemos / Corinthian Alabastron, about 575-550 B.C. / Series 1.4 No. 1" regular-size museum card, good edges, tiny spot of toning in top border. $1.00 a

"The Return of Persephone / Athenian Krater, about 440 B.C. / Series 1.4 No. 5" regular-size museum card, minor wear to the top center edge. $1.00 a

J. J. WARD. "THE WARWICK VASE, WARWICK CASTLE  PHOTO. J. J. WARD, COVENTRY" unused post card printed in England for the Special Photo-Art Series No. 1028, neatly separated from a booklet, small area of very light toning near the upper back edge, otherwise excellent condition. This restored exemplar of ancient Roman art was at this time located within the castle greenhouse expressly built to display it. We speculate that the photo was taken at its installation there. $4.50 e(w)a(r)p

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"2  MEMPHIS. -- Colossal Statue of Ramses. -- LL." including a stairway made by archaeologists near its head, black & white post card, unused, tiny nick in one edge, internal crease about 1-inch. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 a(e)e

"60 / Fowling Scene, from the wall of a tomb at Thebes. / About B.C. 1550 [No. 37,977.] / British Museum.  Printed at the Oxford University Press." sepia-tone postcard with undivided back, unused. $1.50 ha(e) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"CAIRO MUSEUM, No. 79. / Procession of wooden offering-bearers from a tomb at Sakkara / ..." museum card with good edges, small spot of light toning on back. $3.00 ekma

"CAIRO MUSEUM, No. 80. / Wooden soldiers from a tomb at Assiut (Middle Empire) / ..." museum card with good edges, interesting scholarly commentary written on back. $4.25 ekma

"DENDERAH -- Birth House of Horus." real photo postcard in vertical format, very late usage at Anthony West Virginia, trivial corner wear, long internal crease most noticeable from the back. $3.00 a(e)e

"DENDERAH -- General View of the Temple" sepia-tone real photo post card with slight oxidation, very late usage at Friend Kansas. $3.00 a(e)e

"Edfou. / 193  Lichtenstein & Harari, Commissions-Agents, Cairo." showing the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus, in its remarkable state of preservation; unused carte postale with undivided back, fairly fresh with good edges. The spelling is sometimes seen as Idfu. Seen elsewhere offered as high as 8 Euros, but we need only $5.00 ea.

"In a Egyptian tomb" showing a mural, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 from Central Square New York. $2.00 ea*

"Isis Temple on Philae island" post card with red-orange caption, mailed 1904 from Luxor to Ohio (cancel & arrival marks clear), partial cancel on front, 2 corner creases, mild yellowish paper, small ink smear on front. $6.00 ea(e)**

"Karnak -- Intérieur du temple / No. 581  Vegnios & Zachos ..." unused black & white carte postale in vertical format, tiny corner crease, back toning possibly from the printing process itself. $3.00 a(e)e

"KARNAK PHYLON / No. 539 (Registered) Lichtenstern & Harari. Cairo" including a man nearby for scale, unused black & white carte postale with undivided back, fairly fresh considering its age. Gateway of Ptolelmy III looking away from the temple of Khonsu. $5.00 ea(e)

"KARNAK -- Pillars to the Great Hypostyle Hall" real photo carte postale with dramatic contrasts & oxidation from Mohamed Aboudi in Luxor, very late usage at La Cueva New Mexico, slight curl to the paper. $3.75 a(e)e

KARNAK -- Pylon of Khonsu Temple." sepia-tone real photo carte postale from Mohamed Aboudi in Luxor, slight oxidation, very late usage at Croft Kansas, slight curl to the paper, small spot of toning in the front sky. The ancient Egyptian god's name is sometimes spelled Chonsu or Khensu. $3.75 a(e)e NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"KARNAK -- The Granite Shrine" sepia-tone real post card from Mohamed Aboudi in Luxor, dark image with slight oxidation, very late usage at Manuelito New Mexico, slight curl to the paper, small chip out of one corner, other corners with minor wear & rounding. $3.00 a(e)e

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"Louxor -- Colonnades du grand temple / No. 557 Vegnios & Zachos.  Cairo & Luxor" carte postale with undivided back, very late usage at Watton Michigan, noticeable corner & edge wear. $1.50 ea

"LUXOR TEMPLE - King Amenhotep II & Amen Ra." real photo carte postale with slight oxidation, noticeable wear at 1 upper corner, very late usage at Page Washington. $2.75 a(e)e

"LUXOR TEMPLE -- The Sacred Bull" real photo post card with matte finish & slight oxidation, very late usage at Hiland Wyoming, corner crease tangential to the image. $3.00 a(e)e

"Luxor - Statue Ramses. / 5042 A. C. Broggini - Milano-Caire." black & white carte postale with undivided back, unused, fairly fresh for its age. $5.00 ea(e)s

"LUXOR TEMPLE -- The Sacred Offering." real photo post card with matte finish & slight oxidation, very late usage at Lickingville Pennsylvania, small but noticeable ding in bottom edge (not into image). $2.00 ea(e)

"LUXOR TEMPLE -- View of the Columns." real photo postcard with matte finish & slight oxidation, very late usage at Saddlestring Wyoming, faint small corner crease, a few speckles of cancel ink in the upper left sky, short vertical mark mostly within the top front border. $3.00 a(e)e

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"Marques & Fiorillo, photographers & editors, Assuan.  Island of Philae. II. Pilone." unused black & white carte postale with undivided back & red captions. Now relocated due to a UNESCO project to save it from flooding. $5.00 eua

"Memphis - Head of the Statue of Rameses II / 179" with a boy crouched beside it for scale, unused real photo postcard, some oxidation due to age. $4.00 a(e)e

"Memphis - Head of the Statue of Rameses II / 177" with donkeys in the foreground for scale, penciled message on back from visitor who rode on the donkeys for 12 miles, noticeable paper adherences along & mostly inside 2 front borders. $2.75 ea(e)

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"Memphis - The Colossal Statue of Rameses II (Detail) / 178" with a boy crouched beside it for scale, unused real photo postcard, some oxidation due to age. $4.00 a(e)e

"Musée de Gizeh. Statue de Ra-hotep et Nefert / No. 576  Vegulos & Zachos. Cairo & Luxor" black & white carte postale in vertical format, undivided back, unused, fairly fresh for its century+ age. $6.50 ema

"Pectoral with a row of cobras. Egypt. Ptolemaic, 3rd-1st century B.C. / ... / The Corning Museum of Glass" unused continental postcard in near mint condition. (2 available) $1.25 each. ga

"Philæ -- Colonnades. / Marques & Fiorillo, Editors." unused black & white carte postale with brown caption, undivided back, trivial wear at 2 corners. Since this view was taken the complex was relocated due to flooding from the first Aswan dam. $5.00 ea

Pylon of Ramses I at Karnak, real photo, minor faults. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (335,942 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 ae

Seti I and his chariot at Karnak, real photo,  minor faults. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (393,290 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 ae

"Temple / of Abou-Simble. / Marques & Fiorillo, photographers & editors, Assuan." well prior to its relocation & declaration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, monochromatic gray-green postcard with brown-red caption, unused, undivided back, minor corner wear, light toning near the bottom front edge. Spelling of the name more often seen as Abu-Simbel. $4.50 ea

"Temple of Kom-Ombo / Marques & FIorillo, Editors" where the crocodile god Sobek & the falcon god Haroeris were worshipped in the Ptolemaic dynasty; unused black & white carte postale with brown captions & undivided back, minor wear at one corner. $4.75 ea

"THEBES - Collonade(sic) of Amen Ra, Medinet Haboo" sepia-tone real photo postcard with slight oxidation & good edges, very late usage at Covert Kansas. Crisp focus helps viewer to appreciate their beauty. Surprisingly hard to find. $4.00 a(e)e

"THEBES - Sacred Animals, Medinet Haboo." real photo carte postale with slight oxidation, upper corner crease, other corner wear is minor, very late usage at Garnet Kansas, note of back from Les R. Cook (former postmaster of Bush City Kansas about its closing date). $3.25 a(e)e-k

"THEBES -- Scene in the Tomb of Seti I" real photo carte postale from Mohamed Aboudi in Luxor, slight oxidation with age, very late usage at Varner Kansas, trivial corner wear. Many Egyptian postcards convey the beauty of these archaeological tombs, but few capture the feeling of grandeur as we see here. $6.00 a(e)e

"THEBES -- Scene Tomb of Nefertari." real photo postcard with slight oxidation due to age, very late usage at Lamont Kansas, light spotty toning on back, one corner with minor wear. $3.50 a(e)e

"THEBES -- Side Door, Medinet Haboo" real photo post card with light oxidation, very late usage at Arrington Kansas, minor corner & edge wear. $3.50 a(e)e

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"The Head of Amenhotep II. Cast in blue glass. Egypt, / 1438-1411 B.C." unused continental postcard in near mint condition. (2 available) $1.25 each. ga

"THEBES--North Side, Temple of Deir El-Bahari" real photo postcard with matte finish & slight oxidation, very late usage at Sage Wyoming, small corner crease, wear along one short edge, a little toning near the back edges. $3.00 a(e)e

"THEBES -- Ptolomy Columns, Medinet Haboo" showing those archaeological ruins in vertical format,  real photo postcard with matte finish & slight oxidation, very late usage at Gratis Ohio, slight curl to the paper, minor corner wear. $3.25 a(e)e

"THEBES -- Praising of Ra, Tomb of Seti I." real photo postcard with matte finish & slight oxidation, very late usage at Cumberland Washington, slight curl to the paper, minor corner wear. $3.25 a(e)e

"THEBES -- Ramses the III before Amon Ra, / Medinet Haboo" real photo post card with very,  late usage at Mildred Kansas (2 different postal markings for there), one upper corner creased with nearby internal crease, slight oxidation with age. $3.25 ae

"THEBES--Ramessium." real photo postcard with matte finish & slight oxidation, very late usage at Turnerville Wyoming, tape repair to small tear shows both sides, small corner crease, a few tiny speckles in the front bottom border. $2.50 a(e)e

"THEBES -- Temple of Amen Ra, Medinet Haboo." real photo post card with matte finish & slight oxidation, very late usage at Kapowsin Washington, slight curl to the paper. $3.50 a(e)e

"THEBES -- Tomb of Menne." showing wall artwork inside, real photo postcard with matte finish & slight oxidation, very late usage at Home Valley Washington, slight curl to the paper. $3.50 a(e)e

"THEBES -- Tomb of Nacht." showing wall art inside, sepia-tone real photo post card with matte finish & slight oxidation, very late usage at Kemper Illinois, tiny corner crease misses image, tape-repair of a 3/5-inch tear affects both sides. $1.75 a(e)e

"TOMBS OF THE KINGS -- Set I offering to the / God Horus." real photo postcard with slight oxidation, very late usage at Arma Kansas. $3.50 a(e)e

            
         
Lot of 28 different real photo post cards depicting archaeological sites & treasures found at Thebes Egypt. All are regular size, black & white, with very late usage in the US. Some minor faults are present here and there, but nothing tatty. Example captions: Collonade of Amen Ra, Medinet Haboo (row 1 left); Scene Tomb of the Noble Nacht (row 1 right); Tomb of Amenhotep III and his Wife being transferred to the Sanctuary (row 2 left); Temple of Ramessium (row 2 right); Tut Ankh Amen Tomb (row 3 left); Tomb Mentohotep, Funeral Visit (row 3 right); Sacred Mummies, Nefertari (row 4 left); and Great Hall of Columns, Medinet (row 4 right). Also included in the lot but not shown here: Colossi of Memnon; Scene of Prince Amenkopeshfu; Scene, Queen Nefertari; Seti I High Priest; the Stores Keeper, Ramessium; Tomb of the Kings, Soul of the Deceased; Tomb of Senofer; etc. Would make an ideal gift for the right archaeology professor or student. Judging by the style & slight oxidation on each postcard they are all circa-1920. They were used much later than that in the US. $70.00 for all. ae

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"317 / PIRAMIDE DEL SOL.--SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACAN.  MEXICO" showing one of the largest pre-Columbian pyramids, the Pyramid of the Sun; circa-1925 tarjeta postal, 2 internal creases (1 is long in the sky, 1 short in the ground), oxidation consistent with age, trivial edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 m(m)a(m)

"544. Mexico. Calendario Azteco. / J. C. S." with a man standing by for scale, including its readable sign in the Museo Nacional de Antropología de México; unused tarjeta postal, tiny bends to the bottom corners, minor edge wear elsewhere. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 cm(d)ma

"COLECCIONES DEL MUSEO NACIONAL / Cruz de Palenque. Edo. de Chiapas. / Civilización Maya. / Col. D.--No. 1" real photo tarjeta postal with very late usage at Hadley Michigan, heavily toned front, image printed at an angle to the full-size borders. The cross-like image is that of the tree of creation in Mayan myth. As is. $2.00 a(m)mc

"Construccion Arqueologica / de la Sala de la Muerte / Mitla, Oax. / No 10 A" showing the place of the dead at the Zapotec archaeological site, real photo tarjeta postal with very late usage at Rodney Arkansas, minor corner wear, 2 short marks in the front borders. $3.50 a(m)m(o)

"... CONTRADAS LAS JOYAS - OAXACA - MEX. -A 193" with the first part of the 2-line caption very hard to read because it is white-on-white, showing part of the Monte Albán archaeological site; real photo tarjeta postal with slight oxidation, very late usage at McDonald New Mexico, slight curl to the paper, light toning in the front sky. $3.00 m(o)a(m)

"GEROGLIFICO / A. 329 RUINAS DE MONTE ALBAN. OAXACA. MEXICO" sepia-tone real photo postcard with slight oxidation from Osuna, mailed 1959 in US but obviously a much earlier card. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ma

"'IDOLOS' TEOTIHUACAN, MEXICO. 232" real photo tarjeta postal mailed from Mexico to Keene New Hampshire in 1940, minor edge wear. The photo gives a much better feel for the intricacies of the Mesoamerican complex than most postcards we have seen. $3.75 m(m)a

"J. K. 35. México. / Regist. // Museo Nacional: En el Departamento de Arqueologia" showing a collection of Aztec figures (similar to gargoyles); unused tarjeta postal, faint album impressions at the corners, a little toning shows in the bottom front border. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 m(d)am

"J. K. 36. México. Museo Nacional: Coleccion de Idolos Aztecas." with numerous idols & stone carvings, unused tarjeta postal with undivided back, considerable wear along the top edge, back toning is a bit uneven. $3.75 m(g)a(a)m

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"LA PIRAMIDE DEL SOL, San Juan Teotihuacán, / México. La gran pirámide, que mide más de 200 / metros de base ..." chrome tarjeta postal mailed 1971 to New York City, rounded corners as issued. A World Heritage Site. $1.25 m(m)a(m)

"LAS CULEBRAS / MERIDA, YUC." showing snake sculptures near an entrance of a Mayan ruin, sepia-tone tarjeta postal mailed there to Chicago with pair of 3-centavos stamps tied, much shiny oxidation on front, good edges. $3.25 m(y)a

"MAQUETA DE LA PIRAMIDE DE CHOLULA. / (LADO ORIENTE.)" real photo post card provides an overhead view of the Aztec site, mailed 1960 from Newfield Maine. $2.50 ma

"MUSEO NACIONAL. / Estatua de Macuilxochitl, Procedente de / Tlalmanalco, Méx. / Macuilxochiltl. Aztec sculpture from..." black & white post card with very late usage at Ray Illinois, indented edges as issued, small spot in back message area. $2.50 m(m)a(m)sm

"No. 63 - Museo Nacional, México, D. F. / Mexican Antiquities in the National Museum. / Mexico City" showing the statue of the Aztec goddess Coatlicue, tarjeta postal mailed there 1943 (but stamp removed, censor handstamp on back in violet, tiny corner crease, a little wear at the top edge, cancel ink shows in the bottom caption area. $3.75 m(d)ma

"Osuna / A 184 / INT. TOMBA N0 104 - RUINAS DE MONTE ALBÁN - OAXACA MEX." showing a tomb interior with stuatuary, real photo tarjeta postal with oxidation & a small corner crease, very late usage at Montezuma New Mexico. $3.50 m(o)a

"PIRAMID OF THE MOON. / SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACAN." unused Kodak real photo postcard, front & edges are fine. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 m(m)a(m)

"RUINAS DE MONTE ALBÁN - OAXACA - MEX. A 167  / Osuna" showing the pre-Columbian ruins from the ground level, sepia-ton real photo tarjeta postal, very late usage at Hardwood Michigan, slight oxidation shows true age, a little wear & internal creasing in the center of the right front edge. $3.50 m(o)a

"RUINAS DE MONTE ALBÁN - OAXACA - MEX. A 186  / Osuna" showing the pre-Columbian ruins from a high vantage point, sepia-tone real photo tarjeta postal, very late usage at Ramah New Mexico (2 different cancels well struck), slight oxidation shows true age, large area of toning in the address. $3.00 m(o)a

"TEOTIHUACAN, PIRAMIDE DEL SOL.  573v" sepia-tone tarjeta postal mailed 1960 from Ozone Arkansas, slight oxidation. Pre-Aztec, it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 m(m)a(m)

"XE1LA" Mexico City QSL postcard with Aztec calendar & 1968 Olympic rings in front design, used 1974 by operator Ing. Andrés Ebergenyi B., tiny upper corner bend, 2 tape marks on the top edge, light toning both sides. $1.25 m(d)oa(a)

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"No. 691 / Reliefs on a stairway / of Persepolis, Shiraz" unused continental postcard, near mint. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ia^

"No. 692 / Frieze of archers. Susa, / Persepolis, Fars" unused continental post card, near mint. $1.00 iaa

Pasargadae, Shiraz, Iran" showing the tomb of Cyrus the Great, Achaemenid Emperor; unused continental post card, near mint. $1.50 ica(p)

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13 August 1999 Greenland Viking artifacts issue: 4.50 "Puugutaq ukkusissamik sanaaq. / Skål af klæbersten (fedtsten)." (not shown) ; 4.75 "Sanningasoq quisummik kigartugaq / ... / Krucifiks skåret i træ fra Vesterbygden 21,3 cm." (above left); 5.75 "Uumasup niaqua qisummik kigartugaq / Vesterbygdenimeersoq. / ..." (above right); & 8.00 "Biskopip ajaappiaata nuua aarrup tuugaanik / sanaaq romamiusut alutornarsagaq. / ..." (lower left). Complete Set of four maximum cards: $13.50 ga-ga

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