Egypt - Postcard (26) - 1903-1903

Egypt 1903 - Great Collection of 26 Orientalist postcards (11 Used + 15 New) - Coherent Lot
Extraordinary and unique set of 26 antique postcards from Egypt (Colonial Era / Orientalism), entirely collected and dated on the exact same day: March 24, 1903.
This collection constitutes an intact postally historical archive of exceptional coherence. It tells the journey of a European visitor between Cairo, Luxor, and Port Said.
Lot Composition (26 pieces total):
• Lot 1: 11 Used Postcards (Postal History). Mailed as a block on March 24, 1903 from the Port-Said post office. Each piece is canceled with the original "Postes Egyptiennes" 1 Millieme (Sphinx and Pyramids) stamp, canceled by the era’s sharp bilingual circular postmark.
• Lot 2: 15 New/Unsent Postcards. Preserved by the traveler as mementos. Exceptional historical note: two postcards bear on the front the original ink autograph annotation from the period "Cairo 24-3-903" and "Near the Pharaohs’ Pyramids 24-3-903", definitively confirming the dating of the entire archive.
Publishers and Prestigious Subjects:
The lot includes a vast section of the sought-after Artistic Series in a Lobed Shaped Frame / Moorish Arch (with contemporaneous serial numbers between 824 and 880), as well as prestigious editions signed by renowned photographers and printers of the era such as Carlo Mieli (Alexandria) — including a splendid color multipanel view of Port Said —, J. Barbier (on the crown photographer Max Dittrich’s cliché) and Lichtenstern & Harari.
• Main subjects: Animated scenes and costumes (Arab cafes, street musicians, Quran readers, water carriers and sellers, fellah farmers), interior views of mosques (Qaitbay) and prayer scenes, halls and mummy exhibitions of the Cairo Museum, and grand archaeological/urban views (Karnak, Thebes’ Ramesseum, Cairo Citadel, Ghezireh Palace).
Condition:
Very Good / Excellent for age (1903). Cardstock sound, with no tears or missing pieces, featuring the typical and fascinating even browning of the era at the edges that guarantees authenticity. Writings and postal stamps are perfectly legible."} }.json