Postcard Collections

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Soccer at Matadi.

Price: $40.00

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Collection of 22 colonial period postcards of missionary activity in the Belgian Congo.

Price: $660.00

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5 satirical comical postcards of the Belgian Congolese. One postcard is trimmed. Two postcards have handwritten comments on reverse. B

Price: $120.00

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Two high quality early colonial large format photos of a local courtroom. B

Price: $100.00

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Interesting home-made album on the Belgian Congo by confectioner Toffees Trefin. Done during the 1950’s visit of the king of Belgian to the colony. All 100 cards present. B

Price: $400.00

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Collection of 14 colonial period postcards issued by missionary societies operating in the Belgian Congo. Shows the civilizing mission and local life.

Price: $280.00

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3 photos of missionary interest. Two of them show the arrival of King Albert to a town in the Belgian Congo in 1909. This was the famous trip taken by the King shortly before the Belgian government purchased the colony. The photos came from the archive of Giorgio Torchia. He was charged by the Vatican in the early 20th century with photographing Catholic missionary activity and the lives of local people around the world.

Price: $180.00

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Photo of Mbaka, chief of Lake Tumba, dated 1937. B

Price: $40.00

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3 postcards of condemned prisoners in the Belgian Congo. B

Price: $150.00

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Five early 20th century photos of natives and colonials in the Belgian Congo. No captions. m

Price: $40.00

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