Postcard Collections

IEAPC 014IEAPC 014

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

IEAPC 009IEAPC 009

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