Author: [POSTCARDS - SAUDI ARABIA]. Title: [Hajj].[Second half 20th century]. Various sizes. Four postcards and one press photograph. Housed in a clear plastic sleeve.
Description: [5] photographs.Collection of four postcards and one press photograph, all relating to hajj. Every image shows a different aspect of the pilgrimage. The photograph shows a group of Moroccan men awaiting their turn to board the plane to Mecca, and the postcards show the covered Kaaba, both from further away and from up close, and the arrival of the holy carpet in Alexandria. The final postcard depicts the public execution of two men.The postcard of the holy carpet has been used and has a black stamp on the front, and a message and an address on the back, the left margin has been cut, slightly affecting the image and the handwritten text, the corners of the photographs are somewhat creased. Otherwise in good condition.
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Price: EUR 350.00 = appr. US$ 380.40 Seller: A. Asher & Co. B.V.
- Book number: ABC_48726