Archaeology Postcards & Archaeological Post Cards (Worldwide)

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The category Mexican archaeology replaces our earlier
Aztec archaeology so as to accommodate pre-Aztec ruins.
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1967-1968 exhibition catalogue: "MASTER BRONZES FROM THE CLASSICAL WORLD" softbound, 318 pp. with quality illustrations (a few in color). In conjunction with the Fogg Art Museum, the City Art Museum of Saint Louis & the Los Angeles County Museum of art. Extensive & scholarly write-ups. Water damage curls front cover & bottoms of many pages (no stain or stuck pages). $5.50

"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 NEW / NOUVEAU / NY

"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

TERME DI CARACALLA
Baths of Roman Emperor Caracalla (AD 212 - 216).
Later, the site of the gymnastics events of the 1960 Summer Olympics.

"Roma. Le Terme di Caracalla" unused cartolina postale with undivided back, minor wear at one bottom corner, otherwise fairly fresh. $5.00 iaos(g) NEW / NOUVEAU / NY

"TERME DI CARACALLA - PALESTRA (PERISTILIO) DEL LATO ORIENTALE" black & white card with red caption, information in Italian about the archaeological site printed over the entire back. $5.00 iaos(g) NEW / NOUVEAU / NY

"TERME DI CARACALLA / 'TEPIDARIUM'" black & white card with red caption, information in Italian about the archaeological site printed over the entire back. $5.00 iaos(g) NEW / NOUVEAU / NY

Special: All 3 of the above cards: $14.00 iaos(g)

"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 Judgment of Paris / From an Athenian Pyxis, about 470 - 465 B.C. / Series 1.4 No. 4" regular-size museum card, spots of toning near the back edges, minor wear to one bottom corner. $1.00 agm NEW / NOUVEAU / NY

"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

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"2 MEMPHIS. -- Colossal Statue of Ramses. -- LL." including a stairway made by archaeologists near its head, black & white post card with green back, unused, tiny nick in one edge, internal crease about 1-inch, small spot of light toning on back probably from the printing process. $4.00 a(e)e

"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 NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"CAIRO MUSEUM, No. 80. / Wooden soldiers from a tomb at Assiut (Middle Empire) / ..." museum card with good edges, interesting scholarly commentary written on back. $4.00 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

"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" black & white 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) NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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 NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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

"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 NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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 NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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 in 2 front borders. $2.75 a(e)e

"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) $1.00 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 NEW / NOV / ÚJ

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 NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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 NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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--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 NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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 NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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

Lot of 28 different real photo post cards depicting archaeological sites & treasures found at Thebes. 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: Colossi of Memnon; Sacred Mummies, Nefertari; Scene of Prince Amenkopeshfu; Scene, Queen Nefertari; Seti I High Priest; the Stores Keeper, Ramessium; Tomb of the Kings, Soul of the Deceased; Tomb Mentohotep, Funeral Visit (shown right); Tomb of Senofer; Tombs of the Queens, Tut Ankh Amen Tomb (shown left). Would make an ideal gift for the right archaeology professor. $90.00 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; tarjeta postal mailed in the 1920's to Pennsylvania, 2 internal creases (1 is long in the sky, 1 short in the ground), oxidation consistent with age, trivial edge wear. $2.50 m(m)a(m) NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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 po9stal, small spot of light toning on back, tiny bends to the bottom corners, minor edge wear elsewhere. $3.50 cm(d)ma NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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 with spotty toning on back, faint album impressions at the corners, a little toning shows in the bottom front border. $4.25 m(d)am NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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

"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)

"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 NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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 NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"TEOTIHUACAN, PIRAMIDE DEL SOL. 573v" sepia-tone tarjeta postal mailed 1960 from Ozone Arkansas, slight oxidation suggests that it is a much older postcard than the cancel would suggest. Pre-Aztec, it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. $5.00 m(m)a(m) NEW / NOV / ÚJ

"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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