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Algiers, Rue de la Marine, the Grand Mosque
Sepia-toned real photo card from early 1900s (C.A.P. Strasbourg), never mailed. Front is in great shape apart from minor corner abrasions. Reverse has aged significantly but not unnaturally. Grade: 2
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Algiers, Notre-Dame d’Afrique
An insect has nibbled the upper right corner of this otherwise unused card .87 from L. & Y. Alger. Grade: 4
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Le Tassili
Unused 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ card, some signs of handling though. Grade: 2
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Touareg
Unused 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ card. Grade: 1
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Paysage du Sahara
Unused 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ card. Grade: 1
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Annaba, general view
Unused 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ card. Grade: 1
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Tamanrasset
Unused 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ card. Grade: 1
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Annaba, multiple views
Unused 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ card. Grade: 1
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Annaba, city and sea
Unused 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ Annaba postcard, some handling. Grade: 2
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Alger – Place du Gouvernement et la Mosquee Djemaa Djedid
Not postally used, but with an extensive message on the reverse of this unattributed card. Grade: 4
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Oran, General view and Chapel of Santa-Cruz
The postmark and the written message are just clear enough to tell us the card was mailed in 1921. The (French) stamp is there, with the message from a well-travelled writer. Someone has added a pencilled notation telling what and where Oran is. Grade: 4
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Roches sur la cote algerienne
A very old, heavily aged and handled unused card with serrated edges. Grade: 5
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Alger, La Gare – Les Quais et les Boulevards
If you collect railroad postcards or railway station postcards or anything in that arena, this will be just about all you need from Algeria. Unused “Collection Ideale P.S.” card 35, aged but so pretty and atmospheric. Can you feel yourself there? Grade: 2
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Biskra, Le Casino
The stamp had been on the front, but is long gone. The reveerse is completely taken up with long messages in French. Grade: 4
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Alger La Blanche, Vue Generale
Unused card, heavily handled. Grade: 3
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Oran, Souvenir de Sidi El Houari
Unused. Grade: 1
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Annaba
Unmailed card, 4″ x 7-3/4″, with an (uncancelled) Algerian stamp on the reverse, and minor staining. No other external writing. Grade: 4
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Annaba, Cour de la revolution, et vue generale
Unused Bakhti card. Grade: 1
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Bejaja, Plage des Aiguades
Not postally used, with a message covering the reverse. They speak Kabyle in Bejaja. Grade: 4
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Tamanrasset, Jeunes filles autour du feu
Among our Algerian postcards, a warming example. Unused. Grade: 1
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Oran, Depart du Courrier de France
Unused but aging real-photo card #42 from C.A.P. (Paris). Grade: 2
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Oran, La Cathedrale et la Statue Jeanne d’Arc
Unused but aging real-photo card #227 from C.A.P. (Paris). Grade: 1
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Alger, Le Palais Consulaire et les deux Mosquees pris du quai
Very old, unused postcard in surprisingly good condition. Grade: 1
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Constantine, Nouvelle Piscine
Constantine actually has several piscines, and we don’t know which one this became, but for certain it’s not Nouvelle any more. Unused sepia card. Insignificant minor stain along the upper reverse edge. Grade: 2
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Souvenir de Ghardaia
Multiple views, including a camel minder, a market, and “beni Izgen”. Unused card, minor aging. Grade: 1