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Cairo, Sultan Hassan and El-Riffaie Mosque, from Citadel
This Lehnart & Landrock Lambelet card was mailed in 1969. Two stamps are there but the postmark is not legible. Normal postal wear; minor edge and corner creasing. Grade: 2
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Great Sphinx of Giza and Pyramids
Classic view on this unused Lehnert & Landcock Lambelet card from the 1960s. As-new condition. Serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Cairo, Midan El-Tahrir
Card was mailed from Egypt in mid-1970s. Stamp is intact but postmark is not fully legible. Quarter-inch tear in upper margin. Grade: 5
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Port Said, native quarters
Very old and aged sepia Lehnert & Landcock card, mailed from Malaysia, not Egypt, in 1983 with two Malaysian stamps intact, and legible postmarks. Some postmark smudging on front. Grade: 3
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Cairo, Tombs of the Mamelukes
Old, unused C. Ballis B&W postcard with floral embossment around margins. Small visible crease on front; aged reverse with small pencilled price marking in upper right. Grade: 3
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Giza, Sphinx and Pyramids, son et lumiere
Lehnert & Landrock Lambelet card 515 bought in 1969, and never mailed. Serrated edges. Essentially as-new condition. Grade: 1
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Port Said, harbour
Card by Hafen Kruger 743/1 was bought in 1969. Unused and unmarked, though reverse is noticeably aged. Serrated edges. Grade: 3
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Cairo, Midan El Tahrir (Liberation Square)
Unused Kruger 745/18 card from mid-60s. Serrated edges. Front has minor edge abrasions; reverse is unmarked but aging a bit. Grade: 3
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Cairo, Nile River and town by night
Unused Lehnert card from 1960s. Serrated edges. Minor edge abrasions show up more than usual because of the black background. Reverse is unmarked and undamaged. Grade: 2
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Cairo, Tahrir Bridge
This Kruger 745/22 postcard from the 1960s was never mailed. Serrated edges. Front is in as-new condition. Reverse has aged significantly but is otherwise unmarked. Grade: 3
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Great Sphinx of Giza and Khefren Pyramid
Two of these are available. The first was mailed from Cairo in 1969 and has two stamps but postmarks are not legible. That card has a crease in upper left front corner (Grade: 3, $9). The other is unused and really in as-new condition (Grade: 1, $5)
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Giza pyramids
Unused, unmarked, with serrated edges and in terrific condition front and back. Card dates from mid-1960s but with this scene you know it could have been the 1260s. Grade: 1
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Giza, Great Sphinx and Kheops Pyramid
Card from 1969 was never mailed and is in superb, unmarked condition. Grade: 1
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Giza, The Pyramids
We wonder whether urban sprawl has affected the scene since this 1960s card was made? Never mailed, really almost as-new but for the beginning of aging on reverse. We recognise that postcards of the Pyramids are hardly in short supply. But who knows, this might be just the one to complete your collection. Grade: 1
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Giza, The Sphinx and Khephren Pyramid
This Lehnert & Landrock card was mailed from Cairo in 1969. It has four stamps but postmarks are not completely legible. Very minor postal battering but no real defects. Grade: 2
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Cairo, Tower
1960s card, unused, serrated edges. Front has the most minor edge abrasion; reverse has aged quite a bit but is otherwise unmarked. Grade: 3
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Suez Canal
This unused card dates from the late 1960s, but with such a scene, who knows about the photo? After the canal was built, of course. Card has serrated edges and is unused. Front of card is as-new. Reverse has aged significantly but has no additional markings. Grade: 3
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Cairo, Sultan Hassan and El-Riffaie Mosque
This Lehnert & Landrock vintage postcard was bought in 1969 and has a minor crease in upper right front corner. Never mailed, it is beginning to age but otherwise is unmarked on reverse. Grade: 2
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Giza, Sphinx with Khephren and Mykerinos Pyramids
This unused Lehnert & Landrock card dates from 1968. It has insignificant abrasions on the front and is unmarked on reverse. Grade: 2
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Port Said, Entree du Canal
Quite old card, unused. It had been in an album, so the front corners have barely visible mounting indentations. Reverse is very heavily aged. Grade: 4
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Port Said, panorama
Old, unused card with no external markings. Minor edge abrasions and aged reverse. Just typical of the era. Grade: 3
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Cairo, Citadel Mosque
Old Lehnert & Landrock 1011 card just in between black-and-white and sepia, not sure which. Never mailed, unmarked. Great condition on front, typically aged on reverse. Grade: 2
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Suez Canal, The Colmar Street
Unused real-photo card from Oriental Commercial Bureau, quite old, yet apart from a bit of fading it’s in terrific condition. Grade: 1
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Suez, The Fountain
Not sure what it is about this unused old card but it evokes so much exotic glamour. It has various index numbers: Cairo Post-Card Trust 0184, Serie 649. Anyway…the card itself has minor edge abrasion (very minor) on front, and aged reverse, but otherwise in great condition. Grade: 2
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Cairo, international airport
Unused card from late 1960s, aging on reverse but otherwise undamaged. Serrated edges. For airplane buffs, this aircraft registration number is SU-ALE. Grade: 1
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Cairo, Mushaf
Card published in Malaysia and mailed there in 1991 with Perak stamp and full postmark. This is listed under “Egypt” because, as caption says, “The original copy of Sayyidina ‘Uthman’s Mushaf written on gazelle hide. Dar Al-Kutub Al-Misriyah, Cairo, Egypt.” One perforated edge. Grade: 3
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Greetings
Unused Lehnert & Landrock Lambelet M40 postcard from 1969, reverse caption “U.A.R. Egypt,” in terrific condition. Serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Cairo, Tutankhamun couch
To be precise, this couch of King Tut represents Goddess Hathor 18th Dynasty and is in the Egyptian Museum. But the card is not that old. It was mailed in 1976, and while the senders were in Cairo, they had to use a mail pouch service so it has a USA stamp and postmark. Serrated edges, and some postal markings on the front. Grade: 4
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Greetings from Egypt
Unused card from 1969 (“U.A.R. EGYPT” on reverse), a Lehnert and Landrock K. Lambelet card No. 302. As-new, Grade: 1
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Greetings from Cairo
Unused card from 1969 (“U.A.R. EGYPT” on reverse), a Lehnert and Landrock card 306. As-new, Grade: 1
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Along the Nile
Though this card has a significant vertical crease, that doesn’t damage the impact much, and the card was mailed in 2006 with stamp and partly readable postmark. The address is affixed on a sticker. Grade: 4
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Cairo, Tomb of Noble Ramose, 1405 BC
Very heavily written on the reverse and mailed from the USA in 1988 with a 33-cent Verville stamp. Grade: 4
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Pyramid at night
Giza view on unused Tiba card. Grade: 1
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Pyramid of Cheops
Giza/Cheops view on unused Tiba card. Grade: 1
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Pyramid, vessel
Giza view on unused Tiba card. We wish the publisher had been a little more forthcoming in the caption than just this. Grade: 1
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Pyramid (Sphinx)
Giza view on unused Tiba card. We think they should have captioned this as “Sphinx” and not “Pyramid” but we are certain they had their reasons. Grade: 1
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Sphinx
Giza view on unused Tiba card. Grade: 1
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Pyramids and camel
Giza view on unused Tiba card. Grade: 1
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Egyptian Types and Scenes – Cake Seller
Not postally mailed, this card (1910s?) has an extensive message on the reverse and shows its age badly. It may suit the collector looking to fill this particular gap in the series. Grade: 4
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Australian Troops Camp – Races, Meadi – near Heluan
Sepia card 35718, Serie M.16 from The Anglo Egyptian Trading Society – Cairo. Not postally used, but with explanatory message written on the reverse. Rare. Grade: 4