Total: 17 postcards

  • Greetings

    Two of these unused Saddam-era cards are available.  captioned only in Arabic on the reverse.  Grades: 2

    Code: 20425001

    Price: $18.00

    Greetings
  • Greetings (five views)

    Unused Saddam-era card captioned only in Arabic on the reverse.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20425003

    Price: $21.00

    Greetings (five views)
  • Baghdad, Jimhuriya Street

    Unused Saddam-era card captioned in Arabic and English on the reverse.  Slight staining.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20425004

    Price: $17.00

    Baghdad, Jimhuriya Street
  • Niniva, Al-Namroud Ruins

    Unused, aging Saddam-era card captioned in Arabic, French, and English on the reverse.  Printed in Lebanon.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20425005

    Price: $7.00

    Niniva, Al-Namroud Ruins
  • Greetings

    Unused Saddam-era card, with Arabic captions on the reverse.  Slightly stained and aged.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20425007

    Price: $17.00

    Greetings
  • Baghdad, South Gate Tunnel

    Unused Saddam-era card, with Arabic and English captions on the reverse.  Slightly stained and aged.  Grade: 3

    Code: 20425008

    Price: $21.00

    Baghdad, South Gate Tunnel
  • Babylon, Nin Mach Temple

    Unused Saddam-era card, with Arabic and English captions on the reverse.  Aging.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20425009

    Price: $16.00

    Babylon, Nin Mach Temple
  • Shahrazad and Shahrayar

    Statues by Sculptor Mohammed Ghani on this dim but unused Saddam-era card published by Al-Hurria Printing House.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20425010

    Price: $14.00

    Shahrazad and Shahrayar
  • Baghdad, Al-Nessor Square

    Unused Saddam-era card, captioned in both Arabic and English.  Aging.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20425011

    Price: $16.00

    Baghdad, Al-Nessor Square
  • Greetings – three views

    Unused, aging card with caption and attribution in Arabic only.  We think it’s dated 1988 but we aren’t Arabic experts.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20425013

    Price: $18.00

    Greetings – three views
  • Baghdad, Abas Ibn Firnas

    To save you some time, here is what Wikipedia says:  “Abbas Ibn Firnas (810 – 887 A.D.), also known as Abbas Qasim Ibn Firnas and العباس بن فرناس (Arabic language), was an Arabic-speaking Berber polymath,[1][2] born in Izn-Rand Onda, al-Andalus (today’s Ronda, Spain), who lived in the Caliphate of Córdoba.”  Apparently he also glued feathers to himself and tried to fly.  We admire that initiative.  This unused card is captioned in Arabic and English and was produced, we think, in 1988.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20425014

    Price: $15.00

    Baghdad, Abas Ibn Firnas
  • Baghdad, costume from northern Iraq, Abbasid Palace

    Unused card from Al-Hurria Printing House, captioned in Arabic and English.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20425015

    Price: $13.00

    Baghdad, costume from northern Iraq, Abbasid Palace
  • Baghdad upstream

    Gorgeous card, dated 1932 by the writer on the reverse, along with an extensive message.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20425016

    Price: $39.00

    Baghdad upstream
  • Greetings from Basrah

    Quite an old card, whose attributions are entirely in Arabic but whose captions are bilingual Arabic/English, identifying the Lion of Babylon and Mosque of Imam Ali; Shat-Al-Arab the port of Sindbad the Sailor; Sarraji; and Date Association Building.  The card is extremely heavily aged and has writing (also in Arabic) all across the reverse.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20425017

    Price: $28.00

    Greetings from Basrah
  • Mosul, The Leaning Minaret

    Miracles happen, and as of this writing, the minaret (official name:  Great Mosque of al-Nuri (جامع النوري) ) is still there.  Perhaps built in 1172, it is one of so many structures under severe threat.  This unused postcard is aging and with minor staining on the reverse, but still we assign Grade: 2.  (UPDATE on 23/6/17:  the miracle did not last and the mosque is now gone.)

    Code: 20425018

    Price: $39.00

    Mosul, The Leaning Minaret
  • Gali Ali Bek Waterfalls

    Mailed in 2000 using a postage meter.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20425019

    Price: $4.00

    Gali Ali Bek Waterfalls
  • Greetings from Iraq

    Unused card with Arabic captioning, and a defect near the lower left edge.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20425020

    Price: $10.00

    Greetings from Iraq