Turkey Sedd-ul-bahr Dardanelles Snake Charmer c1910 Trade Ad Card

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Turkey Sedd-ul-bahr Dardanelles Snake Charmer c1910 Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS - THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE ACTUAL CARD SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 2 7/8 '' X 4 3/8 '' OR  7 cm. X 11 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL c1910 TRADE
THE DARDANELLES - TURKEY
SEDD-UL-BAHR
SNAKE CHARMER
THERE IS GERMAN TEXT ON THE BACK
The Dardanelles (Turkish: Canakkale Bogaz?), formerly Hellespont, is a
narrow strait in northwestern Turkey  connecting the Aegean Sea  with
the Marmara Sea.
Just like the Bosporus strait, it separates Europe (in this case the Gallipoli
peninsula) and the mainland of Asia . The major city neighboring the
strait is Canakkale (which takes its name from its famous castles ; kale
means "castle").
The strait has long had a strategic role in history (for example the Trojan
War took place on the Asiatic side of the straits). The Persian army of
Xerxes I and later the Macedonian army of Alexander the Great
crossed the Dardanelles in opposite directions to invade each other's lands.
Having a vital importance for the Ottoman  fleet for their domination over
the eastern Mediterranean  region, the strait was almost forced by the
Allies during World War I  with huge loss of life, almost ending the
career of Winston Churchill (the Entente lost the battle on March 18 , 1915.
From: wikipedia.org/wiki/Dardanelles
NICE DETAIL
A SNAKE CHARMER A BIT DIFFERENT THAT
WE THINK OF THE SNAKE CHARMER IN INDIA -
THERE IS A MAN PLAYING A FLUTE AND A MAN
DANCING WITH SNAKES COILED AROUND HIS ARMS.
GREAT COLORFUL CLOTHING.
CASTLES.
A WONDERFUL CHROMOLITHOGRAPH.
THESE CARDS MAT AND FRAME VERY WELL!
THE WRITING ON THE BACK IS NOT GRAFFITI!
IT IS THE SIGNATURE OF THE OWNER OF
THE COMPANY AND APPEARED ON ALL OF THESE CARDS.
NOTE:
I HAVE MORE THAN ONE CARD FROM THIS SERIES ON
AND THE IMAGE OF THE BACK OF THE CARD MAY NOT BE
FROM THIS CARD - THE BACKS ARE ALL SIMILAR
THIS CARD IS IN GOOD CONDITION !
ESPECIALLY FOR A
100+
YEAR OLD CARD!
THE COLORS ARE VERY BRIGHT AND VIBRANT.
IT WAS NEVER GLUED INTO AN ALBUM.
VERY MILD AGE-TONING (PATINA).
THE CARD SIZE IS APPROX. 2 7/8 '' X 4 3/8 ''
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE
ACTUAL CARD SO YOU CAN SEE THE DETAIL.
THESE CARDS WOULD BE A GREAT ITEM IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN:
History, Culture, Geography, Europe, Fashions - Clothes, Traditions,
Map, European, Turkey - Turkish, Arabic, Arabian, Islam, Islamic,
Moslem, Koran, Mediterranean, Asia - Asian.
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WE COMBINE SHIPPING
BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL T SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!