Border Collection (page 48)

Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul - with children
Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul (Constantinople) - with childrenThe Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273)

The Sweet Waters of Asia Minor, Constantinople, set within a border of a raspberry plant with a ladybird on one of the leaves

Constantinople - The Kariye Camii Mosque, set within a border of vine leaves

Bashibazouks or Bashi-Basouks ( Damaged head - leaderless ) - irregular troops of the Turkish Army known for their lack of discipline

Leanders Tower, Constantinople, also known as Kiz Kulesi, set within a border of a large white seashell. Also known as the Maidens Tower - standing a few hundred metres off the village of Uskudar

Turkish Cavalry - Constantinople - on Parade, surrounded by a border of seashells

Hagia Sophia Interior - Istanbul, Turkey, set within a border of leaves and a piece of bark

The port of Constantinople
The Port of Constantinople set within a border of oak leaf and acorns

The Galata Tower and Pera District, Constantinople
The Galata Tower and Pera District, across the water, set within a border of a Mother of Pearl shell

Turkish Costume - Oriental
Up-market people from Constantinople, in Oriental costume - surrounded by a border of shrimps

Thiepval Wood 1916
Men of the Border Regiment resting in a front line trench at Thiepval Wood Date: August 1916

Perennials Border
A border of perennial flowers: Daisies, buttercups poppies and pansies. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Cytisus border (Broom)
A border full of different coloured Cytisus (Broom)

The Swiss house - a restaurant at Schluckenau in the north of the Czech Republic, close to the border with Germany - the card features vignettes of the restaurant including scenes of the staff

Certificate for Harry Price from the Magicians Club
Coloured certificate for Harry Price from the Magicians Club informing him of his unanimous election as Honorary Vice-President of the Club, signed by Will Goldston and others, 7 January 1931

Gravenhage, The Netherlands - The Royal Palace. A lovely card, bordered with a selction of photographs of local windmills!

Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada
Cargo steamers await the opening of Navigation at Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada. The name of two cities on the Saint Marys River

Arab Merchants - Old market in Cairo
Arab merchants in the Old Market, Cairo, set within a stylised border, drawing on the designs of temple architecture from the Old Kingdom Temples of Middle Egypt (Karnak?)

Art Nouveau postcard - Salomko
Fantastic stylised Art Nouveau postcard design by Sergei de Salomko (1859 - 1926) featuring a woman in the guise of an ancient queen, complete with crown and exotic platted and bejewellery hair

Greek Flag - Sculpture by Praxiteles
Sculpture by Praxiteles of Hermes with the Infant Dionysus, (discovered at Olympia in 1877) set in a border of the modern Greek flag

British Colombia border over to the Yukon
The British Colombia border over to the Yukon - The Royal Canadian Northwest Mounted Police steam launch Gladys on a windy arm of the Tagish Lake

Afghanistan - Khyber Pass - Border Sign
A fantastic photograph showing a group of British soldiers at the Afghan border at the Khyber Pass, standing and sitting around a sign which reads

Personalised postcard to send home from Turkey

Vaczrol - Hungary - The dedication ceremony for a military memorial

Sophron, Hungary - Cavalry Barracks
Sopron (Odenburg), Hungary on the Austrian border. A moonlit scene of the Cavalry Barracks

Hegyeshalom - a village in the Gyor-Moson-Sopron county of Hungary, on the border with Austria and close to the border with Slovakia

Partition. Muslim women and children pouring across the fro
Muslim women and children escaping the Sikh Jathas, pouring over the frontier border into Pakistan having heard about atrocities and violence following Partition in 1947

Partition. Refugees crossing the border between Pakistan
A lorryload of Sikh and Hindu refugees about to cross the Wagah Bridge between Pakistan and India to escape the mass killings and atrocities between Muslims

Jamrud Fort, Peshawar, NWFP
North West Frontier Province, Jamrud Fort - 10 miles from Peshawar

Camel Caravan passing from the Khyber Pass

Izmir, Turkey - The Quay with Horse Tram
The Quay (with a horse-drawn tram) at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey, set in an attractive border of poppies with a pair of swallows

Tijuana, Mexico - The Mexico / US Border
Cars lined up in queues as people wait to cross between Mexico and the United States at the border crossing at Tijuana

Vladivostock Panorama (Card 3 of 6)
Birds eye view of Vladivostock, the furthest Eastern city in Russia, bordering Mongolia and China

Vladivostock Panorama (Card 6 of 6)
Birds eye view of Vladivostock, the furthest Eastern city in Russia, bordering Mongolia and China

Vladivostock Panorama (Card 4 of 6)
Birds eye view of Vladivostock, the furthest Eastern city in Russia, bordering Mongolia and China

Vladivostock Panorama (Card 1 of 6)
Birds eye view of Vladivostock, the furthest Eastern city in Russia, bordering Mongolia and China

Vladivostock Panorama (Card 2 of 6)
Birds eye view of Vladivostock, the furthest Eastern city in Russia, bordering Mongolia and China

Vladivostock Panorama (Card 5 of 6)
Birds eye view of Vladivostock, the furthest Eastern city in Russia, bordering Mongolia and China

Afghan Delegation at Murree
The Afghan delegation, two days after the signing of the Treaty of Rawalpindi, signed at Murree on 8th August 1919 - between Afghanistan and Britain during the Third Anglo-Afghan War

Street scene - Indian / Afghan border
Street scene in the snow - Indian/Afghan border (Baluchistan?). The building on the left (erected in 1889) is dedicated to Sir Robert G Sandeman (KCSI) (1825 - 1892)

Pathan Tribesmen - North West Frontier Province. On the reverse of this postcard, a British officer has written " These are the hillmen we have to contend with"

Mexico - Tijuana - Main Street. On the border with the United States

Afghan Tribesmen

Refugee Trains, India
Crowded trains of refugees arriving at Amritsar, border town on Pakistan and India, following the Partition in 1947

Irregular corps of tribesmen - Khyber Pass
Irregular corps of tribesmen (Khasadars) from Waziristan in the North West Frontier Province. The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan

Red Kaffir Archers of Chitral - Khyber Pass
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Border Territory - Afghan Infantry - Khyber Pass
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Trade Caravans
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

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