Antique postcard: Legend: Marriage couple turned to stones by Allah, unposted-image
Antique postcard: Legend: Marriage couple turned to stones by Allah, unposted-image
Antique postcard: Legend: Marriage couple turned to stones by Allah, unposted-image

Antique postcard: Legend: Marriage couple turned to stones by Allah, unposted

$ 1.59

Postage Condition: Unposted City: Guelma Unit of Sale: Single Unit Era: Undivided Back (1901-1907) Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in) Features: Undivided Back Country/Region of Manufacture: France Type: Printed (Lithograph) Number of Items in Set: 1 Material: Paper Country: Algeria Continent: Africa Brand/Publisher: Cyprien Nataf, Editeur Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919 Subject: Hammam Meskoutine Region: North Africa Theme: Arab legend, Hammam Meskoutine, Thermal springs

Description

Antique postcard: Per Arab legend a powerful chief wanted to marry his sister. As they withdrew a terrible upheaval occured and when the dust cleared, the couple had been turned to stone. Unposted, excellent condition. My grandfather bought this in 1906. He was in the US Navy from 1904 to 1907.

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