Ethiopia Gallery

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Ethiopia

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Ethiopia, bearing the portrait of Menelik II. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford. There is a complete set of 180 cards, some of the smaller countries had a very low printing run and are hence very rare. Used Zeiher cards are very hard to find as the embossed stamp design was not approved by postal authorities as it confused the function of the proper stamps! Date: circa 1904

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Khartoum

Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Khartoum - Scrub, river with boats, small buildings opposite. Part of Box 244 Boswell Collection - Sudan War. Khartoum is the capital and second largest city of Sudan and Khartoum state. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile, flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as the al-Mogran, meaning the Confluence. The main Nile continues to flow north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. Divided by the Niles, Khartoum is a tripartite metropolis with an estimated overall population of over five million people, consisting of Khartoum proper, and linked by bridges to Khartoum North and Omdurman to the west. Date: 1881 - 1889

© The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans

East African Jewish Bedouin Musician in Jerusalem, Israel

East African Jewish Bedouin Musician in Jerusalem, Israel. Playing a masenqo, a single-stringed bowed lute commonly found in the musical traditions of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Date: circa 1920s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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