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

$ 1.59

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

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.