POSTCARD: ABLEMAN ESTATE - HELIOPOLIS - BOULEVARD ABBAS, CAIRO

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1916

Overview

Part of a series of 4 postcards are from the Abelman Estate.

Sepia photograph of Helipolis - Boulevard Abbas, Cairo. Several mosques and minarets on the left and right of the street. Three figures in traditioanl white and black flowing robes in centre foreground. Embossed border of fruit and flowers. 'HELIOPOLIS - Boulevard Abbas' printed in centre top, just below border.

Posted 28/2/1916. Written on the reverse: 'R Gereiza - 28/2/16 Dear Miss Abelman - Have been out of hospital a fortnight, am at the overseas base on the banks of the Nile but expect to leave in a day or two. My arm is all right again and I am in splendid health.'

Historical information

The Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1988.156.2

Item type

Documents

Width

140 mm

Height or length

89 mm

Inscriptions and markings

The Cairo Postcard Trust, Cairo

Year

1916

Statement of significance

Historical and family interest: from a group of various Postcards showing Edinburgh, Scotland; Cairo, Egypt sights; Miss Marie Luella; harvesting scene which were donated by the Abelman Estate.

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Monday, 17 November, 2025

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