[Original caption] Repaired by the Emperor Humayun in 1540 A.D. According to tradition founded by Pandav King, about 1400 B.C. [end]
A postcard which illustrates how intertwined the printing and publishing of postcards could be among firms.
One of the more richly coloured postcards of the Hawa Mahal, built in 1799. Note the care with which individual blankets have been tinted in the foreground.
Rumi Darwaza is an iconic gateway located in the heart of Lucknow, India.
Postcards of Pathans who inhabited the North West Frontier Province (NWFP, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bordering Afghanistan were often shown with their weapons, in poses that made them see dangerous.
Princess Jahanara's Tomb was built during her lifetime and completed in 1681, the year of her death.
Much of the early postcard market was driven by collectors who exchanged cards with each other around the world, as this text on this card illustrates. Addressed to Frau Emma Valenti in Trieste, Austria:
"Madame,
Your cards to hand.
Hospitals found there way on to many postcards, symbols of progress that probably reflected colonial health concerns.
A rare postcard of one of the oldest and largest cities in southern Punjab. Note the telephone wires floating just above the stalls.
A slightly oversize postcard, priced at 3 annas, "all proceeds go to the Indian Red Cross and St. John's Ambulance," supporting British Indian troops in World War II. This was specifically sponsored by the Maharawal of Choota Udaipur in Gujarat.
The publisher seems to speak to the Indian customers with this translation perpendicular to the image, and perhaps educate European ones:
[Recto]"Translation in English from the Arabic written on her tomb"
"He is alone everliving and everlasting".
