Tomb of the Kalifs, Cairo, 1908, postcard,VF, Shepheard's hotel cancel, 12 bucks

Description: Tomb of the Kalifs, Cairo, 1908, postcard,VF, Shepheard's hotel cancel, stamp removed but postmark clear, 12 bucks , Shepheard's HOtel was world famous as the folowing can attest. The addressee is the wife of William Baxrter France, a lawyer in Seattle WA, who annotated the state laws among others. Died in San Diego 1960. The text is a bit dim so I can't read who sent the card. the most famous of people stayed at the hotel as the text will indicate. fixed cost shipping $1.00 1st class. From a 1930s brochure Situated in the capital of an Egypt administered by Britain since 1882, Shepheard’s stood overlooking the beautiful Ezbekiyeh Gardens on Sharia Kamal, near the Opera House. It was one of the most celebrated hotels in the world until destruction by fire in 1952. Established in 1841 as the “Hotel des Anglais” by Samuel Shepheard, it went through changes of ownership and extensions, until by of 1940 it was the place to be seen, and the place to stay, for the well-heeled and well-connected of both Cairo and the British Empire. General Gordon set out from Shepheard’s to Khartoum. Stanley left from there to head south to find Livingstone, Sir Richard Burton returned to Shepheard’s upon completion of his journey to Mecca disguised as Haji Abdullah. Roosevelt. T E Lawrence, Churchill, Kitchener, Florence Nightingale, Mark Twain and Rudyard Kipling all knew Shepheard’s well. “See you at Shepheard’s!” was the cry of farewell between monied children of Empire across the globe.

Price: 12 USD

Location: Ventura, California

End Time: 2025-01-11T02:54:13.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1 USD