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5 Postcards - Views of Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nablus (Shechem), Palestine - 5 postcards of views from the Holy Land - Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nablus, as follows: 1. Valley of Nablus (Shechem/Neapolis) - B&W postcard, published by André Terzis & Fils, Beyrouth/Jerusalem. Bilingual French-English caption: ”Vallée de Naploure (Sichem) / The valley of Naploure (Neapolis) (Sichem)”. Panoramic view of the valley. Unused. Back: Carte Postale. 2. Jerusalem - Garden of Gethsemane (interior) - B&W postcard with German caption: ”Jerusalem. Garten Gethsemane (innen)”. Postally used as a ”Soldatenbrief” (Soldier's letter/military free frank), postmarked Potsdam 13.12.1899. Sent by a German soldier from Jerusalem during the Ottoman period. 3. A Place in Bethlehem - B&W postcard with trilingual German-English-French caption: ”Platz in Bethlehem / A Place of Bethlehem / Une place de Béthléem”. Shows a central square in Bethlehem. Back: Imprimé (Drucksache) / Postkarte / Carte postale / Union postale universelle. Ottoman postal rates printed: 20 Para for postcard, 10 Para as printed matter. Unused. 4. Jerusalem - Citadel of Zion (Tower of David) - B&W postcard No. 1001, trilingual French-English-German caption: ”JÉRUSALEM - Citadelle de Sion / Citadel of Zion / Citadelle vom Zion”. Back: Carte Postale / Union Postale Universelle / POST CARD - WELTPOST-VEREIN / ПОЧТОВЫЙ КАРТЪ (Russian). Postally used with handwritten message. 5. Jerusalem - Indian Lancers riding through the streets - B&W postcard with French caption: ”A JÉRUSALEM / Lanciers indiens parcourant les rues”. Shows Indian cavalry (Lancers) riding through Jerusalem streets, from the British conquest period 1917. Printed in England. Back: Carte Postale. Unused.