This is The Dewan Morvi State vintage invitation card is in my collection.
In this invitation card The Dewan of Morvi state requesting the dignitaries to attend the Darbar to be held at the City Palace on Sunday the 15th February 1948.
In my collection i have 10 different vintage invitation cards of India. I am sharing all of them together in my Heritage of India blog with the title "Vintage Invitation Cards of India".
This is the link for "Vintage Invitation Cards of India".
http://indian-heritage-and-culture.blogspot.in/2013/07/vintage-invitation-cards-of-india.html
In my collection i have 3 different post cards relating to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. In those 2 post cards were printed 30 years and third post card is printed 60 years back.
This is The Statue of Zeus at Olympia post card.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia : The statue was made by the Greek sculptor Phidias, circa 432 BC on
the site where it was erected in Olympia, Greece. It occupied the whole
width of the aisle of the temple that was built to house it, and was 40
feet tall. This World Wonder was also destroyed by fire.
This is The Lighthouse of Alexandria post card.
The Lighthouse of Alexandria : The lighthouse also known as the Pharos of Alexandria was a tower
built between 280 and 247 BC on the island of Pharos at Alexandria,
Egypt. It was constructed to guide sailors into the harbor at night
time. It has been estimated with a height between 393 and 450 feet and
was destroyed by an earthquake.
The above 2 post cards of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World series printed 30 years back in the year 1982. Below is the back side of the above 2 post cards.
This is the third post card The Colossus of Rhodes is a vintage post card printed nearly 60 years back in the year 1953.
The Colossus of Rhodes : This statue of the Greek Titan Helios, god of the son, was erected in
the city of Rhodes on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos
between 292 and 280 BC. It was constructed to celebrate Rhodes’ victory
over the ruler of Cyprus, Antigonus I Monophthalmus who unsuccessfully
besieged Rhodes in 305 BC. It stood over 107 feet high and was destroyed
by an earthquake.
The above Seven Wonders of the Ancient World text courtesy from the website of listshere.com
This is Jain Temple Jaipur 5 Rupees Charitable Donation Coupon in my collectin.
This is Jasunath Temple Bhavnagar vintage post card in my collection.
This is Indian Woman performing Pooja Rituals vintage picture post card in my collection.
This is Chitpore Road Calcutta vintage picture post card in my collection.
