April 12, 2024
Timbuktu Tombouctou Timbuctoo Mali rare Postcard 1972 !
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For auction is a rare postally used 1972 Timbuctoo postcard , Mali Africa.A not so reassuring welcome ,as a man with a rifle greets those that have made it thus far.Not an easy place to get to apparently, as the writer's message on the back of the card describes the perilous trip.Mailed to Toronto , Ontario with a nice cancellation.Condition is excellent with a crease down the middle. Here is a brief background on the discovery of Timbuktoo; During the fourteenth century, the legend of Timbuktu as a rich cultural center spread through the world. The beginning of the legend can be traced to 1324, when the Emperor of Mali made his pilgrimage to Mecca via Cairo. In Cairo, the merchants and traders were impressed by the amount of gold carried by the emperor, who claimed that the gold was from Timbuktu. Furthermore, in 1354 the great Muslim explorer Ibn Batuta wrote of his visit to Timbuktu and told of the wealth and gold of the region. Thus, Timbuktu became renown as an African El Dorado, a city made of gold. During the fifteenth century, Timbuktu grew in importance but its homes were never made of gold. Timbuktu produced few of its own goods but served as the major trading center for salt trade across the desert region. The city also became a center of Islamic study and the home of a university and extensive library. The city's maximum
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