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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 8645589, member: 4910&quot;]My father collected postcards and drawings and had these two printed fanciful illustrations of Turkey&#039;s Sultan Abdul Hamid II with harem girls superimposed over the Sultan&#039;s portrait. The illustrations appear to be from the 1870&#039;s or 1880&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Abdul Hamid II (AD 1842-1918) was the Sultan of Turkey (the Ottoman Empire) from 1876 to 1909 when he was deposed by the &quot;Young Turks&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>He had 13 wives.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_drawing_turkey_abdulhamid2_harem_01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Abdul Hamid II Illustration No. 1</p><p>Size: 7&quot; x 10&quot; (17.6 mm x 25.1 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_drawing_turkey_abdulhamid2_harem_02.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Abdul Hamid II Illustration No. 2</p><p>Size: 7-1/2&quot; x 11&quot; (18.4 mm x 27.7 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of coins to make it legal:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_turkey_kurush50_1293.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Turkey 50 Kurush Abdul Hamid II Date: AH 1293 Regnal year: 32 (AD 1906)</p><p>Gold, 18.0 mm, 3.58 gm </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_turkey_kurush100_1293.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Turkey 100 Kurush Abdul Hamid II Date: AH 1293 Regnal year: 20 (AD 1895)</p><p>Gold, 22.0 mm, 7.21 gm </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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