A lithograph postcard showing the colonial-style architecture along Quai François-Joseph in Port Said, Egypt. The building of the Messageries Maritimes agency stands prominently, capturing the maritime and commercial spirit of the time.
•Posted or not: Posted (Marseille postmark dated 1905, addressed to France)
•Type: Lithograph postcard
•Approximate production date: Circa 1900–1905
•Publisher: Not specified; official Messageries Maritimes crest on back