Art – Global Postcard Sales

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Little Black Me (1) (of 3 in set)
We didn’t know how to categorise this series of three Chas. Sheard cards, so “Art” it is. All old, unused, and heavily aged but in good condition nevertheless. British origin. Price ($10) refers to the set of three cards, which we will only sell as a set. Grades: 3

Code: 30400001
Price: $10.00
Little Black Me (2)
See card 30400001

Code: 30400002
Price: $10.00
Little Black Me (3)
See card 30400001

Code: 30400003
Price: $10.00

Topkapi Museum, silver case (Istanbul)

Technically this could be under “Malaysia” since it was issued in conjunction with the 1990 World of Islamic Civilization Expo there. Two cards are available, each mailed in Malaysia in 1991. One has a Perak stamp and a rare double postmark from two different cities (Grade: 2, $6). The other has a Pulau Pinang stamp (Grade: 1, $4). Caption says this card portrays “Silver case containing sand sample from the grave of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. Topkapi Museum, Istanbul.” One perforated edge on each card.

Code: 30400004

Price: $6.00

Topkapi Museum, dagger (Istanbul)
Card mailed in 1969, with two stamps and full postmark, as well as blue airmail sticker affixed. Very minor edge abrasions. Grade: 2

Code: 30400005
Price: $7.00
Dreaming (folio) (Hong Kong)
This is a new, plastic-wrapped folio of several (20+?) Chinese-style painting cards. Sorry, can’t be more specific because we don’t want to disturb the wrapper. The cover photo gives you the idea. Grade: 1

Code: 30400006
Price: $24.00
Fair Trade crafts (Thailand)
Six of these “The Art of Self Reliance” cards are available, all unused. The message space on reverse is pre-printed with notice of a craft fair in March 2007, but the cards were meant for sending. Grades: 1

Code: 30400007
Price: $3.50
Ushiwaka and Benkei (Japan)
On the Gojo Bridge and from the Chronicles of Yoshitsune, this legendary scene in full colour on an old unmailed card. Slightly stained on reverse but, for its age, in great condition. Grade: 3

Code: 30400008
Price: $22.00
Legendary event (Japan)
Card depicts (and describes) a legendary event. We just don’t know what it is. Never mailed, heavily stained but at least colourful. Grade: 4

Code: 30400009
Price: $9.50
Fable?
It would be nice to know the fable behind this desirable, embossed, unmailed and undamaged Japanese card. For its age, it’s in great shape. Grade: 1

Code: 30400010
Price: $21.00
Kaabah bolt, Topkapi, Istanbul
Turkish item on Malaysian card commemorating World of Islamic Civilization Expo 1990 in Malaysia. Mailed in 1991, with stamp and full postmark. Card has one perforated edge. Grade: 2

Code: 30400011
Price: $3.00
Sumatran dagger (Malaysia)
Card issued in conjunction with World of Islamic Civilization Expo in Malaysia in 1990. Caption refers to “A Sumatran Dagger,” presumably meaning it came from Indonesia. Card mailed in Malaysia in 1991, with Pulau Pinang stamp and full postmark. One perforated edge. Grade: 2

Code: 30400012
Price: $3.00
Un Paradis Perdu (1) (folio)
Sorry, can’t be too clear about this. It’s a shrink-wrapped folio of possibly 27 new cards, photos by Kean Millar and published in Hong Kong. The wrapping has never been opened. See photo for 30400013B for the reverse. Grade: 1

Code: 30400013A
Price: $12.00
Un Paradis Perdu (1) (back of folio)
See description for 30400013A.

Code: 30400013B
Price: $12.00
Un Paradis Perdu (2) (folio)
Sorry, can’t be too clear about this. It’s a shrink-wrapped folio of possibly 27 new cards, photos by Kean Millar and published in Hong Kong. Part 2 of the series. The wrapping has never been opened. See photo for 30400014B for the reverse. Grade: 1

Code: 30400014A
Price: $12.00
Un Paradis Perdu (2) (back of folio)
See description for 30400014A.

Code: 30400014B
Price: $12.00
Orozco fresco (Mexico)
An unused wholly domestic card of this artwork, entitled “La Justicia.” Grade: 3

Code: 30400015
Price: $3.00
Museum piece (Villahermosa, Mexico)
The actual English caption on this unused card is “Archeology Piece on the ‘La Venta Museum'” so we hope that helps. Rounded corners. Grade: 2

Code: 30400016
Price: $4.00
Tutankhamun couch, Egyptian Museum
This couch of King Tut represents Goddess Hathor 18th Dynasty and is in the Egyptian Museum. But the card is not that old. It was mailed in 1976, and while the senders were in Cairo, they had to use a mail pouch service so it has a USA stamp and postmark. Serrated edges, and some postal markings on the front. Grade: 4

Code: 30400017
Price: $3.00
Tyrolean figures
One of a set of four (this one, and 19, 20, & 21), all of which had been taped on their reverse and then framed. So the front of each card is OK but the reverses have significant tape marks. They were never mailed and appear to have originated in Austria. The full set of four can be yours for $10–and reframed! Grades: 4

Code: 30400018
Price: $3.00
Salzburg figures
One of a set of four, all of which had been taped on their reverse and then framed. So the front of each card is OK but the reverses have significant tape marks. They were never mailed and appear to have originated in Austria. The full set of four can be sold for $10. Grades: 4

Code: 30400019
Price: $3.00
Salzburg, Pongau figures
One of a set of four, all of which had been taped on their reverse and then framed. So the front of each card is OK but the reverses have significant tape marks. They were never mailed and appear to have originated in Austria. The full set of four can be sold for $10. Grades: 4

Code: 30400020
Price: $3.00
Tyrolean figures
One of a set of four, all of which had been taped on their reverse and then framed. So the front of each card is OK but the reverses have significant tape marks. They were never mailed and appear to have originated in Austria. The full set of four can be sold for $10. Grades: 4

Code: 30400021
Price: $3.00
Vigeland sculptures (Oslo)
Unused card from 1969, virtually as-new. Grade: 1

Code: 30400022
Price: $3.50
Vigeland sculptures, detail (Oslo)
Beautiful card from 1960s, serrated edges, as-new. Grade: 1

Code: 30400023
Price: $4.50
Java Jive (USA)
We say USA only because the card was printed and mailed there (in 1989) but we have no idea where the building is. Three US stamps and full postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 30400024
Price: $3.00
Indian Wranglers (USA)
Azusa Publishing card from 1993 of a 1910 photograph of two Standing Rock Sioux. Card was written for mailing but never mailed. Grade: 4

Code: 30400026
Price: $2.00
Tupperware Home Party (USA)
Photo from 1958, Joe Steinmetz card from 1982, mailed in 1987 with 33-cent stamp and full postmark. Quite battered around the corners and edges, but what American of a certain age doesn’t remember scenes like this? Grade: 4

Code: 30400027
Price: $2.00
Mickey’s Diner, John Baeder
Haven’t Googled this to find out details, but it’s oil on canvas and painted in 1978. But the card was mailed in 1983, with a 28-cent stamp and full postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 30400028
Price: $3.00
The Italian Way of Seating (Hong Kong)
An exhibition of fifty years of Italian chairs. Need we say more? Four unused cards are available, largely pre-printed on the reverse with exhibit details, but suitable for mailing., Grades: 1

Code: 30400029
Price: $3.50
Business of Design Week (Hong Kong)
Three unused cards are available. Grades: 1

Code: 30400030
Price: $3.50
Boris Godunov (Hong Kong)
Seven unused cards are available. They are the right size to be postcards, and are largely pre-printed with event details on the reverse, but if one was determined to mail them, one could. Grades: 1

Code: 30400031
Price: $3.50
La Fin des Terres, Genty (Hong Kong)
Six of these advertising cards are available. They aren’t really postcards, as there’s no place to write a message or address, but they are the right size and shape so we slip them in here anyway. Grades: 1

Code: 30400032
Price: $3.50
HerStory, Nushu (Hong Kong)
Seven cards are available, unused, of this dance exhibit based on the secret written language used by women in Hunan province of China. Largely pre-printed on reverse, they could still be sent as postcards. Grades: 1

Code: 30400033
Price: $3.50
Art gallery in Batu Caves (Kuala Lumpur)
Maybe not “art” in a conventional western sense, but definitely art nonetheless. Nice card mailed in 1985 with three stamps and legible postmark, as well as blue “mel udara” (airmail) sticker affixed. Image of an American postmark on the front. Grade: 2

Code: 30400034
Price: $6.50
Lopez II, Universal Restaurant (Singapore)
Paintings from visual artist Rajinder Singh’s FACES collection, presented by The Universal, Wine Bar and Restaurant. The scan cuts the restaurant’s URL off the bottom front, but it’s there. Unused card from 2007. Grade: 1

Code: 30400035
Price: $2.00
Asian Contemporary Art in Print 2006
Unused 4″ x 8-1/4″ card from 2006, originating in Singapore, promoting a limited edition portfolio of prints by nine leading Asian artists. Grade: 1

Code: 30400036
Price: $3.00
Lan Nguyen, The Spring Sunlight
Lan Nguyen is a professional Vietnamese artist resident in Hong Kong. Three of these unused cards are available. Grades: 1

Code: 30400037
Price: $1.00
Hong Kong Art School Graduation Exhibition 2008
The reverse is mostly taken up by details of the exhibition, but if one was determined to send this as a postcard, it could be done. Don’t think it was meant to be one, though. Grade: 1

Code: 30400038
Price: $1.00
Sanggar Telaga Painting Exhibition (Jakarta)
Unused card from this 2003 exhibition. The artwork is entitled Panen, by Karya Sunarto B. Grade: 1

Code: 30400039
Price: $2.00

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