Definitely a card for statue lovers. This one of Malaysia’s founding father was written for mailing, but never posted. Grade: 4

Cold war relic, bought in 1969, unused, very modestly aged, and with minor corner abrasion. Grade: 2

Americans would be forgiven for doing a double-take here, and can thank Felix de Weldon for that. Two cards are available, both mailed in 1991, with stamp, mostly readable postmark, and barest ink smudge on the fronts.  Grades: 2

Card mailed in 1990, stamp intact and postmark partly legible. Note resemblance to Iwo Jima memorial in the USA: same sculptor, de Weldon. Grade: 2

This unused 1970s card is perfect for your growing collection of old buffalos. Has index # S-79270 and also #175, and it’s aging on reverse but otherwise undamaged. Grade: 1

Aging B&W real photo card. There is a small stain on top front, and some on reverse, though card is unused. Grade: 3

This must be one of the most photographed subjects in Europe but discerning collectors know the Mermaid herself is often different, in fact if not in appearance, from previous shots–a consequence of vandalism. This card was mailed in 1986, has stamp but mostly illegible postmark. Grade: 2

These North Korean postcards are 3D, lenticular printing covered in ridged plastic. On the reverse, in Korean and English, they identify the statue and the location (Pyongyang); they are not formatted in postcard style, though they can be used as postcards and were sold that way.  Two are unused (Grades: 1, $19) and the third was mailed from Malaysia (not North Korea/DPRK!!) in 1991, with two Malaysian stamps and blue Mel Udara label affixed (Grade: 4, $6).

Unmailed card from the mid-1960s, Tommy has seen his share of ups and downs. Grade: 2

As Chinese postcards go, this may be one of the more mysterious.  Hard to judge from the perspective, but these cranes might be really, really large.  Two cards are available, both mailed in 1988, both with two stamps and partial postmarks.   One is Grade: 1: $3, and the other is beginning to blister on the front (Grade: 3, $2).

How intensely ironic for Malaysians that the National Monument was designed by the American sculptor, Felix W. de Weldon. Maybe you need to have lived in Malaysia to understand why it’s ironic. This card was mailed in the early 1990s, has a Negeri Sembilan stamp and partial postmark, as well as a bit of latent postal corner creasing. Grade: 2

Slightly larger card (4-3/8″ x 6″) mailed in 1991 with Selangor stamp and partial postmark. Grade: 3

Dexter Press card 66032-B, mailed from St. Paul in 1984 with two commemoratives. Serrated edges, the card’s a little bit aged and postally battered. Grade: 3

Three of these Progressive Publications K84 cards are available, and while there is usually little to differentiate cards of this monument, one of these (Grade: 3, $6.50) was mailed in 1966 and has an official green rubber stamp on the reverse to indicate it was bought at the statue itself. It also has postmark smudging on the front. The other two were unmailed and could almost be sold as-new today (Grades: 1, $2).

Never got there. Always wanted to. Card was mailed internationally in 1992, with one stamp and full Avalon postmark. Has a red rubber-stamped “Air Mail” on reverse. Minor abrasion on upper left corner. Yes, Old Ben is there–on the rock. Grade: 2

Mailed in 1974, this card has two different commemorative stamps and full if faint postmark.  Grade: 1

Unused, contemporary card.  Grade: 1

To save you some time, here is what Wikipedia says:  “Abbas Ibn Firnas (810 – 887 A.D.), also known as Abbas Qasim Ibn Firnas and العباس بن فرناس (Arabic language), was an Arabic-speaking Berber polymath, born in Izn-Rand Onda, al-Andalus (today’s Ronda, Spain), who lived in the Caliphate of Córdoba.”  Apparently he also glued feathers to himself and tried to fly.  We admire that initiative.  This unused card is captioned in Arabic and English and was produced, we think, in 1988.  Grade: 2