Total: 26 postcards

  • Lourenço Marques, Gente dos Libombos

    If the (fully legible) postmark that substitutes for a stamp gives the date as 19-10-12-11-M, what year would that be?  This card was mailed to France, apparently postage paid at the post office, with no message other than a merchant’s rubber stamp.  By the way, the city name is now Maputo.  Grade: 3

    Code: 20440001

    Price: $19.00

    Lourenço Marques, Gente dos Libombos

  • Maputo, City Hall

    The pre-printed stamp is dated 1982 on this Government-issued card, and we have two of them.  For the first, the Maputo postmark on this mailed card shows 1983; as we used to say, “good of kind”  (Grade: 2, $6).  For the other card, never mailed, and with some written lines and heavy smudges on the reverse (Grade: 4, $2).

    Code: 20440002

    Price: $6.00

    Maputo, City Hall

  • Maputo, bridge

    In a city of big bridges, here’s a smaller one, along a shore.  Unused old card from Minerva Central, uncaptioned.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20440003

    Price: $2.00

    Maputo, bridge

  • Maputo, Hotel Polana

    This apparently majestic hotel is still there, now the Polana Serena Hotel, and with enticing online reviews.  We wish we could try!  This is an old Minerva card with a short greeting written on the back.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20440004

    Price: $5.00

    Maputo, Hotel Polana

  • Maputo, Av. 25 de Setembro – Vista Nocturna

    Fading, but clean, old and unused card from Minerva.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20440005

    Price: $3.00

    Maputo, Av. 25 de Setembro – Vista Nocturna

  • Maputo, airport

    Attributed to Minerva Central (Maputo), this card has no formal caption but some identifying notes pencilled on the reverse.  Grade: 3

    Code: 20440006

    Price: $3.00

    Maputo, airport

  • Maputo, Igreja de Santo Antonio da Polana

    Unused Minerva card, small stain on lower left reverse edge.  Grade: 3

    Code: 20440007

    Price: $4.00

    Maputo, Igreja de Santo Antonio da Polana

  • Maputo, multiple views

    Older, unused card from Minerva Central — why didn’t they bother with captions?  But we know it’s Maputo, from the attribution.  Grade: 2

    Code: 20440009

    Price: $3.00

    Maputo, multiple views

  • Industria – Cifel – Maputo

    Two unmailed cards from Mozambique’s Departamento de Informacao e Propaganda are available.  On one, someone has written an explanation into the address area (Grade: 4, $4).  The other is slightly aged but unused (Grade: 1, $5).  As a footnote, the Cifel factory was unused for ten years and resumed test operations under new ownership in roughly 2008.

    Code: 20440010

    Price: $4.00

    Industria – Cifel – Maputo

  • Maputo, 25th of June Square

    Mozambique gained independence on 25th June 1975.  This card, with 1982 pre-printed postage, was mailed in 1983 and has a heavy postmark (Grade: 2, $6).  And we also have another of the same card, written and addressed for mailing, but no postmark (Grade: 4, $3).

    Code: 20440011

    Price: $6.00

    Maputo, 25th of June Square

  • Maputo, Partial view of the Commercial Area

    Official Government card with 1982 pre-printed postage, fully written and addressed for mailing, but there’s no postmark.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20440012

    Price: $5.00

    Maputo, Partial view of the Commercial Area

  • Maputo, Partial view of Vladimir Lenin Avenue

    Government-produced card with 1982 pre-printed postage.  Never mailed, with a few lines written into the message area.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20440013

    Price: $4.00

    Maputo, Partial view of Vladimir Lenin Avenue

  • Luta Armada de Libertacao Nacional/Frelimo – cooking

    “Luta Armada” in Portuguese = “Armed Struggle” as depicted in one of a series of cards issued by FRELIMO, The Mozambique Liberation Front, from the Portuguese Frente de Libertação de Moçambique which is the dominant political party in Mozambique.  Independence and Civil War struggles are well documented online.  This card was not postally used, but the message area is fully written, and addressed.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20440014

    Price: $6.00

    Luta Armada de Libertacao Nacional/Frelimo – cooking

  • Maputo, boats and bay

    Same style (and comments) as our entry 20440009.  However this one has some written identifications in the message area.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20440015

    Price: $2.00

    Maputo, boats and bay

  • Maputo, dual view

    Not postally used, this Minerva Central card has a 1982 date and other small notes written on the back.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20440016

    Price: $2.00

    Maputo, dual view

  • Maputo, Av. 25 de Setembro and Hotel Turismo

    This is an old card, again from Minerva.  It’s very heavily aged and has some writing in the address area.  Just for fun, we looked up the hotel, and are confused about whether it became the Ibis and reverted to Turismo, or what.  Either way, online reviews make it clear we should consider other options.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20440017

    Price: $5.00

    Maputo, Av. 25 de Setembro and Hotel Turismo

  • Beira, Sofala Province, City’s view

    One of the Government-issued Mozambique postcards, this one with pre-printed postage from 1985.  It was fully written (in Portuguese) and addressed for mailing, but there’s no postmark.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20440018

    Price: $4.00

    Beira, Sofala Province, City’s view

  • Quelimane, Zambezia Province, Hero’s Square and Executive Concil’s (sic) Palace

    Possibly not postally used, but written and addressed.  This also is a Government-issued card with 1985 pre-printed postage.  Significant crease diagonally through lower right corner.  Grade: 5

    Code: 20440019

    Price: $4.00

    Quelimane, Zambezia Province, Hero’s Square and Executive Concil’s (sic) Palace

  • Pemba – Vista Aerea – Cabo Delgado

    Card from Departamento de Informacao e Propaganda, not postally used and with a greeting to a friend in the address area.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20440020

    Price: $4.00

    Pemba – Vista Aerea – Cabo Delgado

  • Luta Armada de Libertacao Nacional/Frelimo – trekking

    Refer to our entry 20440014; this card is in similar style and condition, though it’s only the address area with a handwritten greeting.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20440021

    Price: $6.00

    Luta Armada de Libertacao Nacional/Frelimo – trekking

  • Lourenço Marques, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, mural

    In what is now Maputo, this mural by Francisco Relogio,  The unused postcard is significantly aged but otherwise unmarked.  Grade: 3

    Code: 20440022

    Price: $3.00

    Lourenço Marques, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, mural

  • Ilha de Mocambique, family

    Unused.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20440023

    Price: $3.00

    Ilha de Mocambique, family

  • Ilha de Mocambique, pendant

    Unused card.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20440024

    Price: $3.00

    Ilha de Mocambique, pendant

  • Maputo, street batik

    Unused card.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20440025

    Price: $3.00

    Maputo, street batik

  • Player of M’palasse

    We don’t doubt that there’s a Mozambican musical instrument called M’Palasse, but when we went to Google it, all we found were references to brain tumours and a couple of other places selling this same postcard.  Not sure what that’s all about.  The card was issued by Correios de Mocambique, is captioned in Portuguese and English, and has pre-printed 16MT postage, with another pre-printed 1987 message for Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year.  Some numbers are written into the address area.  Grade: 3

    Code: 20440027

    Price: $5.00

    Player of M’palasse

  • Player of drum

    Unlike the previous card, we know what a drum is.  This card was issued by Correios de Mocambique, is captioned in Portuguese and English, and has pre-printed 16MT postage, with another pre-printed 1987 message for Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20440028

    Price: $5.00

    Player of drum

Total: 26 postcards