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  • The World of Meilin: Chinese Zodiac Signs (set of 12)

    A famous and accomplished artist, though you may not know the name, Han Meilin ( 韩美林) has a resume far longer than our arms, and has added this unused set of 12 postcards, issued by China Post, to it.  We do not know what the cards look like because they are still shrink-wrapped and in their original cardboard cover, which as you see does not give many clues.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307941

    Price: $14.00

    The World of Meilin:  Chinese Zodiac Signs (set of 12)
  • Lunar Year of the Tiger 2022 (set of 6)

    Issued by China Post, with pre-printed postage and remarkable lottery and QR code attachments … our scan shows the cover and two of the unused cards in this set of six.  Hard to believe we’ve already cycled through the Chinese calendar, but so it is!  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307942

    Price: $12.00

    Lunar Year of the Tiger 2022 (set of 6)
  • Ancient Towns (Maximum Cards) (set of 4)

    Issued by China National Philatelic Co., Ltd., in 2022, this is unused set MC(E)-23.  The artwork is remarkable, and it’s a desirable set of maximum cards.   Grade: 1

    Code: 20307943

    Price: $16.00

    Ancient Towns (Maximum Cards) (set of 4)
  • Fight against the Epidemic (set of 32)

    These are notable.  Very much so.  The unused set (with pre-printed postage) came from China Post in 2020, and we’re showing you two cards as well as the front cardboard cover as examples.  All 32 cards in the set have the same serial number.  This will be an historical reference, however oblique, to Covid for many years.   Grade: 1

    Code: 20307944

    Price: $99.00

    Fight against the Epidemic (set of 32)
  • Shanghai, The Bund

    Not postally used, but with message covering the reverse, and sticker/thumbtack hole, this card is only good as a space filler.  It manages, however, to make The Bund look a lot less busy than it actually is. Grade:  5

    Code: 20307945T

    Price: $0.20

    Shanghai, The Bund
  • Guilin, Pagoda Hill

    Mailed several years ago with two different stamps and partial postmark, the sticker and abrasions make this card a space-filler only.  Grade: 5

    Code: 20307946T

    Price: $0.40

    Guilin, Pagoda Hill
  • Back Lake in the Summer Palace

    Mailed in 1981, with stamp and postmark and a prominent thumbtack hole.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20307947T

    Price: $0.50

    Back Lake in the Summer Palace
  • The Three Pagodas, Reflected

    The Three Pagodas of the Chongsheng Temple are arranged on the corners of an equilateral triangle, near the old town of Dali in Yunnan province, dating from the time of the Kingdoms of Nanzhao and Dali in the 9th and 10th centuries.  This card seems to have been mailed in 1988, with two different stamps, postmark, and an honestly inconspicuous thumbtack hole at the top.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20307948T

    Price: $2.00

    The Three Pagodas, Reflected
  • Xinjiang (set of 30, and seven singles)

    Sorry for the unruly scan but it was all we could manage.  This entire lot includes one unopened, original wrapped set of what we believe to be 30 cards based on thumbnail shots on the back cover.  As well, seven individual cards  we believe came from a second, identical set.  The only problem with these wonderful pictures is that the cards themselves have no captions in any language.  The only identification is on the unopened set’s cardboard cover —  in Chinese only.  (Google Translate can handle that for you.)  Grade for all eight items — the seven singles and one full set:  1.

    Code: 20307949

    Price: $36.00

    Xinjiang (set of 30, and seven singles)
  • Yunnan – Lujiang Dam of Baoshan

    Beginning a series of unused individual cards taken from a set, as indicated by their perforated left edges.  The set promotes various areas of Yunnan Province, and has Chinese and English captions on both sides of each card, along with two QR codes urging you to look even further.  This is an ambitious tourism project!  As for this card, it says there’s a dam in the photo.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307950

    Price: $2.00

    Yunnan – Lujiang Dam of Baoshan
  • Yunnan – Yuanmou Soil Forest of Chuxiong

    Continuing a series of Yunnan cards as described in our #20307950, this one also captioned “Chuxiong, hometown of Yi, a wonderful place!”  Double QR codes to tell you who Yi is, we suppose.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307951

    Price: $2.00

    Yunnan – Yuanmou Soil Forest of Chuxiong
  • Yunnan – Cangshan Mountains and Erhai Lake of Dali

    Continuing a series of Yunnan cards as described in our #20307950, this one also captioned “Romantic Dali, livable place”.  Faint praise!  Please note:  those are not stamps on the card.  They are part of the design.  Two QR codes to help you.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307952

    Price: $2.00

    Yunnan – Cangshan Mountains and Erhai Lake of Dali
  • Yunnan – Seventeen-Arch Bridge of Honghe

    Continuing a series of Yunnan cards as described in our #20307950, this one also suggesting “Terraces in Clouds, Dream like Honghe”. Two QR Codes for you.   Grade: 1

    Code: 20307953

    Price: $2.00

    Yunnan – Seventeen-Arch Bridge of Honghe
  • Yunnan – Kunming Gudian Yihai Wharf

    Continuing a series of Yunnan cards as described in our #20307950, this one also captioned “Kunming, City of Flowers, City of Eternal Spring”.  Two competing QR codes.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307954

    Price: $2.00

    Yunnan – Kunming Gudian Yihai Wharf
  • Yunnan – Lugu Lake of Lijiang

    From the Yunnan series, this unused card whose feature (the lake) is so distinctive that we will give you a condensed Wikipedia description of it:  “Lugu is called the ‘mother lake’ by the Mosuo people.  The lake is also well-known in Chinese travel pamphlets as the region of “Amazons,” “The Kingdom of Women” and “Home of the Matriarchal Tribe”, this last name highlighting the dominant role of the Mosuo women in their society.  It is also known as “A Quaint Realm of Matriarchy.”  The matriarchal and matrilineal society of the Mosuos is also termed the “Women’s World” … and this goes on, but you get the idea.  QR Codes are there.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307955

    Price: $2.00

    Yunnan – Lugu Lake of Lijiang
  • Yunnan – Fugong Stone Moon of Nujiang

    An unused card with perforated left edge from the Yunnan set as described earlier.  Two QR Codes are available for more information about this striking province.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307956

    Price: $2.00

    Yunnan – Fugong Stone Moon of Nujiang
  • Yunnan – Pu-er Tea Mountain and Vine Bridge

    An unused card with perforated left edge from the Yunnan set as described earlier.  Two QR Codes are available and two scenes here, an impressive mountain of tea and the Vine Bridge of Ximeng in Wa Autonomous County.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307957

    Price: $2.00

    Yunnan – Pu-er Tea Mountain and Vine Bridge
  • Yunnan – Xishuangbanna Wanda Theme Park

    An unused card with perforated left edge from the Yunnan set as described earlier.  Two QR Codes are available and there’s plenty online about this gigantic theme park.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307958

    Price: $3.00

    Yunnan – Xishuangbanna Wanda Theme Park
  • Yunnan – Fuxian Lake of Yuxi

    Fuxian Lake (抚仙湖) stretches through Chengjiang, Jiangchuan and Huaning Counties in Yunnan Province, spanning an area of 212 square kilometers. The lake is ranked third-largest in Yunnan, after Dian and Erhai Lakes. Also the deepest lake in Yunnan, it is 155 meters deep at its greatest depth and also the third-deepest fresh water lake in China, after Tianchi and Kanas Lakes.  This unused card with left perforated edge comes from the Yunnan set described earlier, with two QR Codes.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307959

    Price: $2.00

    Yunnan – Fuxian Lake of Yuxi
  • Yunnan – Water-Splashing Festival of Dai Ethnic Group

    Another unused card from the Yunnan series:  left perforated edge, but this card only has one QR Code.  What look like stamps on the front are not stamps — just part of the design.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307960

    Price: $3.00

    Yunnan – Water-Splashing Festival of Dai Ethnic Group
  • Yunnan – Jingpo and Wa Ethnic Groups

    From the Yunnan set with left perforated edges and QR Codes (just one this time), an unused card celebrating two events:  Manau Festival of Jingpo Ethnic Group, and the elegantly named “Smear You Black” of Wa Ethnic Group.  Wow!  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307961

    Price: $5.00

    Yunnan – Jingpo and Wa Ethnic Groups
  • Yunnan – Kingdom of Animals

    The last of our series of Yunnan cards from the set, and they have perforated left edges.  This unused example has one QR Code, and those stamp-like photos on the front are not stamps, but part of the design.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307962

    Price: $2.00

    Yunnan – Kingdom of Animals
  • Damo (A)

    First, some Wikipedia information about the subject:  “Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, and is regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. According to a 17th-century apocryphal story found in a manual called Yijin Jing, he began the physical training of the monks of Shaolin Monastery that led to the creation of Shaolin kungfu. He is known as Dámó in China …  Little contemporary biographical information on Bodhidharma is available, and subsequent accounts became layered with legend and unreliable details.  According to principal Chinese sources, Bodhidharma came from the Western Regions, either Central Asia or the Indian subcontinent, and is described as either a ‘Persian Central Asian’ or a ‘South Indian […] the third son of a great Indian king.’ Throughout Buddhist art, Bodhidharma is depicted as an ill-tempered, large-nosed, profusely-bearded, wide-eyed non-Chinese person. He is referred to as ‘The Blue-Eyed Barbarian’ (碧眼胡).”  We know that’s a lot to take in but this and the following card are also unusual, unused, and issued officially by China Post.  The QR Code will likely tell you even more.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307963

    Price: $4.00

    Damo (A)
  • Damo (B)

    See previous card 20307963 for a complete explanation.  This one, not the same, is also unused.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307964

    Price: $4.00

    Damo (B)
  • An Ancient Rare Tree

    This unusual unused postcard hides all its secrets in plain sight.  To start, the card measures 4″ x 7-1/4″.  Our header is the card’s caption, on front and reverse.  But there’s more, in faint letters, and we will put it all here:  “The Latin name of this tree is Morus cathayana Hemsl.  It lives on Guanxin Slope, 1200 meters above sea level, and has witnessed a history of over 700 years.  Greetings from Mt. Emei, a World Heritage site.”   This is an official China Post card and had an uncancelled stamp affixed at point of origin.  All we can suggest is that the Chinese Government should not tell anyone exactly where the tree is.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307965

    Price: $4.00

    An Ancient Rare Tree
  • Ligou Garden

    Elements of previous card 20307965 are the same here:  unused, stamped, official, Mt. Emei, Greetings, and World Heritage — and measuring 4″ x 7-1/4″.  In this case, as the old saying goes, the card’s caption takes the cake:  “Ligou Garden, or the Dirt-free Garden, sits among the trees in Fuhu Temple (“Tiger Taming Temple”).  Nearly no dead leaf would ever fall on the roofs of the garden because of its unique architectural designs.  This is considered a wonder in the world history of architecture.”  Either that, or a clean-up squad appears in the middle of the night to exact its own wonders.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307966

    Price: $5.00

    Ligou Garden
  • Hengli (set of 12)

    Published by China Post, and with pre-printed colour postage, the 12 unused cards in this 2009 set are captioned entirely in Chinese.  Our scan shows the front cardboard cover, the front of one card, and the back of another.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307967

    Price: $22.00

    Hengli (set of 12)
  • Nan Chang (set of 10)

    These 10 unused cards — artwork, not photographs — come in a cardboard cover whose front you see in our scan.  (That design is also on one of the postcards.)  Captioned in Chinese only, so your Google Translate will get a workout.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307968

    Price: $18.00

    Nan Chang (set of 10)
  • 50th Anniversary of China/Spain Diplomatic Relations (Maximum Cards) (set of 2)

    Issued by China Post as Maximum Card set MC-134, these two cards are distinctly Chinese notwithstanding the Spanish stamp on one of them.  Unused.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307969

    Price: $9.00

    50th Anniversary of China/Spain Diplomatic Relations (Maximum Cards) (set of 2)
  • Shenzhen Postal Bureau

    A nice enough scene on this 4″ x 7-1/4″ lottery card from China Post in Shenzhen, but there’s no English caption, and what Chinese there is does not identify the location.  Unused, with pre-printed postage and individual lottery number, and we have six of these.  Grades: 1

    Code: 20307970

    Price: $2.00

    Shenzhen Postal Bureau
  • Shenzhen (pack of 30+)

    As you might know, Shenzhen transforms itself almost by the minute.  This jumbo pack of 30 postcards, 30 “share” cards and what might be 460 small stickers was sourced in late 2023 and is still in its original cellowrap, so we don’t know what appears on the cards.  However we do know the reverse of the pack has a long description — Chinese only — telling of many of Shenzhen’s visual and gustatory attractions.  If you are looking for one comprehensive item showing Shenzhen up to that date, this would probably be it.  The scan of the front of the pack should give you some idea.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307971

    Price: $24.00

    Shenzhen (pack of 30+)
  • Shen Zhen City (Set of 10)

    An unused set of 10 cards — detailed artwork, not photographs — showing various scenes around the city.  The set has a cardboard cover, which itself has thumbnail shots of each card.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307972

    Price: $16.00

    Shen Zhen City (Set of 10)
  • The Great Wall at Badaling

    When it’s a night view like this, you don’t see the many thousands of people and vendors surrounding the area.  We’ve already commented that, for a few renminbi more, it’s much better to go to the Mutianyu entrance further north.  This postcard was not postally used but has a message covering the reverse.  Grade: 4

    Code: 20307973T

    Price: $1.00

    The Great Wall at Badaling
  • 50th Anniversary of China-Spain Diplomatic Relations (Maximum Cards) (set of 2)

    Issued as set MC-134 by China Philatelic in 2023, both cards feature flamingos but one is stamped and postmarked as China, while the other, naturally, represents Spain.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307974

    Price: $8.00

    50th Anniversary of China-Spain Diplomatic Relations (Maximum Cards) (set of 2)
  • National Archaeological Site Park (Maximum Cards) (set of 4)

    Here is China National Philatelic’s 2023 set MC-137 of four maximum cards showing (and identifying in Chinese) various archaeological artifacts.  Our scan shows the front of the cardboard cover at the lower right, and three of the four cards.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307975

    Price: $15.00

    National Archaeological Site Park (Maximum Cards) (set of 4)
  • Innovation in Science and Technology (IV) (Maximum Cards) (Set of 5)

    The cardboard cover for this set of five maximum cards appears in the top right of our scan, along with most of three of those five cards.  It’s China National Philatelic set MC-138 from 2023, and the cards show experimental rice, the Mars Rover, a cosmic ray observatory, a satellite, and … artificial starch.  Definitely an outer-space theme.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307976

    Price: $19.00

    Innovation in Science and Technology (IV) (Maximum Cards) (Set of 5)
  • 23rd Olympic Games, Weightlifting in 52kg Class

    You might refer back to our entry 20307940 for a similar card (different sport) but otherwise identical description, which we’ll repeat here:  Maybe lesser-known among Olympics postcards, but a simple example issued by the Chinese Government “In commemoration of gold medals won by China at the 23rd Olympic Games”. Postmarked August 1984, with pre-printed coloured postage. The reverse is blank. Grade: 1

    Code: 20307977

    Price: $3.00

    23rd Olympic Games, Weightlifting in 52kg Class
  • Shenzhen City (5 sets of 10 cards each)

    We debated the best way to post these, and settled on what you see here.  Five sets of cards show aspects of Shenzhen.  Each set has its own theme:  Shenzhen Parkscapes, Shenzhen Heritages, Shenzhen Kaleidoscope, Shenzhen Architectures, and Shenzhen Azure.  Each set comes in a plastic container (see lower right of our scan) encircled by a paper wrap with appropriate title.  The rest of the scan shows typical front and reverse of one of the cards in each set.  They are still in their original cello-wrap.  Sets may date from about 2012 and would — we think — be definitive of the city at the time.  We decided not to break up this “set of sets” because it deserves to stay together, but we have not opened all the wrappers to verify everything — they came direct from a China Post unit.  So if you are interested, you either accept them as they are or we can open them for you to verify each has its own 10 cards.  In the event, total cost is for all five sets; everything is Grade: 1

    Code: 20307978

    Price: $110.00

    Shenzhen City (5 sets of 10 cards each)
  • Tibet, Lancet, Linzhi and Peach Blossom Collection

    If you Google “Linzhi” you will learn that Linzhi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a medicinal mushroom.  Because this remarkable set of 12 cards (our scan shows the front cardboard cover) has no trace of mushrooms in it, we know  Google actually wanted to say “Nyingchi”, also known as Linzhi or Nyingtri, a prefecture-level city in southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region. The administrative seat of Nyingchi is Bayi District.  First, the cards:  they come from the Tibet Linzhi Regional Tourist Bureau.  All card captioning is in Chinese.  They show the range of spectacular mountain peaks, a sunset in Namjagbarwa, and so on.  Now imagine you were on a tour all around there, and at each significant stop, each of these cards received a different-coloured, multilingual chop mark to signify where you had been.  Including the Grand Canyon of Yarlung Tsangpo, there are at least five of these chops on each card.  As we said, remarkable and iconic.  And, yes, a couple of the cards have peach blossoms.  Otherwise unused.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307979

    Price: $89.00

    Tibet, Lancet, Linzhi and Peach Blossom Collection
  • Lhasa (Tibet), Holy City, Pilgrimage Road Set

    This is an unopened set of cards, in the original cello-wrap, showing what may be 30 scenes of Potala Palace and other notable sights in and around Lhasa.  We base our estimate of 30 cards on the 30 thumbnail shots on the reverse of the cardboard cover, which we will scan and e-mail to you if you are interested.  All text on the outer cover is in Chinese.  Grade: 1

    Code: 20307980

    Price: $79.00

    Lhasa (Tibet), Holy City, Pilgrimage Road Set