China (PRC) – Global Postcard Sales

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Couple and the beloved child
Apart from normal aging, this real photo card, published in Japan, is unmarked and undamaged–classic among antique China postcards. Grade: 1

Code: 20307001
Price: $9.00
Peking, Emperor St. Kaiserstrasse
Sepia card, never mailed, nicely aged, not otherwise marked or torn in any way. Earlier name of the street: Kaiserstrasse. A small fold in upper right corner. Grade: 3

Code: 20307002
Price: $7.00
Shanghai, Nanking Road
Real photo has gently faded over time but so evokes the Shanghai that has long since disappeared–and continues to do so. This Shanghai postcard is unused; no tears or creases. A card for serious collectors of antique China postcards. Grade: 2

Code: 20307003
Price: $29.00
Affectionat Family at Manchu (sic)
Superb B&W card, produced in Japan, unused and undamaged apart from normal aging–which in this case is less than usual. Grade: 1

Code: 20307004
Price: $11.00
Manchoukuo, joyful farmers in melon field
Unused card, produced by Taisho in Japan. Excellent condition although being in an album at one point left some fading on reverse corners. Grade: 2

Code: 20307005
Price: $7.00
The Great Man Deng Xiaoping Vol. 1 (set)
There are 28 cards in this collection, whose cover shows Deng in discussion with Queen Elizabeth. Never opened, wrapped in original plastic. They were produced in Hong Kong several years ago. We’ve no idea of the actual pictures. Two sets are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20307006
Price: $20.00
The Great Man Deng Xiaoping Vol. 2 (folio)
Companion folio to #20307006, 28 cards of the former PRC leader. Produced in late 1990s and unopened in original plastic wrap. Sorry, we don’t know what’s on the photos. If these two folios are sold together, total price for both is $25. Grade: 1

Code: 20307007
Price: $16.00
Celebration Reuniformation of China in Beijing (folio)
Two of these identical folios are available. Each has 30 cards depicting Beijing celebrations of the 1997 return of Hong Kong to China. These are new and wrapped in original plastic so we don’t know exactly what’s in the cards. (So to speak.) These were produced in Hong Kong. Grade: 1

Code: 20307008
Price: $16.00
Chinese Scenery – Beijing
Folio of 30 cards, produced in Hong Kong in the late 1990s, still in original plastic shrink wrap. Sorry, we don’t know what the photos are but we imagine they are….scenery in and around Beijing! Grade: 1 (We must verify availability)

Code: 20307009
Price: $16.00
Shanghai, Nanking Road
Old card, unused, in great condition. Aged naturally on reverse. Published by Universal Postcard and Picture Co. 329 and Young Photo Co. And that’s a shop offering northern and southern goods, tea and food. Grade: 2

Code: 20307010
Price: $29.00
Canton, river and cathedral
Old, unused M. Sternberg 7105 card; normally aged and virtually undamaged. Grade: 1

Code: 20307011
Price: $13.00
Canton, the new bund
Unused Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store Canton postcard, normally aged on front and reverse. Abrasion of lower left front corner. Grade: 2

Code: 20307012
Price: $23.00
Peodrin Fly-Flap Chinese
We have no real idea what that caption meant to say, but someone will know. If we had to guess (just try and stop us), it would have been “peddler of fly traps.” Old, unused card printed in Japan. Normally aged, it’s in great condition. Grade: 1

Code: 20307013
Price: $19.00
Canton, river scene after typhoon
Unused C. Piens (Kowloon) card 19411, minor edge abrasions and normally aged reverse. You must imagine how radically Canton–now Guangzhou–has changed since then. Actually, unless you’ve seen it, you cannot imagine. Grade: 3

Code: 20307014
Price: $16.00
Canton, dragon boat race
Unused Lau Ping Kee card 207534 showing this ever-popular holiday event. Normally aged and great for framing. Grade: 2

Code: 20307015
Price: $12.00
Canton, street scene
This important and iconic Lau Ping Kee vintage postcard appears in reference books published worldwide and would be a great addition to your collection. Unused, aged normally. Grade: 2

Code: 20307016
Price: $45.00
Shanghai, Bund Road
Interesting B&W real photo card published in Japan. Old, unused, aged normally. Grade: 2

Code: 20307017
Price: $43.00
A Fight of Field Artillery Regiment
Not sure where or when the Fight was, probably during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904 or so. Unused card, printed in Japan, aging and yellowing heavily but otherwise undamaged. Grade: 3

Code: 20307019
Price: $6.00
Nanning, bumper pineapple harvest
Classical 70’s card of smiling workers. And check out the blouse! Unused, as-new. Grade: 1

Code: 20307020
Price: $5.00
Nanning, White Dragon Lake
Bought new in 1977; as-new now. Never mailed. Grade: 1

Code: 20307021
Price: $5.50
Nanning, nurseries of medicinal herbs
Another unused card wholly representative of the 1970s when it was new. Grade: 1

Code: 20307022
Price: $5.50
Nanning, flame trees
Unused 1970’s card, as-new. Grade: 1

Code: 20307023
Price: $5.50
Nanning, Kwangsi Institute for Nationalities
Card unused since 1970s. Grade: 1

Code: 20307024
Price: $5.50
Nanning, railway station
Unused 1970s card, in as-new condition. Grade: 1

Code: 20307026
Price: $5.50
Nanning, bird’s-eye view
This 1970s view on an unused, undamaged card. Grade: 1

Code: 20307027
Price: $6.00
Nanning, Yungkiang River at night
Unused 1970s card in as-new condition. Grade: 1

Code: 20307028
Price: $3.00
Nanning, Exhibition Hall of the Autonomous Region
As fresh as the day it was printed, probably in the 1970s. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 20307029
Price: $5.50
Dali, Yunnan Province, Three Pagodas
Modern, high-quality unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20307031
Price: $3.00
Lhasa, Tibet – Potala Palace
High-quality modern card of an ancient scene. Unused, Grade: 1

Code: 20307032
Price: $4.00
Suzhou, Han Shan Temple
Taste in art and postcards are subjective but of the many thousands we have, this is one of our favourites. A modern, unused card, so atmospheric; and having been to this temple we can say the card is better than the real thing. It’s so expensive because we don’t really want to sell it, but if you really want to buy it, here it is. Grade: 1

Code: 20307033
Price: $49.00
Shanghai, 1920 pawnshop
This is a 1990’s card with a 1920’s photo. Unused, Grade: 1

Code: 20307034
Price: $3.00
Shanghai, Nanking Theatre
1990s reproduction of an early photo. Nicely done to high quality. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 20307035
Price: $3.00
Shanghai, Nanjing (Nanking) Road
Reproduction card made in 1990s of an early photo. Never mailed. Grade: 1

Code: 20307036
Price: $3.00
Shanghai, soot shop
1990s reproduction of an old photo. No, they didn’t sell soot. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20307037
Price: $3.00
Shanghai, Fumin Road, rosewood furniture
Old photo reproduced on an unused 1990s card. Grade: 1

Code: 20307038
Price: $3.00
Shanghai, collective wedding
Reproduction from 1990s of a 1930s photo. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20307039
Price: $3.00
Shanghai, 1920s pedestrians
Unused card, a reproduction from the 1990s of a 1920s photo. Grade: 1

Code: 20307040
Price: $3.00
Manchoukuo, journey of coolies
Card printed in Japan during occupation of the renamed Manchuria. Unused, captioned in different languages. Grade: 2

Code: 20307041
Price: $5.00
Manchoukuo, merchant life
Unused card from the era of the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. Exact caption is “‘Merchant’s Life’ very funny shouting auction,” which leaves us wondering. Grade: 2

Code: 20307042
Price: $8.00
Beijing, Temple of Heaven
Unused card from 1970s, slightly yellowed with age but otherwise undamaged. Grade: 1

Code: 20307043
Price: $3.00

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