China (PRC) – Shenzhen – Global Postcard Sales

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Shenzhen, Sha Tau Kok
A real oddity in so many ways–the card, the location, everything. Card was printed in China of a Hong Kong restricted border town, then mailed in Macau in 1995 to an address in Malaysia. Stamp and postmark intact. Grade: 1

Code: 20307060
Price: $19.00
Shenzhen, Xili Lake
We have a special affinity for Shenzhen, so much so that we mail Shenzhen cards from other countries. This one went from Macau in 1995, with three stamps and readable postmarks. But the card has a postal bar code sticker on the reverse, and another orange imprint on the front, and has been roughed up a bit during transmission. Grade: 4

Code: 20307064
Price: $6.00
Shenzhen, Luohu
We have a very special fondness for Shenzhen. This card was mailed in 1997 from Seoul, Korea (not China!) with two stamps and full postmark. There’s a bit of abrasion on the reverse. The photo is a historical artifact–Shenzhen grows by the day. Grade: 3

Code: 20307066
Price: $4.00
Shenzhen “Handpainted Postcards” (Set of 12)
This set of 12 unused cards comes in a cardboard cover, which is still sealed but which has thumbnail drawings of the 12 cards on the back, along with various abrasions — on the cover, not on the cards, we suppose. These are scenes of various natural and touristic spots in and around the metropolis. Grade: 1

Code: 203071025
Price: $9.00
Shenzhen, golf course
Unused card from Guangdong Travel and Tourism Press in early 2000s or thereabouts. Grade: 1

Code: 20307123
Price: $2.00
Shenzhen, Shangri-La Hotel
Five of these unused 5″ x 7″ postcards are available, from 2010. Grades: 1

Code: 20307181
Price: $2.00
Shenzhen, bungee (homemade)
Although this is a homemade card, it’s well done, has two different stamps and two full postmarks. We think that’s enough to qualify it for entry. Hard to grade, but we will say: Grade: 3

Code: 20307233
Price: $0.50
Shenzhen 2011 Summer Universiade Mascot (folio of 24)
This item measures 6-1/8″ x 7-5/8″ and is in the condition we received it directly from China Post. A paper slide-through sleeve contains a box holding 24 (unused) cartoonish cards on special paper stock, with each card showing a different sport, such as Rhythmic Gymnastics or Shooting, from these games. The cards are each pre-printed with 80 fen postage. Cards themselves are all Grade: 1, but the container is battered and falling apart, so we will give it Grade: 2- overall.

Code: 20307245
Price: $34.00
Universiade Shenzhen 2011 stadiums (folio)
This item measures 5-1/8″ x 7-1/2″ and is in the condition we received it directly from China Post. A paper slide-through sleeve with a cellophane window contains a box holding eight (unused) cards, with each card showing a different stadium or sporting venue from these games. All captions are Chinese-language only. The cards are each pre-printed with 80 fen postage. They are not “Maximum Cards” but do have pictorial representations of the same photo as stamps on the front. Cards themselves are all Grade: 1, but the container is bent and has slight tears, so we will give it Grade: 2 ($22). We may have two more sets, in better condition (Grades: 1, $26) but need to verify availability.

Code: 20307246
Price: $29.00
The 26th Summer Universiade, Shenzhen (set)
This item measures 4″ x 6″. A paper slide-through sleeve with a cellophane window contains six (unused) cards, with each card embossed and showing a different mood of the mascot for these games: Brave, Overjoyed, Proud, Curious, Clever, and–apparently–Happy. The cards are each pre-printed with 80 fen postage. There’s also a special holographic sticker of authenticity on the reverse cover. Ask us and we’ll be happy to scan one of the sample cards for you. Grade: 1.

Code: 20307247
Price: $14.00
The 26th Shenzhen Summer Universiade Venues, Sculpture Postcards (set of 10)
It’s a set of ten cards with artistic renditions of sporting stadiums and venues for the summer games. Each card is like a Maximum Card by having a stamp from the games on the front, but the stamp is the same on each card and has the cartoon mascot. Next to the stamp is a small actual photo of the larger artwork on the front of each card. There is no postage pre-printed on the reverse (no need), but details of the designer, engraver, authorizations, etc. All of these are packed in a very hard and thick cardboard box, which is what you see in the scan. An attached ribbon helps open the lid. This is very durable; the reverse of the cover explains the games and these “engraving postcards” in Chinese and English, and also has a holographic sticker vouching for authenticity. That’s all we can say! Grade: 1

Code: 20307248
Price: $45.00
Shenzhen, Dameisha, angels on the beach
Issued in 2009 by China Post, with pre-printed postage, and we can assure you these really are statues. Caption is in Chinese. Two of these postcards are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20307266
Price: $4.00
2012 Lunar New Year Government lottery card 522400
See our entries 20307267 or 38000054 for full details. Grade: 1

Code: 20307315
Price: $4.00
2012 Lunar New Year Government lottery card 522497
See our entries 20307267 or 38000054 for full details. Grade: 1

Code: 20307316
Price: $4.00
2012 Lunar New Year Government lottery card 524219
See our entries 20307267 or 38000054 for full details. Grade: 1

Code: 20307317
Price: $4.00
Shenzhen, Lian Hua Hill, Deng Xiao Ping
Unused card with pre-printed postage, dated 2009, issued by China Post. Grade: 1

Code: 20307329
Price: $2.00
Shenzhen, Dongmen shopping area
Unused card with pre-printed postage, dated 2009, issued by China Post. Grade: 1

Code: 20307331
Price: $2.00
Shenzhen, City Hall (3D)
Unused card with pre-printed postage, dated 2009. Issued by China Post, it has the 3D-effect plastic ridging on very heavy stock. Grade: 1

Code: 20307336
Price: $6.00
Shenzhen, City Hall (small)
Unused card, smaller than normal (3-1/8″ x 5″) with pre-printed postage, dated 2009 and issued by China Post. Grade: 1

Code: 20307338
Price: $2.00
Shenzhen, Litchi Park
Unused card, with pre-printed postage, dated 2009 and issued by China Post. Grade: 2

Code: 20307339
Price: $2.00
Universiade Shenzhen 2011 (Maximum cards) (set)
We are not certain how many cards are in this set–probably four–because they are still sealed in the original cellophane wrap. Issued by China Post, the cards are unused. The sticker on the lower right front is on the wrapper, not on the cards themselves. The item that says “Start Here” is a stamp. Grade: 1

Code: 20307341
Price: $14.00
Shenzhen 2011 Summer Universiade – Photo A (multiple items)
Please read this description carefully. The item measures 11-5/8″ x 16-5/8″ and is in its original shrink wrap, unopened. It is also about 1/2″ thick. It is very, very sturdy cardboard casing. The front includes a jigsaw puzzle and we think the inside includes three maximum postcards as well as another jigsaw–but we are not going to disturb the shrink wrap to find out. We got this in Shenzhen. The title says “Let’s put it together!” Photo 20307377B shows the other half of the front. Grade: 1

Code: 20307377A
Price: $59.00
Shenzhen 2011 Summer Universiade – Photo B
Please read this description carefully. The item measures 11-5/8″ x 16-5/8″ and is in its original shrink wrap, unopened. It is also about 1/2″ thick. It is very, very sturdy cardboard casing. The front includes a jigsaw puzzle and we think the inside includes three maximum postcards as well as another jigsaw–but we are not going to disturb the shrink wrap to find out. We got this in Shenzhen. Photo 20307377A shows the other half of the front. Grade: 1

Code: 20307377B
Price: $59.00
Shenzhen Grand View (folio) – cover
This particular item measures 7-1/2″ x 7-7/8″ x 1/4″ thick. It looks like a menu in an upscale restaurant in China. Open it to find the first two pages each with a postcard whose front is entirely Chinese text, and whose reverse has pre-printed postage. There are five solid pages (12 facings overall), with a postcard representing one part of a long panoramic art view of Shenzhen. Above the card on each page (in a plastic sleeve) is a stamp matching that particular card. So these are like Maximum Cards, but the stamp is above the card, not on it, and not postmarked. And more pre-printed postage on each card’s reverse. Grade: 1

Code: 20307386A
Price: $79.00
Shenzhen Grand View (folio) – sample page
See 20307386A (PR China).

Code: 20307386B
Price: $79.00
Shenzhen Grand View Conjoined Stamped Post Card (boxed)
Please read what we wrote for item 20307386 (PR China), then imagine all of those cards attached as one very long horizontal card. They (it) are in this hard box, measuring 6-1/4″ x 8-3/4″ x 1″. Odd postcards indeed … Inside the box, an ornate certificate (all in Chinese) and the “card” itself, in foldout format, with a nice introduction in English explaining that this extraordinary card is crafted from a scroll painting “which takes cityscape as the creation subject in Chinese history.” The scroll itself is 18 meters long and 0.85 meters wide; the card is not that long of course, but “starts from Dapeng Peninsula in Longgang Town in the east, and Baoan International Airport in the west.” The card is the length of 19 normal postcards. Grade: 1

Code: 20307387
Price: $99.00
Shenzhen, glass art – lottery card
Unused lottery card with pre-printed postage. Grade: 1

Code: 20307412
Price: $4.00
Shenzhen, reservoir – lottery card
Unused lottery card with pre-printed postage. Grade: 1

Code: 20307413
Price: $4.00
Shenzhen 26th Summer Universiade playing cards (not postcards)
Because we got these at the same time and place as some of our postcards on the same theme, we include this item in the website. We have two decks of 52 playing cards, unused, and the photo shows one side of the carton holding the cards, as well as one of the cards as an example. Price is for one deck of cards. Reminder: these are not postcards. Grades: 1

Code: 20307453
Price: $8.00
Shenzhen, Lottery card (2012) – buildings
Not really Lunar New Year, but issued at the same time of year and presumably only for Shenzhen, but we’re not certain about that. The lottery is over by now. Grade: 1

Code: 20307454
Price: $4.00
Shenzhen, Lottery card (2012) – dancers
Not really Lunar New Year, but issued at the same time of year and presumably only for Shenzhen, but we’re not certain about that. The lottery is over by now. Grade: 1

Code: 20307455
Price: $4.00
Shenzhen, Lottery card (2012) – water
Not really Lunar New Year, but issued at the same time of year and presumably only for Shenzhen, but we’re not certain about that. The lottery is over by now. Grade: 1

Code: 20307456
Price: $4.00
Shenzhen, Lottery card (2012) – beach
Not really Lunar New Year, but issued at the same time of year and presumably only for Shenzhen, but we’re not certain about that. The lottery is over by now. Grade: 1

Code: 20307457
Price: $4.00
Shenzhen (linked set)
Here is an unused series of eight small (3-1/8″ x 5″) postcards with pre-printed stamps, issued by China Post, all linked together, fold-out style. These are all different views of Shenzhen, the city twice the size of Hong Kong and just across Hong Kong’s northern border. This scan shows two of the eight views, including Shenzhen’s Library. Grade: 1

Code: 20307482
Price: $9.00
Shenzhen, OCT (set)
Not so much “odd” as “richly designed,” and should be compared with 20307505 and 20307506. OCT refers to Overseas Chinese Town, an eclectic section of Shenzhen. This is a set of six unused cards, issued by China Post with pre-printed postage, and the scan shows the front and back of the set’s cover. What appears as a rock on the front cover is actually part of one card, seen through a cutout window. The back cover shows all six cards. The reverse of each card has a coloured miniature version of the front’s design, taking up most of the message area. Two sets are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20307504
Price: $16.00
Shenzhen, OCT (set) (cards 7-12)
Compared with item 20307504, the six (unused) cards in this continuation set are more normal. The scan shows the front and back cover, and replicas of the six cards inside. Also issued by China Post in 2011, and also with pre-printed postage, the cards in this set have more in the way of captions but lack the coloured miniature renditions of their front drawings. Two sets are available. Grades: 1 (one set has a small maroon smudge on front left, that came from the printing process).

Code: 20307505
Price: $16.00
Shenzhen, Overseas Chinese Town East (set)
Quite different from our other OCT sets in design, yet still a set of six unused cards with pre-printed postage, issued by China Post in 2011. The message spaces are taken up by (mostly) sepia-hued miniature replicas of the front drawings, all of which you can see on the back cover in the scan here. We should also display these under “amusement park postcards” but it just seems like too much. Grade: 1

Code: 20307506
Price: $16.00
Shenzhen Universiade Stadium
One of a series of unused cards, in similar style, issued by China Post for the 2011 Universiade Shenzhen events. These cards are in maximum-card design, but they are not maximum cards because these stamps you see in the scans are design elements and not postage. However the cards do have pre-printed stamps on the back. Grade: 1

Code: 20307518
Price: $4.00
Shenzhen, Yantian Complex Gymnasium
One of a series of unused cards, in similar style, issued by China Post for the 2011 Universiade Shenzhen events. These cards are in maximum-card design, but they are not maximum cards because these stamps you see in the scans are design elements and not postage. However the cards do have pre-printed stamps on the back. Grade: 1

Code: 20307519
Price: $4.00
Shenzhen University Gymnasium of the Sports Center
One of a series of unused cards, in similar style, issued by China Post for the 2011 Universiade Shenzhen events. These cards are in maximum-card design, but they are not maximum cards because these stamps you see in the scans are design elements and not postage. However the cards do have pre-printed stamps on the back. Grade: 1

Code: 20307520
Price: $4.00

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