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Shenzhen, Seven Star Bay – sailing venue
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 have pre-printed stamps on the back. Grade: 1
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Shenzhen, Bao’an Sports Center Gymnasium Natatorium
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. Bao’an Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium used for matches of the women’s football tournament–and swimming. Grade: 1
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The 26th Summer Universiade, Shenzhen (2011) (set with maximum cards) – cover
This is a heavy and sturdy set, measuring 10-5/8″ x 10-1/4″ x 3/4″ in its cardboard sleeve. This scan shows the cover; 20307558B shows the four maximum cards inside. Similar in many ways to other large items from Guangdong Philatelic, this book-like item has 20 thick pages of mint stamp sheets, in all shapes and sizes, and an almost-first-day cover (with chop and stamp, but not together)–ending with two pages each holding two maximum cards. Bilingual Chinese and English text. Grade: 1
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The 26th Summer Universiade, Shenzhen (2011) (set with maximum cards) – cover
See 20307558A for description.
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Shenzhen, linked city view (set)
Nine unused, joined cards measuring about 52″ in length when fully extended. It’s a sweeping, panoramic snapshot in time, anchored on the right by a statue of the “Father” of Shenzhen, Deng Xiao-ping. Issued in 2011 by China Post, each individual card has coloured, pre-printed postage. Grade: 1
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Shenzhen Image (Set of 19)
You could ask — as we initially did — why only 19 cards in the set, of course one must be missing. But not so. This is deliberate, because the set was issued in 2017 for the XIX International Botanical Congress. And what a set it is: unused, postage pre-printed 4″ x 7-1/2″ cards with impressive views of modern day Shenzhen’s various attractions. The scan for this entry 20307899A shows the sort of vinylized cover and one of the cards. Scans B and C show other cards for different categories. Disclosure: we live right across the border from Shenzhen and didn’t know half of these places existed. Grade: 1
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Shenzhen Image (set of 19) – three cards
See 20307899A.
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Shenzhen, attractions (set of 4)
Kindly get your coffee because this description may take awhile. It’s a set of four unused cards, each measuring 4″ x 11-5/8″, so they are well oversized. The red paper wrap identifies this China Post product, from 2018, and our scan shows the front of one card (the other three are similar but with different places) and the reverse of another. All cards have pre-printed, coloured postage and a kind of “shadow” graphic further identifying most of what’s on the front. Clearly these cards fit many of our categories–in fact, they set the record–because Shenzhen is a city of about 17 million people and has everything. Grades: 1
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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
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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
