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Dian Cang Zhong Guo Gu Zhen (set) – cover
Please read these notes along with those for 20307509B, C, and D. This item (scan 509A shows the cover) is in a box measuring 11-5/8″ x 12″ x 1-1/4″. Open the lid of the box, and you see what we’ve photographed for 509B. Everything here commemorates “Classical Chinese Traditional Villages.” Inside the left cover page of this folio are what you see in 509C. The ingot is real silver, a replica of the stamp you see on the Maximum Card. The Maximum Card (issued in May, 2013) is made of textured wood: the brown building is laminated, and projects out from the card.
Continuing, open the large book (509B) to find nine heavy leaves (pages) containing mint stamp sheets and stamp sheetlets, along with art and text about the old cities. Along with the book, China Post has kindly provided a credit-card-sized “Certificate of Test” (509D), individually numbered, assaying that metal stamp. This comes from “Guangdong jewelry testing center,” the “Guangdong jewelry quality supervision station,” and the card gives contact details just in case you don’t believe us! This, like other China Post efforts, is quite an extraordinary item. Unused, of course, and in great condition but we are assigning Grade: 2 only due to some bumping on the outer cover.
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Dian Cang Zhong Guo Gu Zhen (set) – interior
See text for 20307509A.
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Dian Cang Zhong Guo Gu Zhen (set) – maximum card and stamp replica
See text for 20307509A.
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Dian Cang Zhong Guo Gu Zhen (set) – certificate of assay
See text for 20307509A. But if you can read Chinese, you can go to this website, key in the certificate number (6513714589) and “10” for the weight. We don’t want to create an unwanted web link, so you would need to put this into the correct www format: www dot gold dot gd dot cn/gdtc. It shows “pure silver.”
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Gold and Bronze Buddha Statues Stamp Collection (with postcards)
The title for this item is not wrong, but slightly misleading for our purposes because the book has six postcards in it. We will try to describe: it’s a book inside a cardboard cover (pictured here), overall measurements 8-3/8″ x 11-1/4″. Like many of the other items we have listed, this is a book of 16 page facings (inside covers plus seven pages) including stamp sheets, stamped envelope covers, and postcards in Maximum Card style except that none of these items have postmarks. See 20307510B for one of the pages with a postcard. Grade: 1
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Beibei, 2008 Olympics Mascot
As originally issued by China’s State Postal Bureau, this card has pre-printed Olympics postage, then two more real stamps added for mailing in 2013. Two postmarks also. This must have been some kind of lottery card, as it also has a serial number. The front art is printed with a motion effect: not 3D, but a sort of holographic rotating stars. Grade: 1
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Stamp Company of Zhejiang 1978
We do not know when this card was actually printed, but you cannot find more domestic Chinese than this. Issued by the (state) Stamp Company of Zhejiang, and mailed with a large red rubber bilingual “Surface” chop with stamp and two clear postmarks in 2013. Grade: 1
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Laoshan Velodrome
Stadium used during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, on a card mailed from Beijing in 2013 with pre-printed Olympics stamp, extra “real” stamp, and postmark. There’s also a tiny Olympics logo printed on the back of the card. Grade: 1
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National Stadium and National Aquatics Centre
Two Olympic stadiums in one 2009 lottery card, mailed however in 2013 with one pre-printed and one “real” stamp and multiple postmark and other “chop” and mailing marks. Issued by China’s State Postal Bureau. Some corner creasing during transit. Grade: 2
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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
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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
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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
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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 do 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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Brilliantly illuminated houses
Issued b y the Postal bureau of LiJiang Prefecture, and mailed in 2013 with two stamps, postmark, and an extra anime sticker. Grade: 4
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Dream Postcard (set of 5)
This is a cello-wrapped set of five unused cards, of which we show three in the scan. The fourth part of the scan shows an additional informative sheet about the publisher, along with a strip of QR Codes that you can presumably stick on each card when you send it. The large character means “love”. Thoroughly modern. Grade: 1
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Shenzhou spacecraft programme (set)
We believe this item commemorates the totality of the Shenzhou element of China’s manned spaceflight programme. You’ll need to see the scans for 20307525B,C, and D in addition to this one, which is the cover of a book measuring 9-3/8″ x 12″ x 1/2″. As far as we can tell, up to the time of printing there had been ten Shenzhou (“Divine Land” in Mandarin) spacecraft. The small dark thing you see in the middle of the circle is a metal token (coin) made from remains of Long March 2F, a manned orbital rocket. See 525B,C, and D for more descriptions. Grade: 1
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Shenzhou spacecraft programme – first inside page (set)
This scan shows the inside front cover page of the book, into which the coin is firmly embedded. The individually numbered certificate of authenticity is here. Following this, 13 pages of three linked postcards each, all with coloured pre-printed postage. See also scans 525A, C, and D.
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Shenzhou spacecraft programme – separate sheet (set)
This is a separate sheet that comes with the book. We might be missing some nuance of the instruction, but it looks like the idea is to scratch off the silver surface (and there are many) and key in the matched numbers with a password to join a lucky draw. Prizes could have included joining a live show, “big prizes,” movie tickets … but only available until April 2014. See also scans 20307525A,B, and D.
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Shenzhou spacecraft programme – one page of postcards
Visualise 12 more pages like this one also. See descriptions and scans for 20307525A,B, and C. Grade: 1
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Year of the Snake postcards, currency, and more (set)
This bound item measures 8-5/8″ x 13″ x 1/2″ in its cardboard cover. Scans 20307526A through E give you an idea of what’s inside. Remove the sleeve and open to the inside front cover (526B) with text. Facing that (not shown), a Happy New Year sheetlet with what looks like four stamps, but they’re not postage. Turn the page to see two facing pages, each with many currency notes of special serial numbers. Scan 526C shows one of those two pages; notes on the facing page are 1RMB and the serial numbers for those end in three identical numbers (111,222, etc.). Several more thick pages follow, with actual stamp sheetlets, mint stamps, and the like. Then three more facings, each with two pieces of joined postcards having pre-printed postage (scan 526D). As if all that was not enough, on the inside back cover, see scan 526E — that’s a credit-card-sized 3D Buddhist blessing. Grade: 1
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Year of the Snake postcards, currency, and more (set)
See 20307526A.
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Year of the Snake postcards, currency, and more (set)
See 20307526A.
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Year of the Dragon – postcards and currency (set)
Similar in concept (and execution) to 20307526, but without the blessing. This book, in its cardboard sleeve, measures 8-5/8″ x 11-5/8″ x 1/2″. Scan 527A shows the front cover. Scan 527B shows the inside front cover. 527C shows one of two pages of notes ; the other page is a different denomination but the same serial numbers. 527D shows the postcard contained within, an individually numbered lottery card with pre-printed postage. There are also stamps in various forms on the other pages. Grade: 1
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Year of the Dragon – postcards and currency – postcard (set)
See 20307527A. Grade: 1
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China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair
Five of these unused China Post cards are available, from 2013. They are blank on the reverse. Grades: 1
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16th Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 (series)
Please read this information together with all scans between this one and 20307542. That should explain almost everything. Then, if you have any question, ask us.
This is a series of 42 unused cards issued by China Post and showing various events and symbols associated with the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou in 2010. Some of these cards are about these specific games, and some are about earlier or related events. All cards are Grade: 1, and the price per card is US$3. The card you see in this scan was #1 in the series, though this specific card has been sold.
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16th Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 (series of 42 – cards #4-7)
See 20307529. We should mention here that all cards in this whole series have pre-printed postage on the reverse. Card A is “A He”; Card B is “A Ru” (in red); Card C is “A Yi” (in green), and Card D is “Le Yangyang” (in orange).
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16th Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 (series of 42 – cards #8-11)
See 20307529. Here are four more of the cards. Card A is the torch. Card B is the map. Card C is the stadium and skyline. Card D is only the stadium. Reminder that the cost is US$3 per card, not per set of four.
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16th Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 (series of 42 – cards #12-15)
See 20307529. Here, Card A is the rectangular building with people in front. Card B is the two round structures. Card C is the odd-shaped structure in daylight. Card D is the large building at dusk. Sorry that we have not gone on to identify each structure.
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16th Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 (series of 42 – cards #16-19)
See 20307529. Card A is the aerial view of red buildings. Card B is the city skyline. Card C is the river with tall tower in back. Card D shows tower blocks and riverside resting places.
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16th Asian Games, Guangzhou 2010 (series of 42 – cards #21-24)
See 20307529. Card A is the sunset city scene. Card B is the marina. Card C is “730 days”. Card D has multiple views and is dated 2009.
