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The Great Wall at Badaling
Unused but heavily handled, larger (5-1/8″ x 7-1/8″) card with some storage marks on the back. Grade: 3
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The Great Wall at Jinshanling, night view
Unused card. Grade: 1
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The Great Wall at Simatai (Wangjinglou)
To see this remarkable view, you’ll need to go 138 km northeast of Beijing. Probably worth it. Unused card. Grade: 1
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The Great Wall at Jinshanling, fog
Unused card. Grade: 1
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The Great Wall at Badaling
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Guilin, PingAn Village, Longsheng County, Longji Star-Wish resort
Unused card for a property whose online reviews are enticing. Not far from where we are as the crow flies, but the psychic distance is great. Grade: 1
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2016 Happy New Year
Similar in concept to all our Lunar New Year cards from earlier years. The scan shows you front and back of this typical lottery card. Unused. Grade: 1
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Jade (2 sets totalling 25 cards and 2 stamp sheets)
Using only one scan, we’ll do our best to describe this. There are a total of 25 jade-related official postcards, each with pre-printed postage. These are split into two groups (one of 12, one of 13 cards) and each group has a stamp sheetlet with it. The scan shows the outer cardboard cover of one group; the other cover looks about the same. The scan also shows one sample card–they’re all different even if it takes some effort to see how–and one of the stamp sheetlets. Everything is unused, and the price covers both sets. Grade: 1
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ma po dou fu
Unless you read Chinese, or know about Chinese food, you might not quickly know that this unused card celebrates a particularly yummy Szechuan-style bean curd dish, one of our personal favourites. There’s a good English caption on the back. Grade: 1
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Zhejiang Provincial Museum, artist, set #1 (set of 10)
We shamefully admit our research resources sometimes vanish while we enter cards, and this is one such case. If you read Chinese, there’s an extensive story on the back cover of the set, to explain everything. We have two similar but not identical sets available (see also our entry 20307809), with one focusing on “chops” and the other on art and calligraphy. Scan #20307808 shows the front of the cover (lower left) and two sample cards from the set of 10–all unused. Scan #20307809 does the same for the other set. Cost is per set. Take both for $20. Grades: 1
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Zhejiang Provincial Museum, artist, set #2 (set of 10)
See description for #20307808.
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Hangzhou (set of 20)
We’re showing you the back cardboard cover of this unopened (therefore unused) set of 20 scenes in and around Hangzhou. The set measures 5-1/8″ x 7-1/4″. Grade: 1
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Lever Bros. (China) Ltd., Sunlight Soap ad
High-quality, unused contemporary postcard reproduction of this old advertisement. Grade: 1
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Ankerpils
High-quality, unused postcard reproduction of this old advertisement. Grade: 1
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In Commemoration of the Military Parade for the 70th Anniversary of the Victory … (set) (cover)
The full title continues “… of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War”. We need three scans to show you what all is here (see also 20307813B and C), from China National Philatelic Corporation.
Scan A shows the outer front hard cover, measuring 8-3/4″ x 12″ x 1-1/4″, and it is exceptionally sturdy. Scan B shows the front of a softcover folder inside, which folds out into three facing pages each containing a different set of mint stamps. (There’s also an extensive story, in Chinese only.) If you want to see the stamps, just ask us. Scan C shows you the fronts of two and the reverse of one of 80 (yes, 80) cards we think are all different but to be honest we haven’t tried to check. There’s also one more rectangular card for good measure. Everything is unused. Trust us on this: if you collect postcards with a military theme, this is about as good as it gets. Grade: 1
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In Commemoration of the Military Parade for the 70th Anniversary of the Victory … (set) (postcards)
See our entry #20307813A.
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Old city, UNESCO imprimatur
This is a wonderful photo on a creased card mailed from Shenzhen to Hong Kong (by Air Mail!) with two stamps and postmark in 2014. As far as we can tell, the Chinese caption just says “old city” though there is a westernised blue World Heritage mark behind that. Grade: 3
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Monkey long set – Li Yan (cover)
At Lunar New Year (February 2016), China Post issued this set of 20 connected postcards, each one measuring 4″ x 9-1/2″, so this entire item when stretched out measures ~190″ or ~480 cm. What you see in this scan is the cover. Scan 20307815B shows parts of two cards. This whole thing is one very long panorama with a monkey theme suitable to the New Year. Each individual card has pre-printed postage and a number showing where the card fits in the sequence (as in 20-1, 20-2, and so on). And each card has a printed separation about two-thirds of the way along the reverse. Anyway, if you would like to see how this works, ask us and we will scan for you. Unused. Grade: 1
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Monkey long set – Li Yan (parts of 2 cards)
See description for 20307815A.
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Shanghai, Old Long Tang – Card #1
Unused 4-3/8″ x 7″ card whose caption (bilingual) reads “Long tang or li long is a special Shanghai term for a lane. In these sets of four pictures the artist portrays the life of the people who lived in one type of terraced shi ku men house in a long tang in the 1930s and 1940s.” This first card (unnumbered) shows a woman with purse. See 20307817/8/9 for the other three cards, and if you want them all as a set, it would be $5. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, Old Long Tang – Card #2
Unused 4-3/8″ x 7″ card whose caption (bilingual) reads “Long tang or li long is a special Shanghai term for a lane. In these four sets of pictures the artist portrays the life of the people who lived in one type of terraced shi ku men house in a long tang in the 1930s and 1940s.” This second card (unnumbered) shows a rickshaw. See 20307816/8/9 for the other cards, and if you want them all as a set, it would be $5. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, Old Long Tang – Card #3
Unused 4-3/8″ x 7″ card whose caption (bilingual) reads “Long tang or li long is a special Shanghai term for a lane. In these four sets of pictures the artist portrays the life of the people who lived in one type of terraced shi ku men house in a long tang in the 1930s and 1940s.” This third card (unnumbered) shows three vendors prominently. See 20307816/7/9 for the other cards, and if you want them all as a set, it would be $5. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, Old Long Tang – Card #4
Unused 4-3/8″ x 7″ card whose caption (bilingual) reads “Long tang or li long is a special Shanghai term for a lane. In these sets of four pictures the artist portrays the life of the people who lived in one type of terraced shi ku men house in a long tang in the 1930s and 1940s.” This fourth card (unnumbered) shows a busy street scene. See 20307816/7/8 for the other cards, and if you want them all as a set, it would be $5. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, Tian Zi Fang, lane without red wall
Signage identifies this as a market area in Shanghai. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, Tian Zi Fang, lane with red wall
Another view of this market area. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, World Expo
Not sure whether this is an ad card or not, but it speaks of China’s pride in hosting the Expo. Mailed in 2014, with large stamp, partial postmark, and a QR Code if you’re really curious. Grade: 1
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Hong Kong Property and Banking ad cards (set of six)
It really is very hard to know what to make of these. They come from PR China, not Hong Kong, and were issued in 2015 by China Post with pre-printed postage. The scan shows the fronts of five and reverse of one card. Now, the lead card in the scan–the one saying “HongKongHomes,” is not showing a picture of Hong Kong. Some cards have Hong Kong contact numbers; some have PR China numbers; and some have none at all. Very odd. We have six of these sets available, all unused. Grades: 1
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The Four Forms of Chinese Poetry (Maximum Cards) (set of four)
A very appealing set of four maximum cards issued by China National Philatelic in 2015. The scan shows all four cards but not the cardboard cover (also included). Unused. Three sets are available. Grades: 1
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The 60th Anniversary of China National Philatelic Corporation
In 2015, China Post issued several cards, almost but not quite a set, showing various anniversaries or notable dates. Each card has preprinted postage on the front, and nothing at all on the reverse. This one has reference number JP197. Unused. Grade: 1
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The 53rd World Table Tennis Championships
In 2015, China Post issued several cards, almost but not quite a set, showing various anniversaries or notable dates or events. Each card has preprinted postage on the front, and nothing at all on the reverse. This one has reference number JP198. Unused. Grade: 1
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The 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War
In 2015, China Post issued several cards, almost but not quite a set, showing various anniversaries or notable dates or events. Each card has preprinted postage on the front, and nothing at all on the reverse. This one has reference number JP199. Unused. Grade: 1
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The 30th Anniversary of the UN Association of China
In 2015, China Post issued several cards, almost but not quite a set, showing various anniversaries or notable dates. Each card has preprinted postage on the front, and nothing at all on the reverse. This one has reference number JP200. Unused. Grade: 1
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IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015
In 2015, China Post issued several cards, almost but not quite a set, showing various anniversaries or notable dates or events. Each card has preprinted postage on the front, and nothing at all on the reverse. This one has reference number JP201. Unused. Grade: 1
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The 10th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities
In 2015, China Post issued several cards, almost but not quite a set, showing various anniversaries or notable dates or events. Each card has preprinted postage on the front, and nothing at all on the reverse. This one has reference number JP202. Unused. Grade: 1
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The 9th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 6th Special Olympics National Games of the People’s Republic of China
In 2015, China Post issued several cards, almost but not quite a set, showing various anniversaries or notable dates or events. Each card has preprinted postage on the front, and nothing at all on the reverse. This one has reference number JP203. Unused. Grade: 1
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The 24th China Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival
In 2015, China Post issued several cards, almost but not quite a set, showing various anniversaries or notable dates or events. Each card has preprinted postage on the front, and nothing at all on the reverse. This one has reference number JP204. Unused. Grade: 1
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China International Collection Expo 2015
In 2015, China Post issued several cards, almost but not quite a set, showing various anniversaries or notable dates or events. Each card has preprinted postage on the front, and nothing at all on the reverse. This one has reference number JP205. and also a serial #1571489. Unused. Grade: 1
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The 60th Anniversary of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
In 2015, China Post issued several cards, almost but not quite a set, showing various anniversaries or notable dates or events. Each card has preprinted postage on the front, and nothing at all on the reverse. This one has reference number JP206. and also a serial #0910089. Unused. Grade: 1