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Beautiful (set of 10) – cover
This set came out in 1986. The major Chinese character on the front means “beautiful”, it’s about good luck for the new year, and as you will see in 20307872B, there are Disney and other cartoon characters on the reverse of each card. However all these ten unused cards show scenery. The cover is beaten up a bit, but the cards are in good condition, so we will assign Grade: 2
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Beautiful (set of 10) – sample cards
See entry 20307872A for description. Here, we show you the fronts and backs of two of the ten cards in the set. The legends are all in a broad “happy new year” theme. Grade: 2
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Yenan (set of 12) – cover
Jonesing for Yenan postcards? This is an unused set of 12 from 1971, and as the text shows, the focus is on early days of Chairman Mao. See entry 20307873B for sample cards. The cover is badly abraded but the cards are fine. Grade: 2
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Yenan (set of 12) – sample cards
See entry 20307873A for the general description. Here’s a sample of four of the 12 cards in the set. Because of the abraded cover, Grade: 2
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Xi’an, old city (set of 8)
Issued in 1987, just before Xi’an became as famous for the terracotta warriors as it is now. This scan shows you the cover of the set of eight unused cards (see also entry 20307874B). Captioned in Chinese and English. Overall, Grade: 2+
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Xi’an, old city (set of 8) – four sample cards
See entry 20307874A for the general description. Here are four of the eight unused cards from 1987. Grade (overall): 2+
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Shanghai Confucian Temple (set of 12)
Set of 12 unused cards, measuring 4-1/2″ x 6-3/4″. The scan here shows you the outer cardboard cover. Grade: 1
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Precious Relics from Chang’an (set of 6)
Scan shows cover and two sample cards from the six (unused) cards in the set from Shaanxi Province. Grade: 1
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Jiangxi, Lu Shan (set of 10) – cover
Mount Lu or Lushan, also known as Kuanglu in ancient times, is situated in the northern part of Jiangxi province in southeastern China, and is one of the most renowned mountains in the country. (Thanks to Wikipedia for this.) We offer a set of ten unused glossy cards from 1972, on a variety of themes associated with the mountain and surrounding area. See also entry 20307877B. The cover is somewhat abraded; the cards are in good condition. Grade overall: 2
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Jiangxi, Lu Shan (set of 10) – four sample cards
See entry 20307877A. Here are four of the ten cards.
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Shanghai, Goddess of Peace Monument
On The Bund in Shanghai, the Goddess of Peace monument had its completion ceremony in 1924 but the statue itself was destroyed during the Japanese occupation. This is an old photo on an unused contemporary card. Grade: 1
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Peking, Tien An Men
Unused card from the Foreign Languages Press in Peking (Beijing), captioned in English and French. Grade: 1
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Peking, Tien An Men, sunset
Unused card from the Foreign Languages Press in Peking (Beijing), captioned in English and French. Or maybe it’s sunrise? Grade: 1
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Changbaishan, Er-dao-bai River
Up north in Jilin Province, and here on an unused postcard captioned in Chinese and English. Grade: 1
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The 13th National Winter Games of the PRC
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 212. Unused. Grade: 1
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Xi’an 2016 – 17th All-China Philatelic Exhibition
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 213. Unused. Grade: 1
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The 110th Anniversary of Southwest University
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 214. Unused. Grade: 1
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The 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Long March …
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 215. Unused. Grade: 1
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BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2016
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 216. Looking for a badminton postcard? Here it is. Unused. Grade: 1
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WFRS Regional Convention
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 217. Are you wondering what WFRS stands for? World Federation of Rose Societies. Unused. Grade: 1
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2016 Philatelic Week
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 218. Unused. Grade: 1
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The 1400th Anniversary of Yunju Temple in Fangshan District of Beijing
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 219. Unused. Grade: 1
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The 70th Anniversary of Jilin University
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 220. Unused. Grade: 1
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Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 221. Unused. Grade: 1
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Drama Shines in China and the West – Tang Xianzu and Shakespeare
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 222 (2-1). Unused. Grade: 1 (If you like this and 20307894, have both for $1.50)
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Drama Shines in China and the West – Tang Xianzu and Shakespeare
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 222 (2-2). Unused. Grade: 1 (If you like this and 20307893, have both for $1.50)
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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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Pengchengyingxiang (sealed set)
We rarely do this, but now’s a good time for it. This is a sealed set that we sourced from China Post in Shenzhen in 2017. Because it’s sealed in the original packing, we do not know how many cards are inside (our estimate: 10, but no guarantee) or what they’re about. A Google search only hints that these are probably art-related. If we knew, the price would be double. But we don’t, so it isn’t. Implied Grade: 1
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Chinese Dinosaurs (Maximum Cards) (set of six)
Nice set of six (otherwise unused) engraved maximum cards, issued by China National Philatelic in May, 2017. Our scan shows you three of the six cards in the set. Western names, but all other captioning on these dinosaur postcards is in Chinese. Grade: 1
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Art (Maximum Cards) (Set of six)
Our scan shows you four of the six cards in this set, issued by China National Philatelic in 2017. The other two cards are in a similar spirit, and there’s a cardboard cover (not shown). Somewhat unusually, postmarks are not all the same. Unused. Grades: 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. Two sets are available. Grades: 1
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Shenzhen Image (set of 19) – three cards
See 20307899A.
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Shenzhen Image (set of 19) – three more cards
See 20307899A. Remember, the price is for the whole set, not just these three cards.
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Innovation in Science and Technology (Maximum Cards) (set of five)
We did our best to show you parts of all five cards in this 2017 set MC-118 from China National Philatelic Corporation. There’s also a cardboard cover (not shown). Grade: 1
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Composers (Maximum Cards) (set of four)
The scan shows one full card and parts of the other three in this unused set MC-117 from 2017. If the signatures aren’t clear, you have Franz Schubert, Gustav Mahler, Frederic Chopin, and Franz Liszt. Why these four? Why does China do this? Only they know. Grade: 1
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Cambodia/PR China joint issue (Maximum Cards) (set of two)
Issued in 2017 with (PR) China National Philatelic as the lead sponsor, each of the two maximum cards in this set has a stamp and postmark corresponding to the correct country. It’s PRC set MC-119. Unused. Grade: 1
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Twenty-Five Royal Seals of the Qing Dynasty (Part One) (first 13 of set of 25)
This is Part One of a two-part set (see also our entry 20307903B), which must be sold together. Part One contains 13 unused cards, of which we show two as examples here, plus one panel of mint stamps (also in our scan). Now please move on to see the description for Part 2. The price we show here is for both parts together. Grade: 1
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Twenty-Five Royal Seals of the Qing Dynasty (Part Two) (second 12 of set of 25)
First, please read what we wrote for entry 20307903A. This set includes the remaining 12 cards of seals, and one more panel of mint stamps. Our scan shows one sample front of a card, one sample reverse of a card, and the cardboard cover similar for both parts of the entire set. You would be buying both parts of this set together for the listed price. Grades: 1
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Dream of the Red Chamber, a Masterpiece in Classical Chinese Literature (III) (set of four) (Maximum Cards)
This is a beautiful set of four maximum cards, issued by China National Philatelic in April 2018, of which our scan shows two pieces plus the cardboard cover. The other two cards are in a similar style. As a side note, Dream of the Red Chamber is one of the most famous (and most accessible) works of Chinese literature. Two sets are available. Grades: 1
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Mt. Shizhong (Stone-Bell)
Mailed in 1992, but from Hong Kong, using six stamps and with partly legible postmark. Grade: 3