-
Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Shihuang’s Mausoleum (Set of 5)
Our scan shows you one of the five cards, and most (not all) of the cardboard cover for this set TP43, issued by China Post and fully captioned in English and Chinese. Each card has a different, pre-printed, coloured stamp somewhat matching the main photo. AND, each card has an individual (i.e., for the set) serial number: this set is #0029924. Grade: 1
-
Mogao Grottoes (Maximum Cards) (Set of 4)
From Wikipedia (edited): “The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes, form a system of 500 temples, 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the center of Dunhuang, on the Silk Road, in Gansu province. The caves may also be known as the Dunhuang Caves; however, this term is also used as a collective term to include other Buddhist cave sites in and around that area, such as the Western Thousand Buddha Caves, Eastern Thousand Buddha Caves, Yulin Caves, and Five Temple Caves. The caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art, spanning a period of 2,000 years.” Our scan shows parts of the four cards, issued by China National Philatelic in 2024 as set MC-140, and the cardboard cover. Grade: 1
-
Joint PRC/France Issue (Set of 2) (Maximum Cards)
From 2024, a 2-card set published from the PRC side, with one stamped and postmarked in Chinese and the other in French. Officially, it’s China Post’s set MC-141. Grade: 1
-
Huangshan views (Set of 6)
This is an unopened set of six unused cards, all with coloured pre-printed postage, from China Post. They originated from the Huangshan Huaxu Tourism Culture and Creative Co., and while we have not seen all six views, one is of the Wenshu Temple, and one Chinese line translates as “Jieshi Strange Pine Trees are Even Stranger”. We don’t doubt that. Grade: 1
-
Qi Baishi (Set of 4)
Qi Baishi, a Hunan native, was a master of Chinese painting, calligraphy, and seal engraving in 20th-century China. This (unused) China Post set TP-44 of four cards, with coloured pre-printed postage, displays his work: our scan shows the cover and one of those cards. Somewhat exceptionally, there’s an extensive English explanation. Grade: 1
