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Tsingtau, Bismark Fort after war
Unused, aging card with pale brown caption on bottom front. A little online research is probably in order unless you know about this already. The photo is clear but it’s hard to make out just what happened. Grade: 2

Code: 20307085
Price: $6.00
Manchurian Customs
Bird cage? We’re not experts on Manchurian customs, alas. Nice, unused card with corner album indents visible on reverse but not on the front. Grade: 2

Code: 20307086
Price: $7.00
The Palanquin of Chinese
An iconic view on this unused, aged card, showing album indents on the corners but otherwise undamaged. Grade: 2

Code: 20307087
Price: $6.00
Shanghai, harbour
The caption calling Shanghai “the most busiest international harbour in Orient” may not be strictly true now, but anyone who has seen the city in the past few years cannot dispute that it is “the most” in many ways. Unused card, superb condition. Grade: 1

Code: 20307088
Price: $29.00
Different Coiffures and Costume of Chinese and Manchurian Ladies
Unused card, printed in Germany, and in superb condition. Let’s deviate from our standard description and say this card would be a terrific gift for a professor, or for a high-end hair styling salon, or for a fashion designer. Trust us. Grade: 1

Code: 20307089
Price: $9.00
Nankou Pass
Unused card from Germany, album indents on corners. On the lower left front corner there is a white area and we honestly can’t tell whether that is just a rock sticking into the picture, or what. It doesn’t seem like an abrasion on the card but we are not 100% certain, so we’ve downgraded the card. Grade: 3

Code: 20307090
Price: $6.00
Peking, Travelling chair
Peking is nowhere to be seen in this countryside view of the Chinese equivalent of a covered wagon. The card is unused and was printed in Germany. The right and left edges are abraded to suggest they were roughly cut from a strip, but we weren’t there when that happened; there are also minor album indents on reverse corners. A lovely card overall. Grade: 1

Code: 20307091
Price: $9.00
Chinese Children in the Country
Unused card #222 from Universal Postcard and Picture Co. of Shanghai. Despite minor edge abrasions, it’s another great entry in this series. Grade: 2

Code: 20307092
Price: $8.00
Graves in China
Superb unused card 209 from Universal Postcard & Picture Co. in Shanghai. Yes it’s a bit dark, but then so is the theme. Definitely a specialty card. Grade: 1

Code: 20307093
Price: $11.00
Shanghai, The Bund
The thought that anywhere in today’s Shanghai could look like this is unimaginable–or that it ever did. Unused Universal Postcard & Picture Co. card 301, photo by Lai Chong Photo Co., aging but how great would this card be for anyone with China connections. Grade: 2

Code: 20307094
Price: $34.00
Chinese cart
We like cards like this, on many levels, not the least because it takes dozens of Japanese characters (on a card of China) to say what two words in English communicate. On the back of this unused card, the phrase “Post Card” appears in 13 languages, not all of which we recognise. And one layer of the card is beginning to separate from another layer, on one corner, but this doesn’t affect the photo. Whew. Grade: 2

Code: 20307096
Price: $7.00
A Junk on the Yalu
It’s impossible now to know what this unused card would have looked like when it was new, though clearly a bit of colour would have helped. However it is still special in its own way, as it was issued by the South Manchuria Railway Company of Dairen and is not damaged. Grade: 2

Code: 20307097
Price: $9.00
Manchuria, High-Heel Dance
We like it that the caption writer says this is an “actual view” because we hate to think this pose was done just for the card! What a jovial group it is, too. Terrific card, mailed, with its 1-1/2 sen stamp and fully legible postmark and message written in Japanese. Some latent creasing but a wonderful ethnographic addition to your collection. Grade: 2

Code: 20307098
Price: $12.00
Manchoukuo, view of primitive omnibus
Unused card by Taisho, with album indents on the corners but not too serious. Actually that omnibus doesn’t look too primitive at all–only a little cozy if there’s more than one passenger. Grade: 2

Code: 20307099
Price: $7.00
Shanghai, Bird’s Eye View from the Bund
This Universal Postcard & Picture Co. card 267 was never mailed and so it is absolutely perfect for substantial framing and hopefully relocation back to a first-class Shanghai hotel or office–or your own home. Grade: 2

Code: 20307100
Price: $49.00
Jiuzhai Charm Postcards (set of 10)
The original price sticker seals the cardboard cover of this set of 10 cards shut, so we’ve not opened it, but what we see through the front window indicates these are nature scenes from the sprawling Jiuzhaigou National Park in Sichuan. That same sticker says there are 10 cards in the set. Grade: 1

Code: 203071000
Price: $18.00
Jiuzhai Charm Postcards (black cover) (Set of 10)
See our preceding entry 203071000. We assume these could be the same 10 cards, but the cardboard cover is black, not brown. Unused, unopened. Grade: 1

Code: 203071001
Price: $18.00
Jiuzhai Valley (Set of 6)
Still sealed in the original Cello-wrap, this set of six postcards includes scenes of Nuorilang Falls and other major elements of the national park, all shown in thumbnail shots on the rear cover. An elaborately packaged set. Grade: 1

Code: 203071002
Price: $18.00
Jiuzhaigou, Botanical Postcards (Set of 4, probably)
The official name of this set (in Chinese) is: Botanical Postcards. It’s still sealed in the original cello-wrap, with added price and bar code stickers. Apparently representing different botanical species from Jiuzhaigou Valley, and– from what we can see — giving scientific names like Taxus chinensis (a species of yew used to produce medicines for cancer treatment^,including Paclitaxel and Taxifolin. It can also be used in other ways and is protected under Chinese and international law.) We can’t honestly see how many cards are in the set. It looks like four. There is an attribution to China Post. Grade: 1

Code: 203071003
Price: $14.00
Juzhaigou Oak Tree Postcard Set
Please observe carefully: this item is sealed, unopened, in its original cello-wrap. The various stickers on that wrap (in Chinese) identify the name of the set as we show, and say what’s inside is/are made from “special paper, film”, 113mm x 225mm, from Sichuan Jiuzhaigou Zhongsha Tourism Culture Industrial Development Co. We can also see the cards’ reverses show attribution to China Post. BUT what we cannot see without opening the wrap is how many cards are in there. It could be as few as two. It looks like three. But we don’t know. They’re nice, and a good catch, but sorry we can’t be more specific. Grade: 1

Code: 203071004
Price: $12.00
Jiuzhaigou postcards in spring and autumn (Set)
Our scan shows the front and back of the glossy cover for this set. Chinese-language legends on the reverse tell us everything except how many cards are inside, and we don’t know because it remains sealed as originally purchased. There is a note that it was co-produced with China Post. So we can only guess something like 6-8 cards inside. The area in real-life is beautiful. We suspect the postcards are, too. Grade: 1

Code: 203071005
Price: $16.00
Jiuzhaigou Style Accessories Folklore (Set)
The blur over the middle of our scan is a sleeve inside the still-sealed original cello-wrap, not on the card inside. The individual cards (we’re not certain how many, it looks like six) are 6″ square and cut to resemble postage stamps. Co-produced with China Post. Grade: 1

Code: 203071006
Price: $16.00
Pandas Time Journey (Set)
Measuring 5-3/8″ x 7-3/4″ in the sealed cardboard cover, this set doesn’t tell us how many cards are inside but judging by a similar set we list later, we would guess as many as 16. Chinese (and some English)-language legends are scattered on both sides of the cover, including a glowing impression of the giant panda’s habitat and reputation, and another poetic if mysterious ode to reunion with the motherland. On the front it says, in English, “Music postcards” but we don’t know why. Don’t expect actual music. The barcode in our scan is on the cello-wrap, not the cover itself. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 203071008
Price: $24.00
Hello Panda (Set of 30)
Our scan shows the front cover of a sealed boxed set of 30 cards (93 x 143mm), and 30 thumbnail photos on the back would likely be those cards — but we can’t guarantee it because we’ll not disturb the seal. All 30 are pictures of pandas. A warning on the back says the packaging is not waterproof. We knew that. Grade: 1

Code: 203071009
Price: $24.00
Port Arthur (Manchuria), alm gum boat at dock
Unused card, album indent marks on corners, otherwise clean and nice. Made by Tokyo Design Printing Co, Kanda Tokyo, which probably by great coincidence is where we obtained this card many years ago. Grade: 2

Code: 20307101
Price: $8.00
Panda Town
An unused card in the spirit of “Where’s Waldo”, but without Waldo. A nice souvenir from Chengdu, Sichuan. Grade: 1

Code: 203071010
Price: $8.00
Panda gets fat
Ask ten people the meaning of the brief Chinese-language caption on this unused card, and you get ten different answers, but our best guess is that pandas get fat by letting people do their own exercise. The well-designed artwork features a play on traditional Sichuan hotpot. It’s a fun card. Grade: 1

Code: 203071011
Price: $6.00
Backward Panda
Unused card, irregular shape, measuring about 5-7/8″ x 6-3/8″. Grade: 1

Code: 203071012
Price: $6.00
Panda Hungry (novelty)
If you only read English, you might not notice anything unusual about this postcard. But Chinese-speakers will see that this is a “disc postcard”, or alternatively a “Limited Edition Fun Turntable Postcard”, subtitled “Panda loves hot pot”… and because the card remains sealed in its original cello-wrap, we can’t prove it, but we think this all means that the dishes contained within the hot pot are on a disc inside: note the small circular slot on the right edge, maybe indicating that an insert can be pulled out. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 203071013
Price: $12.00
Panda missing tooth (novelty)
In most respects the same type of card as we described in entry 203071013 just before this one. We’re guessing the hotpot contents swirl around, or there’s an insert. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 203071014
Price: $12.00
Pandas Time Journey (Set of 16)
If you refer back to our entry 203071008, this is similar except that we are able to see inside. This set does have 16 cards, each one bilingually captioned as to what the panda is doing. Our scan shows you the front and back cardboard cover. And no, there is nothing musical attached. This, and that other set, fully represent Sichuan’s dedication to all things panda. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 203071015
Price: $24.00
Leisure Panda (Set of 6)
A set of six art postcards by He Hongmei, all unused and in a paper envelope (our scan shows that) whose art shows one of the six cards. All have the panda paintings on fan-shaped backgrounds. Grade: 1

Code: 203071016
Price: $8.00
Pandas Face Changing (novelty)
Similar in construction to a few other cards just before this, an unused postcard representing two of Sichuan’s most iconic elements: the operatic Face Changing performance, and — of course — pandas. Note the slot on the lower right edge, suggesting there’s an inset inside that might change the view in the front window where the face would be. Complicated to explain, very nice to own. Grade: 1

Code: 203071017
Price: $14.00
Chinese Zodiac Postcard and Stamp Collection (Set of 12+)
We’ve opened the cover to show you the set of four stamps, released in November 2022, that’s attached in a sleeve to the inside front cover. Issued by China National Philatelic, each of the 12 cards (we show the front of one) represents an animal in the Chinese zodiac, and eh has an individual historical caption (in Chinese) on the reverse. QR and barcodes on the back of the cover might tell you more, but this set should have great appeal for anyone specialising in Oriental astrology. Grade: 1

Code: 203071018
Price: $22.00
The Charm of Jiuzhaigou Landscape (Set of 12)
Our scan shows two of the 12 high-quality unused cards in this set, the highlights of your own journey through Jiuzhaigou National Park. It really is a spectacular, somewhat remote location even though hordes of people manage to find it. Grade: 1

Code: 203071019
Price: $29.00
Ryojun (Port Arthur, Lushun) interview place
The caption, which may be too tiny for the scan, says: “The spot where General Nogi interviewed General Stoesslor, Suishiei, Ryojun.” The only way we could find in Google to learn anything about this was to enter “Suishiei” because there were so many different spellings of Stoesslor, and sure enough, the meeting was in 1904 at this location near Dalian at the time of the Russo-Japanese war. Japanese general Nogi Maresuke and Russian general Anatoly Mikhailovich Stessel (Stoesslor?) agreed on a cease-fire in that house, which was owned by a doctor. Apparently the agreement was signed on the operating table. The card came later, of course. Grade: 2

Code: 20307102
Price: $5.00
Ryojun (Port Arthur), Monument for dead members of Third Blockade Expedition
Another unused card from the Russo-Japanese War group. We won’t attempt to explain this one. Grade: 2

Code: 20307103
Price: $6.00
Shanghai, the money changer
The strange thing about this unused card is that it looks like a cheap reproduction of an original photo–but it’s not, it’s really the original, in B&W and on a flimsy paper stock. Still, the photo is great, with lots of advertising signs, as you can see. Album indents on reverse corners. A Taisho card. Grade: 1

Code: 20307104
Price: $24.50
Dairen, Erectric Park
It does sometimes occur that Japanese persons (who produced this old card) mix up the letters R and L when speaking or writing. That has happened here, with unintentionally ironic and funny consequence. You figure it out!! Unused card, some crunching on the lower right corner. Grade: 2

Code: 20307105
Price: $29.50
Great City Shanghai
Another unused Yamadashi card, printed by Kaigakenkyukai, calling Shanghai the “most busiest international harbour in Orient.” Clear blue skies and no traffic! Album indents on reverse corners, and minor edge abrasions. Grade: 2

Code: 20307106
Price: $34.00

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