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Train and terminals
This was (is) a lottery card, with pre-printed postage, but the sender’s additional stamp unaccountably covers up some of the entry number. With many other rubber-stamped (and official-looking) marks on the back, this is a nice if busy card measuring 4″ x 7-1/4″, mailed in 2011 with full postmark. Grade: 2
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Shenzhen, Lian Hua Hill, Deng Xiao Ping
Unused card with pre-printed postage, dated 2009, issued by China Post. Grade: 1
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Shenzhen, Dongmen shopping area
Unused card with pre-printed postage, dated 2009, issued by China Post. Grade: 1
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Shenzhen, City Hall (3D)
Unused card with pre-printed postage, dated 2009. Issued by China Post, it has the 3D-effect plastic ridging on very heavy stock. Grade: 1
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Shenzhen, City Hall (small)
Unused card, smaller than normal (3-1/8″ x 5″) with pre-printed postage, dated 2009 and issued by China Post. Grade: 1
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Shenzhen, Litchi Park
Unused card, with pre-printed postage, dated 2009 and issued by China Post. Grade: 2
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Guangzhou, Stamped Postcard of the 16th Asian Games Mascots (set)
A set of six unused cards in their original cardboard wrap. Grade: 1
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Universiade Shenzhen 2011 (Maximum cards) (set)
We are not certain how many cards are in this set–probably four–because they are still sealed in the original cellophane wrap. Issued by China Post, the cards are unused. The sticker on the lower right front is on the wrapper, not on the cards themselves. The item that says “Start Here” is a stamp. Grade: 1
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China Post – Happy Occasion
Unused card, issued by China Post probably in 2011, and whose left edge is cut to the contours of the postman. Unlike many other China Post products, this one does not have pre-printed postage. Grade: 1
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China Post – Make Progress Every Day
Unused card, issued by China Post probably in 2011, and whose left edge is cut to the contours of the postman. Unlike many other China Post products, this one does not have pre-printed postage. Grade: 1
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China Post – Parental Love
Unused card, issued by China Post probably in 2011, and whose left edge is cut to the contours of the postman. Unlike many other China Post products, this one does not have pre-printed postage. Grade: 1
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Beijing, Jingshan Park
Mailed in 2011, the card has four stamps and two full postmarks. Grade: 2
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FengHuang
FengHuang, with its colourful Miao history, is in Hunan Province. The card was mailed in 2011, with three different stamps, two postmarks, and two additional red “chops” for airmail and other. Left edge is perforated. Grade: 1
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Communist Party of China 1921-2011 (3D) (Maximum) (set of 6)
This is the outer glossy cardboard cover of a set of six unused, different, genuinely spectacular 3D-effect cards, made of that ridged plastic, and that change their picture as you move them around in your hand. The scans can’t show this, but as an example, item 20307347B (our next entry) is one of the cards. The scan shows hands holding grain in a wind farm, but from other perspectives you can see city skylines and a bullet train. Other cards have cultural, labour, and military themes. And on top of all of that, each card comes stamped with a mint Y1.20 stamp essentially making these Maximum Cards as well. Grade: 1
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Communist Party of China 1921-2011 (3D) (Maximum) (set of 6)
See 20307347A for full description of this set of six cards.
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Yue You Yue Jing Cai (Guangdong tour) (set)
Heavy book inside a heavy, glossy cardboard cover–the unit weighing about one kilo. All text inside the book is in Chinese, with the occasional website in western letters. Why websites? Because each of the 30 main pages (there are more) includes a postcard with pre-printed postage, showing a visitor attraction somewhere in Guangdong Province. Many of these pages also have what look like entry vouchers and descriptions. This is really outstanding, unique, and well worth the price. Grade: 1
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Wudalianchi (Maximum Cards) (set)
A set of three unused pieces of postcard artwork as Maximum cards, the complete set in cardboard wrap as issued by China National Philatelic Corporation in 2007 and postmarked accordingly. This scan shows the front of the cover only. See also entry 20307349B for one of the three cards. Two sets are available. Grades: 1
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Wudalianchi (Maximum Cards) – example (set)
A set of three unused pieces of postcard artwork as Maximum cards, the complete set in cardboard wrap as issued by China National Philatelic Corporation in 2007 and postmarked accordingly. This scan shows one of the three cards. See also entry 20307349A for the outside cover. Two sets are available. Grades: 1
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Chinese actors (Maximum cards) (set of 6)
Wow. Issued in 2007 by China National Philatelic Corporation (and postmarked accordingly), this set of six unused Maximum cards is captioned entirely in Chinese but shows traditional actors, with the main cover legend translating roughly as “Peking Opera, Raw Role”. The cards themselves are embossed, and the overall effect is stunning. Grade: 1
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Chinese actors (Maximum cards) – example (set)
Wow. Issued in 2007 by China National Philatelic Corporation (and postmarked accordingly), this set of six unused Maximum cards is captioned entirely in Chinese but shows traditional actors. The cards themselves are embossed, and the overall effect is stunning. This scan shows one of the cards. Grade: 1
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Reed Pipe Cave, The Hooped Mosquito Net
Hard to get more international than this card: a location in China, mailed from Malaysia (with three different stamps and blue Mel Udara sticker affixed), to USA, and now in Hong Kong. It can be yours, wherever you are. Grade: 3
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Huangshan (set)
This is a group of nine unused scenic views, from 2005, in glossy cover. We do not know whether the original set had more than nine cards or not, so if you are happy with the nine that are here, we are happy to sell them. Grades: 1
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Wuhan, Yueyang Tower
Mailed in 1988 with two stamps, and postmark. Grade: 2
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Scenery by the Lijiang River
Mailed from Hong Kong, in 1989, with two stamps and readable postmark. Grade: 4
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Pagoda Hill
Mailed from Hong Kong in 1989–two stamps but no legible postmark. Grade: 4
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Peaks Waking up from a dream (Mt. Shizong)
Two cards are available. One was mailed from Shenzhen to Hong Kong in 2011, and would be a nice card but has been heavily folded vertically through the middle so it did not survive the short trip (Grade: 5, $0.50). The other was mailed from Hong Kong in 1992 with six stamps (five are the same) and partly legible postmark (Grade: 4, $3).
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Hubei, Gezhouba Key Water Control
Nice card in great condition mailed with two large stamps and full postmark in 2012. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, Huangpu River at night
Unused 3-7/8″ x 9-1/2″ card. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, The Bund at night
Unused 3-7/8″ x 9-1/2″ card. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, Maglev
Unused 3-7/8″ x 9-1/2″ card. Riding this train is really an eye-opening experience. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, The Bund
Unused 3-7/8″ x 9-1/2″ card from 2010. Grade: 1
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Qibao Ancient Town
Unused 3-7/8″ x 9-1/2″ card from 2010, of this location 18 km from Shanghai. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, Oriental Pearl TV Tower
Unused 3-7/8″ x 9-1/2″ card from 2010. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, China Pavilion at 2010 Expo
Unused 3-7/8″ x 9-1/2″ card from 2010. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, Waibaidu Bridge
Unused 3-7/8″ x 9-1/2″ card from 2010. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, People’s Square
Unused 3-7/8″ x 9-1/2″ card from 2010. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, Yuyuan Garden
Unused 3-7/8″ x 9-1/2″ card from 2010. Grade: 1
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Shanghai, Middle Ring Elevated Road
Unused 3-7/8″ x 9-1/2″ card from 2010. Grade: 1
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Blue And White Porcelain
The little anomaly of a card made in PR China but mailed from Taiwan in 2011 with Taiwan stamp, full postmark, and a red smiley sticker. Grade: 3
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The Scenery of Qinghai
Nice card, bilingually subtitled “The Ancestor of Numerous Mountains,” mailed in 2012 with two different stamps, and postmark. Grade: 2