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The Panorama of HK & Kowloon at night
At least three of the world’s tallest buildings are in this photo. Two cards are available. One is unused (Grade: 1, $4) and the other was mailed in 2015 with its stamp and a special philatelic postmark (Grade: 1, $5).

Code: 20308314
Price: $4.00
Tsing Ma Bridge
Thirty years ago, the idea of a bridge from Hong Kong to Lantau was almost unthinkable, much less having the airport out there. So we should think more. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20308315
Price: $4.00
Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon Peninsula
Unused card on an extraordinarily clear day. Trust us on that one. Grade: 1

Code: 20308316
Price: $1.00
The Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre at night
Two cards are available. One is unused (Grade: 1, $2) and the other was mailed in 2015 with three different stamps and special philatelic postmark (Grade: 1, $4).

Code: 20308317
Price: $2.00
Chek Lap Kok Airport
Replaced the old Kai Tak Airport in 1998, and never looked back. Several unused cards are available (Grades: 1, $1) and one other, mailed from Hong Kong in 2010 with commemorative stamp and full postmark (Grade: 1, $7).

Code: 20308318
Price: $1.00
Central and Wanchai at dusk
Unused card. Much of that water is gone now. Grade: 1

Code: 20308319
Price: $5.00
Victoria Peak, Lions Pavilion
And in this photo we have what were, at the time, four of the world’s 20 tallest buildings. “Good thing there are no earthquakes in Hong Kong,” you might say. Ah, but there are! Several unused cards are available (Grades: 1, $4) and one that was mailed in 2012 from Victoria Peak itself, with Year of the Dragon stamp and a special Peak postmark, along with postal creasing (Grade: 2, $6).

Code: 20308320
Price: $4.00
Night view of Victoria Harbour
The Harbour, and therefore the Night View, is smaller now. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20308321
Price: $4.00
Causeway Bay typhoon shelter
The Salem sign is a dead giveaway (double pun intended, thank you) that this photo is a few years old. No more of that now, nor, really, of the typhoon shelter itself. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20308322
Price: $2.00
Lantau, Giant Buddha
Now accessible via the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Cars, the Giant Buddha is a key visitor attraction. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20308323
Price: $4.00
Peak Tower
This building reinvents itself from time to time, and one thing we have always appreciated is that the prices of most things are not all that much higher than they are down at ground level. But don’t go expecting a great view. Sigh. Several unused cards are available (Grades: 1, $2). Also one mailed from Victoria Peak in 2011 with five stamps and two special Peak postmarks (Grade: 1, $6) and another of similar description but mailed in 2012 with three stamps (Grade: 1, $5), and one more mailed in 2012 with the special postmark and one “lighthouse” stamp (Grade: 2, $5).

Code: 20308324
Price: $2.00
Peak Tram
Accurate at the time, but nothing looks like this now. Darker paint? Newer version of carriages? A touch of smog? Whatever. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20308325
Price: $5.00
Causeway Bay, Excelsior Hotel
One of a select group of hotels we like to call “survivors.” And, just so you know, this card shows a view east from the hotel, not the hotel itself. It’s 5″ x 7″ and unused. Grade: 1

Code: 20308326
Price: $3.00
Excelsior Hotel
Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20308327
Price: $3.00
Man Mo Temple (set of four)
These are special. The set of four different unused cards (we only show one here, through the plastic wrap they are provided in) comes directly from the counter in this, Hong Kong Island’s oldest Taoist temple, dating from 1847. If you buy these, you are contributing to the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals that administers the temple. And if you come to Hong Kong, this temple is a must-see. Grades: 1

Code: 20308328
Price: $14.00
Ocean Park Amazing Asian Animals (set of seven)
Two of these unused sets are available, from 2010, each set wrapped in the original pre-printed cellophane as officially issued by Hong Kong Post. Each card has the stamp (with corresponding animal) pre-printed, good for mailing anywhere in the world–if you’re in Hong Kong, that is. Ocean Park is one of Hong Kong’s two iconic amusement parks. Grades: 1

Code: 20308329
Price: $22.00
Cheung Chau Bun Festival (set of five cards)
This is a set of five different 5-1/8″ x 7″ unused cards portraying one of Hong Kong’s most famous localized events. The cards are normally only available on Cheung Chau Island during the festival period, which takes place once a year and involves tall steel towers, lots of buns, a midnight race, and then a scramble for the ferry. Two sets are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20308330
Price: $12.00
All Wrong Act Now
To make a long story short, you need to live in Hong Kong to know what this is all about. The key idea is “timetable for democracy,” and not everyone has the same concept. These 5-3/8″ x 8-1/4″ cards were mailed to all residents, with pre-printed Hongkong Post circular postage on the reverse. All but a very few words are in Chinese. Grade: 1

Code: 20308331
Price: $5.00
Cheung Chau Bun Festival (set of ten cards)
An unused set of ten different 4-1/4″ x 6-1/4″ cards, in a photographic wrap and then all inside a sealed plastic wrap. See item 20308330 for a brief description of the festival, but this photo gives you the idea. Grade: 1

Code: 20308332
Price: $16.00
Island Shangri-La Hotel
Unused, contemporary 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20308334
Price: $1.50
The Great Motherland, Island Shangri-La Hotel
Unused, contemporary 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20308335
Price: $1.50
Island Shangri-La Hotel, exterior
Unused, contemporary 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20308336
Price: $1.50
Chinese junk
The photo on this unused card dates from the late 1970s or so. The only sails like this now visible in Hong Kong Harbour are on tourist vessels, and almost none of those. You know how else we know it’s an old picture? The crystal-clear sky. Mailed in 2011 with five stamps, two full postmarks, and blue trilingual airmail sticker. Grade: 2

Code: 20308337
Price: $8.00
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
Two of these unused cards are available, printed on extremely heavy stock and “celebrating 20 years of authentic hospitality.” Grades: 1

Code: 20308338
Price: $3.00
New Look at The Peak
Unused 5.25″ x 7″ card, and despite the caption of “New Look at The Peak,” there is actually a much newer look now. Grade: 2

Code: 20308339
Price: $3.00
Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel
Eight of these contemporary, unused 4″ x 7.88″ cards are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20308340
Price: $1.00
Boat People in Causeway Bay
Unused card from (likely) the mid-to-late 1990s, judging from the Salem sign in back and the absence of one very tall building (IFC2) that was just being built. Alas, this type of scene is more or less gone from Hong Kong now. It used to be possible to sit in a sampan and other boats would glide alongside and cook a meal for you. What with pollution and all, that might not be so much fun now anyway. Grade: 1

Code: 20308341
Price: $4.00
Hong Kong Island at night
Unused card from early 2000s, showing the nightly laser show emanating from the taller buildings of Hong Kong Island. The one in the middle with all those beams is the newer Bank of China Building. Grade: 1

Code: 20308342
Price: $2.00
Hongkong Post Greetings
Looks like an envelope, but of course not–it’s a 4-3/4″ x 6-1/2″ card mailed by Hongkong Post in 2010 to subscribers of its new stamp issue programme. The reverse has pre-printed postage, our address, and seasonal greetings. Grade: 1

Code: 20308343
Price: $1.00
The Panorama of Hong Kong & Kowloon at night
Two of these unused cards from the early 2000s are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20308345
Price: $4.00
Stanley Market
Unused card. Tourists love this place. Locals don’t, so much. Grade: 1

Code: 20308346
Price: $2.00
Harbor of Hong Kong, China
Unused and unattributed card from the early 20th century, it’s interesting to read the caption on the reverse–which was directed toward American consumers, we think. Heavily aged. Grade: 3

Code: 20308347
Price: $18.00
Repulse Bay Hotel by night
Though the photo itself is beyond unexciting, the hotel did have its history, and because it was mailed in 1924 with stamp and postmark, it has historical value. Grade: 3

Code: 20308348
Price: $11.00
Year of the Rabbit (2011) (set of 4)
The set of four cards, unused, remains in its original cellowrap. Grade: 1

Code: 20308349
Price: $12.00
Year of the Rabbit (2011, postage prepaid) (set of four)
We have eight mint sets of these 4-3/4″ x 6-1/2″ cards (four different cards per set), issued by Hongkong Post and still in their original cellophane wrapping. Unlike the earlier set, these are “Postage Prepaid” (airmail postage printed on the card) as “Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 44.” Grades: 1

Code: 20308350
Price: $24.00
Year of the Rabbit (2011, stamped) (set of four)
We have two mint sets of these 4″ x 6″ maximum cards (four different cards per set), issued by Hongkong Post and still in their original cellophane wrapping. Unlike other sets, these are first-day-of-issue stamped and specially postmarked on the front of each card. Grades: 1

Code: 20308351
Price: $30.00
Chinese villagers
We’re not certain whether the scene was meant to represent Hong Kong or China, but the publisher was Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store, Hong Kong’s most prominent postcard supplier of that early era. So we list this in Hong Kong. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20308352
Price: $21.00
Poor Chinese Children
We’re not certain whether the scene was meant to represent Hong Kong or China, but the publisher was Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store, Hong Kong’s most prominent postcard supplier of that early era. So we list this in Hong Kong. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20308353
Price: $21.00
Hong Kong Island and Kowloon (3D)
The Landsat-7 fusion image is published by Geocarto International Centre, and the 3D effect (ridged plastic) is realistic. We have two of these. Grades: 1

Code: 20308357
Price: $8.00
Lantau Island (3D)
The Landsat-7 fusion image was published by Geocarto International Centre in 2009, and the 3D effect (ridged plastic) is realistic. You can see Chek Lap Kok Airport as the lighter area on the northern shore. Grade: 1

Code: 20308358
Price: $8.00

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