Hong Kong SAR of China – Page 21 – Global Postcard Sales

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Look Right –>
Ending a series of unused cards that don’t have captions. Because we live here in Hong Kong, we have filled in some of the gaps to let you know where the pictures were taken, but this sign is fairly common and could be anywhere in the city. Grade: 1

Code: 20308788
Price: $1.00
Hong Kong Museums Collection: Bamboo Carvings (set of six) – box
This is a set of six cards, in a very sturdy cardboard box that almost feels like wood. Our scan shows the front of the box; see 20308789B for sample cards. It’s Hongkong Post’s “Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 57,” and each card has pre-printed, coloured, global postage and a special first-day-of-issue (14 November 2017) postmark. Our other scan shows you the examples of how one front and one reverse look, but of course all six cards are different within a similar theme. Grade: 1

Code: 20308789A
Price: $31.00
Hong Kong Museums Collection: Bamboo Carvings (set of 6) – two cards
See 20308789A.

Code: 20308789B
Price: $31.00
Stella Lou (Hong Kong Disneyland) (set of three) – front cover
This scan shows you the front cover of an unopened (and therefore unused) set of three cards, two of which might be irregular shapes. Original price and sales stickers are on the back, and you can see those plus what we assume are the cards in our scan 20308790B. Grade: 1

Code: 20308790A
Price: $10.00
Stella Lou (Hong Kong Disneyland) (set of three) – back cover
See description for 20308790A.

Code: 20308790B
Price: $10.00
Duffy (Hong Kong Disneyland) (3D) (set of 3)
This scan shows you the front cover of an unopened (unused) set of three cards, described on the reverse cover as Lenticular. Original price and sales stickers are on the back, and you can see those plus what we assume are the cards in our scan 20308791B. Grade: 1

Code: 20308791A
Price: $14.00
Duffy (Hong Kong Disneyland) (3D) (set of three) – reverse cover
See our entry 2030871A.

Code: 20308791B
Price: $14.00
Hung Hom
Hung Hom, near the railway station, is not an area featuring on many Hong Kong postcards. Two of these unused cards, from the Tourism Board, are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20308792
Price: $2.00
The Peak
Captioned “The Peak,” more properly From The Peak, this atmospheric photo on an unused card from the Tourism Board. Two cards are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20308793
Price: $2.00
Tai O, Lantau Island
Two of these unused cards are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20308794
Price: $2.00
Tung Ping Chau
Tung Ping Chau, not the same as Peng Chau, sits in Mirs Bay and is the easternmost outlying island of Hong Kong. This crescent-shaped island, measuring 600 metres long and 2000 metres wide, is renowned for strange rock formations. Two of these unused cards are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20308795
Price: $2.00
Tian Tin Buddha
Unused “postcard bookmark” (yes, it says that) measuring 4″ x 7.125″. Grade: 1

Code: 20308796
Price: $2.00
Hong Kong Tian Tin Big Buddha
Unused card measuring 5.125″ x 7.125″ from the nearby Ngong Ping Village area. Grade: 1

Code: 20308797
Price: $3.00
Hong Kong by Night II (set of four)
This is a set of four unused cards issued by Hongkong Post in 2018, each with pre-printed colour postage and a special philatelic postmark. It is Hong Kong’s Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 58. Our scan shows three of the four cards; the fourth is a time-lapse view of Central District. In the original cellowrap. Grades: 1

Code: 20308798
Price: $9.00
Hong Kong Disneyland 13th Anniversary Set (Set of 4 + sticker)
Have a look at our entry for item 20308740 (12th Anniversary), and this is the same concept: official set of four postcards and one sheet of stickers for the 13th anniversary. Our scan shows front and back of the cardboard cover (including thumbnails of each card and the sticker sheet). The green tape was placed at point of purchase, and again, we edited out the original price. Grade: 1

Code: 20308799
Price: $42.00
Hong Kong Island at night
The same card as our entry 20308342, but mailed in 2018 with three stamps and two postmarks. Grade: 1

Code: 20308800
Price: $3.00
Yuen Long Industrial Estate & Sewage Treatment Works, N.T.
The same as earlier card 20308476, but this one was mailed with three different stamps and two special philatelic postmarks. We like “unusual” but this tops our list of weird postcards. Grade: 1

Code: 20308801
Price: $4.00
Having a moment
This is an ad card for two F&B outlets in Swire Properties’ “Star Street Precinct” of Wanchai. Looks good, right? All of that building you see on the right, with Classified and Pizza Express, is now gone — pulled down by Swire and to be replaced with something undoubtedly much larger. (We live nearby, and see daily changes.) Mailed with three different stamps and two postmarks. Grade: 1

Code: 20308802
Price: $3.00
Trams (A. Eichman)
An understated ad card for the photographer Andre Eichman, mailed with three different stamps and faint postmark. To make one thing clear, the stamp and postmark you see in the scan are part of the design of the card and not an actual attached stamp. What’s on the reverse is real, of course. Grade: 1

Code: 20308803
Price: $2.00
Hong Kong Island
Brilliant, unused, 5-1/4″ x 7″ card showing Victoria Harbour and a Star Cruises ship, among many other things — including, most rarely for a postcard, the building where we live. A shame we cannot see the harbour as clearly as the postcard sees us. Grade: 1

Code: 20308804
Price: $3.00
The Peak Tower
Yes, this is the same card as our entry 20308324, though mailed in 2018 with three different stamps and postmark. We’ve priced it lower to reward you for reading this far. Grade: 1

Code: 20308805
Price: $2.00
The grand view of Hong Kong Harbour
Same as our entry 20308671, except this one was mailed in 2018 with three different stamps and a large, clear philatelic postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20308806
Price: $3.00
Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree
Beginning a short series of unused cards issued by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. The original, and auspicious, attraction was overcome by an event detailed in Wikipedia and abridged here: “On Feb 12, 2005, the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, one of the branches was broken due to (the) large amount of oranges and paper offerings thrown onto the banyan tree. The accident injured a man and a boy. Tree experts examined the condition of the wishing tree, concluding that all unhealthy branches would be removed, and the throwing of “Bao Die” was quickly prohibited by the government, (though continuing) the wishing tradition by letting people hang offerings on a wooden frame placed next to the original tree. Due to the lack of attractiveness of the attraction, a new plastic tree from Guangzhou was purchased in late 2009, and plastic mandarin oranges are now only allowed to be tied to the branches.” Hmm … plastic tree, plastic oranges. Sounds like a thoroughly modern tradition to us. Grade: 1

Code: 20308807
Price: $3.00
Tai Mo Shan
Continuing a series of unused cards issued by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. This is only captioned as “Hong Kong’s highest point,” which — because we live here — we know to be Tai Mo Shan (Chinese: 大帽山) at 957m. We think it would have been nice to put that on the card, but still … Grade: 1

Code: 20308808
Price: $3.00
Chinese New Year sincere prayers
Continuing a short series of unused cards issued by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. Grade: 1

Code: 20308809
Price: $3.00
Traditional shrimp paste making
Unused card issued by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. The bridge is not identified in the caption, but we think it is Kap Shui Mun (汲水門大橋,) and if we’re wrong, someone will surely let us know. Grade: 1

Code: 20308810
Price: $3.00
The new and the old
Continuing our series of unused cards from the Hong Kong Tourism Board, this one talks about “The new and the old coexist in harmony” but doesn’t say exactly where that is. Give us a lot of time and we could figure it out, but does it matter? Grade: 1

Code: 20308811
Price: $1.00
Mid-Autumn Fire Dragon dance
Continuing the series of unused “Reframing Hong Kong” postcards from Hong Kong Tourism Board. Grade: 1

Code: 20308812
Price: $3.00
Enjoy a hot cup of tea
Continuing the series of unused cards from the Hong Kong Tourism Board. This fellow, and others like him, have an impressive aim. Grade: 1

Code: 20308813
Price: $3.00
Tai O
Continuing a series of unused cards from Hong Kong Tourism Board. The card calls Tai O “The Venice of Hong Kong.” Maybe, but they need to see Venice first. Grade: 1

Code: 20308814
Price: $3.00
Siu Mei
Ending our series of unused cards issued by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. Siu mei is the generic name in Cantonese cuisine (popular in Hong Kong and Macau) given to meats roasted on spits over an open fire or a wood-burning rotisserie oven. It creates a unique, deep barbecue flavor and the roast is usually coated with a flavorful sauce. Grade: 1

Code: 20308815
Price: $3.00
Characters in Jin Yong’s Novels (set of 7)
First, who is Jin Yong? Let Wikipedia describe in this adoring tribute (we’ve condensed it): “Louis Cha Jing-yong (查良鏞; 6 February 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (金庸), was a Chinese wuxia (“martial arts and chivalry”) novelist and essayist who co-founded Hong Kong daily newspaper Ming Pao in 1959 and served as its first editor-in-chief. He was Hong Kong’s most famous writer. His wuxia novels written between 1955 and 1972 earned him a reputation as one of the greatest and most popular wuxia writers ever. According to The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature, Jin Yong’s novels are considered to be of very high quality and are able to appeal to both highbrow and lowbrow tastes.”

We offer a set of seven unused cards from Hongkong Post’s Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 59, each with pre-printed postage, and a special first day of issue cancellation. Our scan shows the front and back of sample cards. Grade: 1

Code: 20308816
Price: $24.00
The Peak Tower
Same card as our entry 20308805, but mailed in 2019 with three different stamps, two full postmarks, and blue Air Mail sticker from a now-closed post office. Grade: 1

Code: 20308817
Price: $3.00
Black & White night view
The same card appears elsewhere, but not like this: mailed in 2018 with five stamps, blue Air Mail sticker, and two philatelic postmarks from a now-closed post office. On this, you can’t lose. Grade: 1

Code: 20308818
Price: $3.00
The 150th Anniversary of Stamp Issuance
Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 47, a single card with pre-printed airmail postage, and mailed in 2018. Full philatelic postmark from a now-closed post office. Grade: 1

Code: 20308819
Price: $3.00
Panorama of the Victoria Harbour
Yes, a card like this is listed before, but different condition. In 2011, Hongkong Post made an offer that HK persons could mail a card for free on one day as long as they put their return address on it. How strange. But we did, and it went. Hongkong Post used a postage meter where the stamp would have gone. Grade: 1

Code: 20308820
Price: $3.00
Liberty Leading
No, the unused postcard does not look like this, and neither do any of those with empty white areas that follow. It’s the first of many different cards showing certain events in Hong Kong beginning in summer 2019 — in this case, one specific action on Hong Kong Island. If we showed these cards in full, we would be quite foolish. These will be rare postcards eventually. If you want to see the full scan of this or the others, we can probably e-mail you, depending on where you live, but it will depend on circumstances of the day. Grade: 1

Code: 20308821C*
Price: $29.00
No Rioters
Please see our explanation for item 20308821C. This unused card is a reasonably typical view of an individual participant. Grade: 1

Code: 20308822C*
Price: $19.00
Sheung Shui
Please see our explanation for item 20308821C. This unused card shows a large event in an outlying location near the border. Grade: 1

Code: 20308823C
Price: $24.00
Tuen Mun
Please see our explanation for item 20308821C. This unused card is one of a few contrasting “normal” times with abnormal events. Grade: 1

Code: 20308824C*
Price: $26.00

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