Starting a series of unused cards that came out during Hong Kong’s 2014 demonstrations against a political reform proposal that would have changed the way Hong Kong’s Chief Executive was elected.   Occasionally violent, often confusing, always colourful and noisy, the demonstration ended after 70+ days and the proposal was eventually defeated in 2015, though it’s doubtful that happened because of these demonstrations.  The cards show various scenes around the city, with yellow umbrellas being one of the iconic symbols.  All cards have the same design (yellow ribbon logo and more umbrellas) on the reverse.  All are Grade: 1

See description for 20308648.

See description for 20308648.

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See description for 20308648.  Banners like these were quickly hung from various spots in the territory and just as quickly taken down by the Government.

Mailed in 2015 with three different stamps and two special philatelic postmarks, along with a blue trilingual Air Mail label.  Grade: 1

You might think this is the same as our entry 20308319, but no.  It has its own reference number N811V, and was mailed in 2015 with stamp and special philatelic postmark.  Grade: 1

Unused, larger (4-3/4″ x 7-1/8″) card issued by the Hong Kong Government’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department, with the Hall “declared as monument in 1997”.  Grade: 1 

Hong Kong’s brilliant airport, Chek Lap Kok, opened in 1998.  Sometime in the mid-1990s, the New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office issued a book of large (4-7/8″ x 8-3/4″) postcards and we received some from that set, all unused, all with perforated top edge.  Continuing the series, this card shows “Buildings taking shape on the Central Reclamation (of Victoria Harbour)”.  Grade: 1

Hong Kong’s brilliant “new” airport, Chek Lap Kok, opened in 1998.  (Well, to many of us, it’s still new.)  Sometime in the mid-1990s, the New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office issued a book of large (4-7/8″ x 8-3/4″) postcards and we received some from that set, all unused, all with perforated top edge.  To continue the series, this card shows “The airport island is four times larger than (the old) Kai Tak airport”.  Grade: 1

First, let’s provide the English version of bilingual captions on the reverse:  “Hong Kong Post Office Hologram Postcard Series No. (3 through 8, each card a different number) to commemorate HONG KONG ’97 Stamp Exhibition from 12 to 16 February 1997”.  Note that the holographic stamp on the lower left is printed into the card, not attached.  The same is true for the three other stamps on the right, and pre-printed actual postage on the reverse.

We have two sets available.  One has no special postmarks on the reverse; the other (see scan) does.  The scan shows you three of the six cards in each set; the others include a highway interchange, bamboo scaffolding, and a ceremonial dragon.  The set without postmarks is Grade: 1 ($22).  One of the holographic stamps on one of the cards from the other set has a flaw, so the whole set is  Grade: 3 ($10).  Any questions?  Please ask us.  Unused, and with original cellowrap.

Unused card with pre-printed world-wide postage, from the Government’s Christmas Greeting Card Series No. 1.  Note that the postmark design on the front of the card is printed into the card and not applied separately.  Grade: 1