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’97 Celebrating the Return of Hong Kong, The Commemorative Card of Chinese Painting Exhibition (not postcards) – cover
Other than being four plastic cards, we don’t know what these are, but they are not postcards. We offer them in case you want a collectible from the 1997 Handover. There’s an outer paper envelope (not shown here) with Chinese handwriting on the front. This envelope contains a paper folio (shown here, opened); inside (see 20308728B) are four plastic cards that look like credit cards or bank ATM cards,that seem to have been useful for discounts somewhere–at the time–but we’re not sure about that. Apart from the writing on the front envelope, an implied: Grade: 1
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’97 Celebrating the Return of Hong Kong, The Commemorative Card of Chinese Painting Exhibition (not postcards) – the cards
See entry 20308728A for details.
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Ocean Park (set of 3)
This set of three unused cards is still sealed in its original wrap, so we show you the back, which has thumbnail photos of the cards inside. We excised the original price, though. (Side note: how many postcards are sold these days with legal warnings telling of a choking hazard for children under 3 years due to “sharp edges”?) Gosh … and just as odd, we were just over there and they no longer sell postcards of the Park itself. That seems strange. Grade: 1
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Museum Statue
Maybe you will understand our dilemma. Maybe not. We will explain anyway. We have customers in China and we don’t want our website to be banned there. If we showed the cards in this series uncensored, we would run that risk. So we are asking you to “read between the lines,” so to speak, and imagine what might be here. If you really want to know, ask us and we can e-mail the full version. Each card in this series (which we are selling individually, and all are unused) has a sticker with a crowdfunding request on the reverse, placed at source so the stickers are not a defect. Grade: 1
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Museum Relics
See our entry 20308730. Grade: 1
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Museum blanket
See our entry 20308730. Grade: 1
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Museum banner
See our entry 20308730. Grade: 1
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Museum Concert
See our entry 20308730. Grade: 1
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Museum tanks
See our entry 20308730. Grade: 1
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Museum Candlelight
See our entry 20308730. Grade: 1
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Hong Kong Disneyland, irregular shapes (set of 5)
A remarkably attractive set of five sturdy (unused) cards. The scan shows you how the bundle looks from the front, and also from the back, with thumbnail views of each of the five cards. Yes, that’s the original price tag in HK$, from which we removed the original number so as not to mislead you. Grade: 1
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Hong Kong Disneyland Spring Fiesta 2017 (set of 4 + sticker)
By definition, a limited edition. This is a set of four unused cards, and a separate sheet of the same size inside that is called a sticker though it looks more like a piece of paper to us. The scan shows you one card; the other three are of a similar theme/design. These are encircled by a thin cellowrap, and on the back of that there’s a design of the contents along with the original price tag covered by a bit of blue Disneyland tape showing that all this was paid for and not stolen. (This is how it works now that Hong Kong no longer offers free plastic bags.) Grade: 1
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New buildings of Central and Wan Chai
Unused card from (as the caption says) the 80’s. The focus is on Wanchai, not Central, and this is another card that would show you the building where we are sitting right now and typing this–if the building had been built yet. Grade: 2
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Hong Kong Disneyland 12th Anniversary set
We’re always watching for unique items from our local Disneyland, which becomes even more of a challenge with no Disney stores in town. But here’s something not to be repeated: a 12th Anniversary set of four postcards plus one sticker. Our scan shows you the front and back of this poly-wrapped set, and tape on the back is from the source. We’ve edited out the retail price from the other sticker. From 2017. Grade: 1
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Evening Scene of Hong Kong Island Viewed from Causeway Bay
Older card (mailed in 1970) but very heavily aged, and stamp was torn off. Airmail sticker is there, but we’d say this card is only good for the photo. Grade: 5
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Bird’s eye view of Central and Eastern District
Judging from what we know even from our own history, we think this photo dates from the early 1960s. Unused card, aging. Grade: 2
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Hong Kong by night, overlooking from Kowloon
Another unused, aging card, from what we think might be the 1960s. Grade: 2
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Hong Kong & Kowloon from the Peak
Seems strange to see this view without so many of the new buildings and with so many of the torn-down ones. Not to mention what’s happened with the Harbour. Unused. Highly aged. Grade: 3
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Peak Tower Restaurant
Many dining options remain at Victoria Peak, but not this, not now. Unused, aged card. Grade: 3
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Kai Tak Airport at night with its Modern runway illuminated
You probably already know this airport closed in 1998. Totally unrecognizable now. Unused card, maybe 1960s. Grade: 2
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Kai Tak Airport with runway
The front of this card is fine. However it had been mailed in 1971, with torn airmail sticker; stamp is gone, and no postmark. Grade: 4
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Kai Tak Olympic Park
Unused, but terrible condition on front and back. Grade: 5
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Lok Ma Chau
On the border with Shenzhen (PR China), just one more example of a scene that has totally vanished. Unused, aged card. Grade: 3
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Homeward Bound Junks at sundown
Unused, serrated edges, and very, very heavily browned with age on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Tai Pak floating restaurant
The restaurant was established in 1952 and, maybe unaccountably, is still there as part of a complex. There were more, but restaurants come and restaurants go. Tai Pak was featured in the 1955 film Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing and also in 1973’s Enter the Dragon. Unused but heavily aged card. Grade: 3
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Hong Kong & Kowloon from the Peak
Very heavily aged and handled old unused card. The photo? Maybe early 1960’s? The words in red, we know: Hong Kong. Grade: 4
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Paintings and Calligraphy of Professor Jao Tsung-i (set of seven)
Our scan only shows the first of seven cards in this (unused) set, because it’s still in the original cellowrap and we’ve not opened it. But we have seen the other cards elsewhere, and they are, as the title suggests, paintings and calligraphy in this vein. This is Hong Kong Government’s Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 56, with pre-printed worldwide airmail postage. Grade: 1
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Mongkok, Virginia and Florida Hotels
From 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. Grade: 1
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Mongkok, Virginia Hotel
From 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. Grade: 1
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Central District
From 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. This photo features International Finance Centre #2. Grade: 1
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Rickshaws
From 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. The local Government stopped issuing rickshaw licenses some years ago, and allowed the existing (old man) holders to serve out their time. So where did the rickshaws go? These two were parked out near the City Hall Carpark for years, for sale. But who could buy them? Almost no flats are big enough to put one. Grade: 1
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Kowloon, night view
From 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. Grade: 1
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Kwai Chung
From 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. At least we think this is Kwai Chung’s container terminal area but it’s hard to tell. Grade: 1
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Ocean Park
From 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. Considerable social pressure exists on this theme park to stop live animal shows. Grade: 1
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Kowloon City, night scene
From 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. We strongly believe (but not 100%) that this is a view in Kowloon City. Grade: 1
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Wanchai, Lockhart Road, American Restaurant
From 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. Nothing at all “American” about this restaurant, which is quite close to us. You just need to see the story about how and when it got its name. Grade: 1
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Victoria Harbour at night
From 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. Grade: 1
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Star Ferry
From 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. This is on board one of the few remaining Star Ferry vessels moving back and forth between Hong Kong Island and the mainland (Kowloon). Grade: 1
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Ocean Park cable cars
From 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. Ocean Park is one of Hong Kong’s two main theme park attractions (along with Disneyland). Grade: 1
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Central District, Banks
From 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. On the left, the Bank of China HQ. The gray building under the “Ko” in Kong is HSBC HQ. Grade: 1