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Rock Climbing
Unused card, blank on the reverse, whose theme and situation you will understand from similar entries. Not for sale to Hong Kong residents. Grade: 1
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Laser
Unmailed card with a strip of white paper bearing a QR code taped to the reverse — which itself has a lot of information and explanation. Not for sale to Hong Kong residents. Grade: 4
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City scenes
Unused card with a QR Code on the reverse. Not for sale to Hong Kong residents. Grade: 1
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We are Always Here
Unused card with a QR Code on the reverse. Not for sale to Hong Kong residents. Grade: 1
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I hope …
Unused card with a QR Code on the reverse. Not for sale to Hong Kong residents. Grade: 1
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You Don’t Listen
One of the most comprehensively iconic cards we have to represent the 2019-2020 situation. Unused, with different QR Codes on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Theme
Unused, with QR Code on the reverse and smudging from being handled. The design which plays with characters is creative and refers to one term but we can show none of it here. Not for sale to Hong Kong residents. Grade: 3
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Keep Your Heart Warm
The legend on this unused card is a bit confusing even to our local friends, but we’ve had to blank it out anyway. Maybe the QR Code on the back will explain. Or maybe not. Not for sale to Hong Kong residents. Grade: 1
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Spider
We didn’t know what to call this, but it’s graphic in all ways. Unused but heavily smudged from handling. QR Code on the reverse. Not for sale to Hong Kong residents. Grade: 3
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Future
Fully printed on both sides. If you tried, you could probably use it as a postcard, but not from here in Hong Kong. QR code on the back. Not for sale to Hong Kong residents. Grade: 1
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Raincoat
What you see is what there is: blank on the reverse, and unused. Grade: 1
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Time …
Unused, blank on the reverse, and not for sale to Hong Kong residents. Grade: 1
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Together
Unused, blank on the reverse, and not for sale to Hong Kong residents. The message revolves around “If…” Grade: 1
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Evolving social expressions
Among the first of 2020’s “expression” cards that we feel secure enough to post without censorship, having read through the Chinese text and believing there’s nothing wrong with it. It’s unused, and blank on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Abstract
Unused card, blank on the back apart from a large red legend all in Chinese, and a much smaller and more sensitive text in the stamp area. Grade: 1
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Wall of Post-It Notes
One of the four Beatles (JL) had walls named after him, and that’s what this unused card shows. Grade: 1
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Opinions
We’ve consulted others who agree that this card can be displayed without censorship, at least not for now. Unused, with more information (also all in Chinese) on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Crowd
Unused, and (we think) safe to display in its entirety. A QR Code on the back, you’ll need to see that for yourself. Grade: 1
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The Government
Unused, with a small section covered up for safety. Not for sale to Hong Kong or PRC residents. Grade: 1
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One Red Umbrella
Unused, and blank on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Text Only
Unused, and blank on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Sending love from Hong Kong (A)
We must be oblique here. Several Hong Kong people tried to leave the territory and were apprehended and held in PRC. This and some other cards are unused, but on the reverse is the address where a sympathetic writer could send a message to the facility in Shenzhen where they are/were being held. The situation of course is fluid, but the cards are not. Grade: 1
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Sending love from Hong Kong (B)
See our description for #20308899. Unused. Grade: 1
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#Save 12
We’ll call this a postcard (unused) though the reverse is blank. It refers to an incident we’ve described earlier, and we’ll leave it to you to find out more. Grade: 1
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The Autumn of Our Discontent
Forgive our liberties. Unused card, blank on the reverse, using Mid-Autumn Festival as a reference point for other events you probably know well by now. Grade: 1
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O Christmas Tree
Unused card, blank on the reverse, commemorating recent events. No, we’re not also going to list this under “Christmas” which went by almost without notice in Hong Kong in 2020 anyway. Grade: 1
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Skyline
Unused card, blank reverse, a work in progress for the “12” in question. Grade: 1
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The Christmas Pig
Unused, and blank on the reverse. You won’t be able to see it clearly in the scan, but the crystal ball held by pig contains a Christmas tree emblazoned with “Stand with” Hong Kong. Grade: 1
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Come Back Home – Merry Christmas (A)
Actual (unused) postcard with pre-printed address to which sympathisers could theoretically mail messages of support to persons being held in Shenzhen. Grade: 1
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Come Back Home – Merry Christmas (B)
Actual (unused) postcard with pre-printed address to which sympathisers could theoretically mail messages of support to persons being held in Shenzhen. Grade: 1
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Hong Kong Disneyland – 15th Anniversary – Operation Santa Claus (A)
One of two postcard variants Disney issued in 2020 to celebrate its 15th anniversary (even while the park was closed) and to generate proceeds for a local charity called Operation Santa Claus. These were really hard to get. Card measures 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″, and for good reasons can only be a very limited edition. Unused. Grade: 1
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Hong Kong Disneyland – 15th Anniversary – Operation Santa Claus (B)
One of two postcard variants Disney issued in 2020 to celebrate its 15th anniversary (even while the park was closed) and to generate proceeds for a local charity called Operation Santa Claus. These were really hard to get. Card measures 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″, and for good reasons can only be a very limited edition. Unused. Grade: 1
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Peaceful Christmas!
Unused card coming at the tail end (Christmas 2020) of the most turbulent time in Hong Kong’s recent history. Grade: 1
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Reporters
We are taking a chance by listing this 6″ x 8-1/4″ unused card, but without any comment. Grade: 1
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Coolies in Chinese Raincoats
This ancient and unused card from Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store is an iconic representative of that sub-class of original Hong Kong postcards highlighting what some foreigners thought other foreigners should see. For the record, we don’t see raincoats like this here any more. Or any raincoats at all: it’s usually too hot and steamy to wear them. Grade: 1
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Museum (A)
We refer back to some earlier postcards in our “Hong Kong” category, and want to advise that we are doing our best to be very careful about what we display. Unfortunately that means you will need to do your own research about this and the few cards to follow in this sequence. Not for sale to residents of Hong Kong or PR China. Grade: 1
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Museum (B)
See description for entry 20308928C. Grade: 1
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Museum (C)
See our description for 20308928C. Grade: 1
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Museum (D)
See description for 20308928C. Grade: 1
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Museum (E)
See description for 20308928C. Grade: 1