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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
Admiralty
Please see our explanation for item 20308821C. This unused card is another of those contrasting normal and not-so-normal scenes, this one in an area adjoining Central District. Grade: 1

Code: 20308825C*
Price: $26.00
Stand with …
Please see our explanation for item 20308821C. This unused card is a reasonably typical view of nearly nightly events in and around Central District. Phenomenal postcards. Grade: 1

Code: 20308826C
Price: $29.00
Admiralty 616
Please see our explanation for item 20308821C. This unused card is an alternative daytime view of another mass event in an area near Central District. Grade: 1

Code: 20308827C
Price: $29.00
Wong Tai Sin
Please see our explanation for item 20308821C. This unused card is one of a few contrasting “normal” times with abnormal events, in a well-known part of Kowloon. Grade: 1

Code: 20308828C*
Price: $26.00
Mong Kok
Please see our explanation for item 20308821C. This unused card is another of a few contrasting “normal” times with abnormal events, but in this case Mong Kok is one of the most densely populated urban areas in the world. Grade: 1

Code: 20308829C*
Price: $26.00
Umbrella, shrouded
Unused card representing events covered in our recent entries just before this. The reverse is blank apart from a QR Code and a Twitter legend. Grade: 1

Code: 20308830
Price: $19.00
Ukraine
Is this a postcard? That would be up to you. It’s the right size and shape. The front is as you see here. The reverse has bilingual Chinese and English legends about civil action, referring to a season in Ukraine. If this puzzles you, ask us by e-mail (Grades: 1, $6). We also have two cards with the same drawing on the front, but blank on the reverse (Grades: 1, $3).

Code: 20308831
Price: $6.00
Basic Rights
See our explanation for 20308821C. Some cards focus on photos; others on art; and others do their best to make light of the subject. Grade: 1

Code: 20308832C
Price: $16.00
Stand with Hong Kong (set of 4)
Refer to entry 20308821C as to why the photo looks like this. The white strip in the middle is a paper sleeve that keeps the four cards together. By now you may be wondering why most of this type of card are relatively expensive. They typically weren’t free at the source. Vendors “requested” extra payment to help fund their activities. Reminder, if you want to see full photos, ask us. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 20308833C*
Price: $36.00
Moon and umbrella
Refer to earlier entries for the story. This (unused) card is blank on the back, and we have two of them. Grades: 1

Code: 20308834C
Price: $8.00
Old Master Q (set of 8)
Our scan shows the front and the back of a sample card from this set, Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 60 from Hongkong Post. (We’ve just edited out the original selling price.) Note that these cards were printed with global airmail postage, but for the two sets we have available, one is postmarked with a GPO cancellation and the other with a special philatelic cancellation. So let us know which set(s) you want. Google will tell you a lot about Old Master Q! Grades: 1

Code: 20308835
Price: $22.00
Prince Edward MTR, covered by notes and flowers
Please again refer to recent entries along the same lines as this one. Prince Edward MTR (if you’re American, “subway”) station is at the focal point of one of the more contentious areas in Kowloon. That wall of notes is colloquially known in Hong Kong as a (name of one non-living Beatle) wall. A few of these cards are available, and the reverse is blank. Grade: 1

Code: 20308836C*
Price: $12.00
Vista with bicycle
We are running out of ways to be evasive, but as long as the situation here continues, we have no choice. A few of these cards are still available, blank on the back. They’re colourful, showing lots of posters and walls of notes for passing bicyclists to peruse (Grades: 1, $12; but there’s one card with a small abrasion on the lower left corner (Grade: 3, $4).

Code: 20308837C*
Price: $12.00
Female Warrior
A few of these cards, blank on the back, are available. The artwork shows a large, neo-Gothic almost manga-style artwork of a female ready for — it seems — just about anything. Feel free to ask … Grade: 1

Code: 20308838C
Price: $14.00
Lion Rock (set of 2)
Here are two cards, not exactly postcards because there is no place to write a message. Each card measures 6/1-2″ x 3-1/4″ and the reverse of one is the front of the other. They work together as a set. While not overtly political, anyone who lives in Hong Kong and who reads between the lines will know the references perfectly well. Grade: 1

Code: 20308839C*
Price: $19.00
A Wa.. against the W.. (set of 5)
The scan will give you the best possible idea of these five unused cards, still in their original cellowrap. Recently, Hong Kong’s considerable artistic talents have been put to extensive use. Grade: 1

Code: 20308840C
Price: $39.00
2020 (set of 5)
Continuing our series of cards emerging from events that started in mid-2019, this set of five unused postcards is still in its original cellowrap. If you want to see anything uncensored, just ask. Grade: 1

Code: 20308841C
Price: $34.00
Set of 13
We couldn’t think of an acceptable name for this set of 13 unused cards, because its official name would probably not last very long. Our scan shows two of the 13, and others are variations on the theme. This set, while more expensive, covers 2019 events comprehensively. Grade: 1

Code: 20308842C*
Price: $89.00
Average Guy (set of 5)
The set of five unused cards may each be “Just a Postcard” (as they self-describe) but the artwork is impressive and the sentiments clear. Grade: 1

Code: 20308843C
Price: $42.00

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