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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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Hong Kong Museums Collection, Selection from the Chih Lo Lou Collection (set of 6)
We’re showing you the front of one card and the back of another from this set of six, all in the original cellowrap. With pre-printed postage, they have special philatelic postmarks. This is Hongkong Post’s Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 61 issued in 2020. 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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Ocean Park (Maximum Cards) (Set of 6)
A set of six maximum cards, issued by Hongkong Post in August 2020, with philatelic postmarks. The animals include the King Penguin, Giant Panda, Meerkat, Sichuan Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, Toco Toucan, and Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin. All at that time to be found in one of Hong Kong’s two big theme parks, both of which had struggled mightily during the pandemic. Grades: 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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Hong Kong Past & Present Series: Victoria Harbour (3D) (set of four)
Issued in 2020, Hongkong Post’s Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 62, a set of four 3D (lenticular printing) cards whose views show Victoria Harbour past and present, depending on the perspective. These unused cards are very heavy, brilliant, and a gem for any collection. Our scan shows the front — blurry because 3D doesn’t scan well — and typical reverse showing prepaid postage. Limited quantities of two types of set are available: without any stamp cancellation (Grades: 1, $33) and with special cancellation (Grades: 1, $36).
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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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Hong Kong Disneyland – The Kindest One of All (set of 6)
We’re showing you the back of this set of six unused cards, still unopened in its original cellowrap but with the retail price taken out of the photo. The insert in the pack shows you designs (we suppose) for each of the six cards, and we suggest you compare these with our other two listings nearby for similar sets. They are all different. Grade: 1
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Hong Kong Disneyland – Be True to Yourself (set of 6)
We’re showing you the back of this set of six unused cards, still unopened in its original cellowrap but with the retail price taken out of the photo. The insert in the pack shows you designs (we suppose) for each of the six cards, and we suggest you compare these with our other two listings nearby for similar sets. They are all different. Grade: 1
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Hong Kong Disneyland – Believe in Every Wish (set of 6)
We’re showing you the back of this set of six unused cards, still unopened in its original cellowrap but with the retail price taken out of the photo. The insert in the pack shows you designs (we suppose) for each of the six cards, and we suggest you compare these with our other two listings nearby for similar sets. They are all different. Grade: 1
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Bruce Lee’s Legacy (set of 7)
We offer a set of seven cards, formally called (by Hongkong Post) “Bruce Lee’s Legacy in the World of Martial Arts”. They are the Post Office’s Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 64, and therefore have pre-printed postage good for mailing anywhere. Our scan shows you two of the seven cards in each set. One set has no cancellation of the printed postage (Grade: 1, $20). Another set has a special Bruce Lee postmark (Grade: 1, $24).
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Bruce Lee’s Legacy (set of 6)
Issued by Hongkong Post in 2020, these sets of six unused cards come in two versions. Each set features a different Lee movie, and one card from each of the two versions appears in our scan. Version #1 has no postage, no postmark (Grade: 1, $18). Version #2 is a set of six maximum cards, with large stamp and postmark (Grade: 1, $29).
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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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Legislative Council (set of 2)
A set of two unused cards published in 2021. We prefer not to try to explain them here. Grade: 1
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Classical Novels of Chinese Literature – Romance of the Three Kingdoms (set of 8)
The technical description: a set of eight unused cards, with pre-printed postage, issued by Hongkong Post as “Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 65”. Our scan shows only one of the eight cards. Just because we can, we will tell you the names of the eight scenes on the cards: The Oath of the Peach Garden; A Notion of Heroes over Warm Wine; Escorting Sisters-in-law over a Thousand Miles; Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage; Zhao Yun Saving the Young Lord; Empty Fort Stratagem; The Arrow through the Halberd; and Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats. Epic, indeed. Grade: 1
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19th Century China Trade Paintings (set of 8)
A set of eight cards — the scan shows only one — of Hongkong Post’s Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 66. Issued in 2021, the cards’ pre-printed postal imprints have special philatelic postmarks. Grade: 1
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Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020 – Team Hong Kong, China (set of 4)
This is a set of four cards, issued by Hongkong Post in 2021. There’s no pre-printed postage (unusual for Hongkong Post), and our scan shows table tennis as just one of the cards; other subjects include bicycling, diving, and windsurfing. The postcards are unused and still in their original cello wrap. And why is this set so expensive? As far as we can tell — and this is accurate up to the time we write this — the cards were never put on general sale, but instead made available as a bonus item redeemable by subscribers who had enough points from the Post Office’s annual subscription programme. None of that matters to you, of course, but unless things change, there will never be many of these sets available. Anywhere. Grade: 1
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Teaspoon Tram and Bus Series (2 items)
We think there are two unused cards in each of these two sets, but they are both in their original unopened cello-wrap. They were sold by Hongkong Post, which would not allow inspection before purchase, but they turn out to have been produced by a private company and somehow found their way into the Post Office for sale. The cards suggest people should cut out and fold the bus (or tram) but that would be an expensive way to get a paper model. Both sets together for $9, or either single set for $5. Grades: 1
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2021 SPCA(HK) 100th Anniversary (set of 6)
This set of six unused cards without any pre-printed postage was issued by Hongkong Post in 2021 to celebrate the Centenary of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong). Our scan shows one card (dog) while other cards have a cat; what might be a tortoise; a rabbit; a bird; and some indeterminate animal that sort of has the face of a camel and the body of a bear. They’re all in party mode, as we will be if you buy this set! Grade: 1
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2021 SPCA(HK) 100th Anniversary (set of 6) (Maximum Cards)
See our description for item 20308921. These are the same cards, but in maximum style (with co-ordinating stamps and postmarks on the front). Three sets are available. Two have the coloured heart postmark as you see in the scan. The third has a special B&W philatelic cancellation. All unused, all Grade: 1
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Disneyland, Happiest Place on Earth (set of 12)
If you look at this from more than about one foot away, it looks exactly like a hardcover book. It’s not; it’s a box in book format containing 12 lithograph postcards (see our entry 20308923B). Measurements of the whole thing as enclosed in its original protective plastic cover: 7″ high x 6″ across x 1-3/4″ deep. Note that the front logo specifies “Hong Kong Disneyland” and that the spine of the box — not seen in our scan — entitles this “Happiest Place on Earth”. Now please see the scan for 20308923B. Grade: 1