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Hong Kong Icons (irregular shape)
Sturdy, unused card showing at least nine iconic Hong Kong images that anyone living there will recognise instantly. Grade: 1

Code: 203081100
Price: $6.00
Shanghai Street (1970s)
We think this is an actual photograph, or it could be the most finely detailed artwork ever. Probably the former. Either way, it’s a contemporary, unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 203081101
Price: $4.00
Hong Kong Posters
An amalgam of older community service and commercial posters from way back in the day, on this unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 203081102
Price: $4.00
Yik Cheong Building (“Monster Building”)
From Wikipedia, slightly edited: “The Monster Building is a group of five connected buildings on King’s Road, Quarry Bay. It is a popular location for photography and has been used as inspiration for several filming locations. There are 2,243 units in five blocks with 18 floors in height. Currently, 10,000 people live in the complex.” We went to see. It’s impressive, and busy. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 203081103
Price: $4.00
Choi Hung Estate
“Choi Hung” is Cantonese for “rainbow” and is the name of this public housing estate in Kowloon, opened in (roughly) 1963, and so named for obvious reasons. Unused, contemporary card. Grade: 1

Code: 203081104
Price: $4.00
Our Home Kong
A stylized version of an older Peak Tram, superimposed on a view from Victoria Peak. All this on an unused, contemporary card. Grade: 1

Code: 203081105
Price: $3.00
Fascinated by 120
Trams in Hong Kong are individually numbered, and more than a few people try to record riding each one. Hong Kong Tramways has taken Tram 120 and retro-designed it to look like older versions, and it has become a sort of focal point for “spot the tram” enthusiasts. Because there are relatively few tram lines, this is not too hard, but takes patience. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 203081106
Price: $4.00
Tram 120 (not a postcard)
As we do when we can, we compare old(er) and new. We took this photo of arguably one of the most famous individual trams in December 2024, to show you what it looks like now. Reminder: this is not a postcard.

Code: 203081106A
HK Tramways 120th Anniversary (Green)
The trams are green by default, unless temporarily painted otherwise. This is a limited edition card, unused, in its original cellowrap. Grade: 1

Code: 203081107
Price: $11.00
HK Tramways 120th Anniversary (White)
Just a different colour from previous card 203081107. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 203081108
Price: $11.00
North Point, Chun Yeung Street
Bangkok has that famous spot where trains go right through a market. Hong Kong has this, almost as spectacular. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 203081109
Price: $4.00
Kowloon, bird’s-eye view at night
Card would have been mailed in about 1980, but from the USA using a 21-cent stamp, back to Hong Kong. Grade: 3

Code: 20308111
Price: $5.50
HK Tramways, Central Market
Here, a series of unused cards issued in 2024 as part of the promotional and marketing activities surrounding the tram company’s 120th anniversary. A display was set up in Hong Kong’s Central Market with postcards (that rapidly disappeared) representing various tram stops. The idea was that people would write messages on these postcards and mail them to the the company –or, presumably, anyone — as a sign of support. The cards did not last long in those racks. We nearly had to fight to get what we got. Grade: 1

Code: 203081110
Price: $6.00
HK Tramways, Chun Yeung Street
See our description for 203081110. Unused, Grade: 1

Code: 203081111
Price: $6.00
HK Tramways, Sai Wan Ho Depot
See our description for 203081110. Unused, Grade: 1

Code: 203081112
Price: $6.00
HK Tramways, Victoria Park
See our description for 203081110. Unused, Grade: 1

Code: 203081113
Price: $6.00
HK Tramways, Whitty Street Depot
See our description for 203081110. Unused, Grade: 1

Code: 203081114
Price: $6.00
FinDING Principal Treasure Hunt
Although these 5-7/8″ x 7-7/8″ items are not intended to be postcards, they could be used like that, and maybe some people did, since they were issued at the same time as the cards in our series just before this. The idea was that people would wander through Central Market and collect “chops” on the reverse, showing that they saw the intended elements. We have three of these cards. Two are unmarked, and one has one chop from one of those stations. Your choice. By the way, the “DING” is capitalized because Hong Kong people often refer to trams as “Ding Ding” due to the sound they made. Grade: 1

Code: 203081115
Price: $4.00
Hongkong Post, Postal Gallery
Another innocent postcard needing a longer description. Hongkong Post organised a series of tours of its Central Mail Facility in Kowloon Bay. Only 30 people could join each tour, and they did this for a month. At the end of each visit, they gave these postcards to participants. The catch was: it was a different postcard for each week, so if you wanted the other cards for the other weeks, in theory you needed to do the same tour three more times. We chose not to do that, so this card represents Week 2. We have one completely unused, and another with rubber-stamped “chops” on the reverse signifying our obligatory visit to the Postal Gallery. Grades: 1

Code: 203081116
Price: $9.00
Hong Kong Disneyland, World of Frozen, Village
This unused card, and the two others in this series, comes in a cello-wrap sleeve warning of the dangers of suffocation, and also advising that the card’s retail price includes international postage if it is mailed from the Park. We did not see anyone doing that, and it also helps explain why the cards were so expensive at point of sale. Grade: 1

Code: 203081118
Price: $8.00
Hong Kong Disneyland, World of Frozen, Mountain
See our description for 203081118. Unused, Grade: 1

Code: 203081119
Price: $8.00
New Territories, Amah Rock
An amah is a domestic helper. This rock presumably looks like one, carrying a baby. Card was mailed from Malaysia in about 1991, has a Malaysian stamp but little of a postmark. Grade: 3

Code: 20308112
Price: $5.00
Hong Kong Disneyland, World of Frozen, Shore and mountain
See our description for 203081118. Unused, Grade: 1

Code: 203081120
Price: $8.00
Hong Kong Jockey Club – Millennium Celebration
Unused card, 4-7/8″ x 7-1/8″, from 2002, of the event at Happy Valley Racecourse. Grade: 1

Code: 203081122
Price: $4.00
Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel – alternate view
You might see our entry 203081051 for something similar. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 203081124
Price: $4.00
Hong Kong Disneyland Christmas 2024
An unused card issued in 2024 on behalf of Operation Santa Claus, a long-running annual Hong Kong charity. Grade: 1

Code: 203081125
Price: $15.00
Ka Lee Building fire
A good card of a dismal event. The fire was in 1996; the card was mailed in 1999, using three stamps of which only one was postmarked, and that mark is legible. There’s a blue tri-lingual airmail sticker affixed, and the US Postal Service has, again, graciously imprinted their orange barcode across the front. Grade: 2

Code: 20308113
Price: $13.00
Hong Kong Disneyland, Mickey as Wizard
Issued in 2025, this unused card comes in a clear sleeve that says “The Postcard is Included International Postage”, which is true if you choose to mail the card from the Park or one of its hotel shops. We chose not to. Grade: 1

Code: 203081130
Price: $16.00
Hong Kong Disneyland, Duffy and Friends
Unused card in a cellowrap sleeve that itself has messages and stickers (including that bit of orange at the bottom center, on the sleeve and not the card). “The Postcard Is Included International Postage” if it had been mailed inside the Park or at one of the hotel shops. Grade: 1

Code: 203081132
Price: $7.00
Hong Kong Disneyland, Chip ‘n Dale at dressing table
Like other cards in this short sequence, the cellowrap sleeve has such add-ons as the orange tape proving that we didn’t steal the card; the original price sticker; and the legend about international postage, etc. The Chinese text on the front of the card itself just says “Hong Kong Disneyland”. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 203081133
Price: $9.00
Hong Kong Disneyland, Chip ‘n Dale, Little Chipmunk
Similar in all respects to our entry 203081133 but without the Chinese text on the front. The card represents Chip, Dale, and their pal Clarice going out for dim sum. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 203081134
Price: $9.00
Hong Kong Disneyland, circular route
Unused card, clearly branded, in the same kind of cellowrap sleeve as we’ve described for #203081133. Grade: 1

Code: 203081135
Price: $12.00
Hong Kong Disneyland, Fireworks
A wonderful, branded, unused card in the cellowrap sleeve bearing various stickers and legends (on the sleeve, not the card). Grade: 1

Code: 203081136
Price: $16.00
Public Architecture in Hong Kong II (Set of 6)
An official set of six from Hongkong Post, the buildings include Che Kung Temple Sports Centre, Oi!, Woosung Street Temporary Cooked Food Hawker Bazaar, GREEN@WAN CHAI, Tai Po Lung Mei Beach Building and Hong Kong Children’s Hospital (shown in our scan), highlighting innovative construction technologies and building designs that are inclusive and environmentally friendly. We have an unused set of unstamped cards (Grade: 1, $12) and another set as maximum cards (Grade: 1, $24).

Code: 203081137
Price: $12.00
Queer dress of boat women and children
Lux Co. card 75 was mailed in 1985 with stamp, full postmark, and blue airmail sticker attached (Grade: 2, $6). We have another, unused copy with clear signs of aging (Grade: 3, $3).

Code: 20308114
Price: $6.00
1972 landslide
This was close to home, literally. Card was mailed in 1999, with three stamps of which one is bizarre by any standard; two full postmarks and also a blue airmail sticker. Grade: 1

Code: 20308115
Price: $16.00
Tsim Sha Tsui, Avenue of the Stars
Homage to Chinese cinema. Several unused cards are available (Grades: 1, $3) and another mailed in 2010 with five stamps, full postmark, and blue trilingual airmail label affixed (Grade: 2, $6).

Code: 20308116
Price: $3.00
Wanchai, 1983 flood
Front: some postmark smudging, and the US Postal Service orange barcode along the bottom. Reverse: mailed in 1999, three stamps of which one is torn but the odd one is OK; partial postmark; blue airmail sticker obscured by (yet again) US Postal Service sticker and more barcode. For you, this is probably a foreign postcard. For us, it’s home. Grade: 4

Code: 20308117
Price: $7.50
The Botanical Gardens
Unused Raphael Tuck “Vignette Super Glosso” card, unnumbered, and only showing minor album indents on reverse corners. You would notice across many cards the different names used to describe the same place. Grade: 1

Code: 20308119
Price: $19.00
View of Cape Stanley
This unattributed card 219 was made in Japan. What we can tell you is that the same view is unrecognizable today, and a quick trip to Stanley Market will bear that out. Grade: 2

Code: 20308120
Price: $49.00

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