Indonesia – Global Postcard Sales

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Tanah Abang – Batavia
Tanah Abang is an area in modern Jakarta and sure has changed since this real photo was taken. Unused card, unmarked apart from indentations where it had been in an album long ago. Grade: 3

Code: 20310001
Price: $23.00
Bandoeng, Aloen
Very nice unused but antique B&W card of what is now Bandung, published by J.R. de Vries. Minor edge abrasions (insignificant) and slightly creased lower right corner. Grade: 3

Code: 20310002
Price: $21.00
Ganjong Batu, 1905
How nice to have a card that tells us exactly when the photo was taken. A Sanbride card, photo by Chinn, from 1905. Abraded corners, unused. It was once in an album and has those indentations as well as a remnant mark in upper right corner. Grade: 3

Code: 20310003
Price: $13.50
Tedjakoela, Bali, bathing place
Unused, unmarked card in terrific condition with just normal aging. Published by Tosari Studio, #P.118. Grade: 1

Code: 20310004
Price: $24.00
Java seascape
Old Dutch East Indies card, published by Tio Tek Hong, #38, ~1910, more or less. Bottom front has caption printed faintly in gold. Card has minor edge and corner abrasions on front; reverse is heavily aged. Never mailed. Grade: 3

Code: 20310005
Price: $6.50
Balikpapan, Palmenlaan (palm lane)
Unused B&W Hennemann old card of quieter times. Card was once in an album and shows corner indents, but apart from normal aging is otherwise unmarked. Such exotic names: Bandjermasin, Samarinda, Borneo … Grade: 3

Code: 20310006
Price: $14.00
Jakarta, Gamelan musicians
Two of these unused cards, published by the Jakarta Hilton in the 1970s, are available. Undamaged, as-new. Grade: 1

Code: 20310007
Price: $5.00
Jakarta, girl in Balinese costume
Unused 1970s card published by the defunct Jakarta Hilton. A tiny bit of corner creasing. Grade: 2

Code: 20310008
Price: $5.00
Tongging Tanah Karo, North Sumatra
Card was mailed in 1991, with stamp intact and postmark partly legible. Serrated edges, really undamaged. Grade: 1

Code: 20310009
Price: $6.00
Bali, ducks going home
Mailed in late 1990s, this card has intact stamp and partly legible postmark. Undamaged, Grade: 1

Code: 20310010
Price: $6.00
Bali, Lake Bratan
This card was mailed in 1996 and has two intact stamps but the postmark is too faint to make out. Most minor edge abrasion. Grade: 2

Code: 20310011
Price: $6.00
Sumatra, Lake Toba
This lake has all sorts of interesting things about it. Google can tell you–we don’t have space–but the card was mailed in the mid-1990s with two stamps. Card has serrated edges. Grade: 1

Code: 20310012
Price: $7.00
Bali, Tanah Lot
Nice card, likely mailed in the late 1980s, with stamp, illegible postmark, and “Pos Udara” airmail sticker affixed. Grade: 1

Code: 20310013
Price: $6.00
Palembang, Ogan Bridge
This card was mailed sometime in the late 1980s, with its stamp and most of a postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 20310014
Price: $8.50
Bali, Bedugul Lake
Mailed from Jakarta in 1983, this card has serrated edges, four stamps, and two nearly full postmarks. Grade: 1

Code: 20310015
Price: $12.50
Jakarta, Celebration of Independent Day
Two of these are available. They have serrated edges. One is unused but the reverse is starting to mottle and stain a little (Grade: 2, $7). The other was mailed in 1983, has two stamps and full postmark (Grade: 1, $11).

Code: 20310016
Price: $11.00
Pangandaran, West Java
Getting there is a real trial through impressive traffic jams and a road that could use some maintenance. Being there is a real joy, unspoiled and quite beautiful. Oh, the tradeoffs. Unmailed card with serrated edges. Grade: 1

Code: 20310018
Price: $5.50
Bali, kecak dance
Unused and slightly aging card with serrated edges. Grade: 1

Code: 20310019
Price: $7.00
Bali, kecak dance
Unused card with serrated edges, slightly different version of previous card 019. Same condition, though. Grade: 1

Code: 20310020
Price: $7.00
Batusangkar, West Sumatra, traditional house
Unmailed card from the 1980s, though the house is traditional; the card has serrated edges and an address written on the back. Grade: 4

Code: 20310021
Price: $4.00
Bali, Lake Beratan
From sometime in the early 1990s, a card stamped for mailing (the stamp itself says 1991) but no sign that it was. Still, how else did we get it? Grade: 2

Code: 20310022
Price: $5.50
Irian Jaya, Dani tribesmen
A brilliant, large (4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″), unused card that further illustrates the range of people who live in this large country. Grade: 1

Code: 20310023
Price: $12.00
Borobudur Temple, Central Java
One of the things about this temple is that it is actually too easy to climb. The card is unused, has serrated edges, and is starting to show its age. Grade: 2

Code: 20310024
Price: $5.00
Cipanas, Garut, West Java
Not all that far from Jakarta by kilometers, but light years away in atmosphere. Unused card, some fingerprint smudging on the reverse. Serrated edges. Grade: 2

Code: 20310025
Price: $5.00
Jakarta, Acorn Marketing & Research Consultants new office
What a very long story behind this card, including the bomb exploding next door on the day of the grand opening. If you really want to know, we can tell you all about it. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 20310026
Price: $1.00
Bali, Pura Taman Ayun
Unused, modern card. Grade: 1

Code: 20310028
Price: $3.00
North Celebes, Manado Bay
Of all the regional Indonesian foods, we like Manado’s best. Or maybe Padang. Or Sundanese. Or … This is an unused modern card. Grade: 1

Code: 20310029
Price: $4.00
West Java, Carita Beach
It took about 3-1/2 hours from here by the fastest boat we could find to get to the remnants of Krakatoa, the volcano. Colleagues may disagree, but we thought it was worth the trip. Two of these unused cards are available, and despite the scan, the caption is all there. Grades: 1

Code: 20310030
Price: $4.00
Moluccas, Ternate, crab
The caption writers had a little problem with English but those crabs are formidable nonetheless. Unused, modern card. Grade: 1

Code: 20310032
Price: $4.00
Jakarta, Millennium Hotel exhibition
Unused card from this 2003 exhibition. The artwork is entitled Panen, by Karya Sunarto B. Grade: 1

Code: 20310033
Price: $2.00
Kampuh Prada Bali
Two of these unused, distinctive cards showing Balinese traditional cloth enriched by gold dust are available. The reverse caption explains everything well, and briefly. Grades: 1

Code: 20310034
Price: $2.00
Jakarta, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Three cards are available. They were not issued by the Grand Hyatt, which is just as well, because the caption refers to something (the hotel? Jakarta?) “in its busy-ever night time,” which the card clearly isn’t. Two cards are unused (Grades: 1, $3) and one was mailed in 2012 with two large stamps, illegible postmark, and address label affixed (Grade: 2, $4).

Code: 20310035
Price: $3.00
Jakarta, Wisma Nusantara
It’s not the scan’s fault this time: the picture really is blurry on the card. Unused, modern card. Grade: 2

Code: 20310036
Price: $2.00
Bali, Barong mask
Two of these unused, modern cards are available. Grades 1

Code: 20310037
Price: $2.00
Irian Jaya, mummified war god
Cards like this justify our use of the term “exotic postcards” in the logo above. Four of these extremely high-quality, modern (unlike the subject), unused cards are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20310043
Price: $6.00
Traditional Batak art performance: Sigale-gale
Unused, modern card. The Bataks live mostly in Sumatra. Grade: 1

Code: 20310044
Price: $3.00
Bogor, Giant Amorphophallus
The caption on the front says it all, botanically. We are resisting the temptation to list this card under our “Sexy” theme category, but we may change our mind later because really, how many plants actually qualify for that? Three of these unused cards are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20310045
Price: $6.00
Bali, Spectacular sunset in Tanah Lot
Unused, modern card. Grade: 1

Code: 20310047
Price: $2.00
Bali, Melasti at Tanah Lot
Hindu processional. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20310048
Price: $3.00
Bali, Tanah Lot, Batu Bolong
Tanah Lot is more than just the one spot that most visitors see. It’s worth the effort to get off the tourist path. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20310049
Price: $2.00

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