Macau SAR of China – Page 2 – Global Postcard Sales

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Chinese Zodiac – 2008 Ano Lunar do Rato (Maximum Cards) (set)
Four Maximum Cards in original Correios de Macau wrapping. For collectors of Chinese New Year products, brilliant. Grades: 1

Code: 20315041
Price: $14.00
Chinese Zodiac – 2009 Ano Lunar do Bufalo (Maximum Cards) (set)
Two sets of four unused but postmarked Maximum Cards in original Correios de Macau wrapping. For collectors of Chinese New Year products, brilliant. That black marking is on the wrapper, not on the card. Grades: 1

Code: 20315042
Price: $30.00
Chinese Zodiac – 2010 Ano Lunar do Tigre (Maximum Cards) (set)
Three sets of four unused but postmarked Maximum Cards in original Correios de Macau wrapping. For collectors of Chinese New Year products, brilliant. Grades: 1

Code: 20315043
Price: $30.00
Chinese Zodiac – 2011 Ano Lunar do Coelho (Maximum Cards) (set)
Two sets of four unused but postmarked Maximum Cards in original Correios de Macau wrapping. For collectors of Chinese New Year products, brilliant. Grades: 1

Code: 20315044
Price: $30.00
Commemorative Postcards for Macao’s Return to China (set)
You may have a hard time finding these anywhere else. It’s a set of (we believe) 20 unused cards in their unopened cellophane wrap. We suppose the illustrations in this photo represent some of the cards inside, which would mean a terrific and colourful look back at the 1999 handover of Macau back to China. Wow! Two sets are available. Grades: 1

Code: 20315045
Price: $50.00
Postcard series for Macau’s Return to the Motherland (2) (set)
Three sets of ten unused cards are available. Best for us to repeat the text written on the back of the paper cover: “The second series of ‘Macau, China’ postcards consist of ten favourite pictures selected … out of more than 500 items exhibited at the ‘Macau: Past and Present in the Eyes of Journalists’ Photographic Exhibition … This series, including the solemn ‘Historic Moment’, ‘Mesmerized’ characteristic of Macau’s local colours, as well as the nostalgic ‘Workers’ Swimming Area at NAPE’, shows us both the past and present of this beautiful microcosmos.” Original price sticker on two of the three sets. Grades: 1

Code: 20315046
Price: $30.00
The Collective Memories of Macao Residents (set of 12)
An unused set of 12 B&W postcards, roughly 5-3/4″ x 8-1/4″, in paper cover. There is also a 13th card of similar size explaining the photographer Lei Chiu Vang. There is a price sticker on the front. The photos are old; the cards are contemporary, and high-quality. Grade: 1

Code: 20315047
Price: $30.00

The Picturesque Macau (folio)

A folio of ten unused, contemporary cards, for which this photo shows the reverse of the card jacket so you can see what those cards are. Macau is changing so quickly. So are these scenes. Grade: 1

Code: 20315048

Price: $20.00

Old Photographs of Macao (set)
Unopened set of (we think) ten unused cards isued by the Macau Museum. Grade: 1

Code: 20315049
Price: $30.00
The Twelve Horoscopes
This refers to twelve statues by the artist Leong Man Nin, “displaced along the highway of Estrada do Istmo” and “the largest Chinese horoscopes of animals in the world.” OK. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315050
Price: $3.00
City Council of Macau at night
Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315051
Price: $3.00
Statue of Kun Iam
Unused 5″ x 7″ card of this statue of the Goddess of Mercy, designed by Portuguese artist Cristina Rocha Leiria. The Goddess is also known as Kun Iam Madonna. Grade: 1

Code: 20315052
Price: $3.00
Macau Tower
Bungee jump, anyone? (Yes, you can.) Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315053
Price: $3.00
Statue of A-Ma
Unused 5″ x 7″ card showing the statue of the Goddess of the Sea in Alto de Coloane, designed by artist leong Man Nin. It’s carved from Chinese white jade, and at 19.99 meters (a symbolic number) the highest white jade statue in the world–then, and presumably now. Grade: 1

Code: 20315054
Price: $3.00
Sai Van Bridge
Macau’s third bridge, between Macau and Taipa. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315055
Price: $3.00
Lotus Flower in Full Bloom
A 6-meter golden lotus presented to Macau by the Chinese Government in 1999 to commemorate Macau’s handover back to China from portugal. Unused 5″x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315056
Price: $3.00
Macao at night
Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315057
Price: $3.00
The Pearl of Oriental
Unused 5″ x 7″ card of artwork by Portuguese artist Escultor Jose Rodrigues: “The eight pearls may symbolize the eight crown jewels of Macau,” whatever those may be. Grade: 1

Code: 20315058
Price: $3.00
Macau Tower at night
Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315059
Price: $3.00
Hac Sa Beach of Coloane
Not exactly the nicest beach for swimming, it is indeed black sand (“Hac Sa”). Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315060
Price: $3.00
The Venetian at night
One of, if not the world’s largest casino/resort hotel complex. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315061
Price: $3.00
Sai Van Bridge and Macau Tower
Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315062
Price: $3.00
S. Francisco Garden
The war memorial hall was built in 1939. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315063
Price: $3.00
Holy House of Mercy
Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315064
Price: $3.00
The border gate (with China)
You should see what this looks like now. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315065
Price: $5.00
Penha Church and Bishop’s Residence
Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315066
Price: $3.00
Former regional headquarters of the East India Co.
Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315067
Price: $3.00
Lisboa Hotel
Unless you know Macau, you might not know that the original Lisboa hotel (1970) and casino are on the right, and the new facility (2008) is in the middle. For many years, the Lisboa was Macau’s pre-eminent casino complex. Not now, but still impressive. Grade: 1

Code: 20315068
Price: $5.00
City Council of Macao
This area, known as Leal Senado (the building dating from 1784), is normally packed with people. We wonder what the photographer did to shoo them all away. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315069
Price: $3.00
Temple of Kun Iam
No collection of Macau postcards is complete without a card of Kun Iam (Kuan Yin, many spellings) in any of her forms. This particular temple has three sections and has been around for a very long time. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315070
Price: $3.00
Nine-tune (sic) bridge in Lou Lim Iok Garden
What they meant to write was “Nine-turn” bridge. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315071
Price: $3.00
Praia Grande at night
This photo has at least three casinos and hotels in it, including the Wynn, and the old and new Lisboas. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315072
Price: $4.00
Ruins of St. Paul
We’re going to sound like the tourism board here: if you’ve not been to these ruins, you’ve not seen Macau. The church was built in 1602 and destroyed by fire in 1835. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315073
Price: $3.00
Ma Gao Temple
Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315074
Price: $3.00
Guia Lighthouse
Designed by a locally born Portuguese, Carlos Vincent de Rocha, this lighthouse was completed on 24th September 1865. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315075
Price: $7.00
Tree lined Praia Grande
Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315076
Price: $3.00
Taipa Island
Once you are away from the casinos, and the other areas that are so massively congested, Macau can be relaxed and almost secluded. Taipa can be like that. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315077
Price: $4.00
Monte Fortress
Visitors usually see this fort from the perspective of the steps to St. Paul’s. Built in 1616, the fort helped defend Macau against a Dutch invasion in 1622. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315078
Price: $3.00
Macao-Taipa Bridge
The original bridge, 2570 meters long and completed in 1974, against a background of the city centre while key buildings were still under construction. Unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 20315079
Price: $7.00
The Best Spot of Macau III (set of probably 10)
Look through the odd silver printing and you will see photos (we think) of the (maybe 10) cards in this unopened, sealed set. Grade: 1

Code: 20315080
Price: $29.00

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