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Bruxelles, Manneken-Pis
Unused, early B&W card of the iconic fountain. Although well-aged, the card is in excellent condition. Grade: 1
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Brussels, Manneken-Pis
Early B&W view of famous Duquesnoy fountain. Card was never mailed, in good condition on front, though slight staining on reverse. Grade: 3
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Liege, Le Perron
Old sepia card, serrated edges. It was mailed, but the stamp is long gone along with most of the postmark. The front is still very nice. Grade: 4
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Oostende, view of yacht-harbour and lock
Mailed in what looks like 1981 with two Belgian stamps and postmark, then another postmark from Philadelphia along with a postal rubber stamp partly obscured, saying what … we don’t know. Anyway, the card found its destination. Grade: 2
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Liege, Hotel du Gouvernement Provincial
Real-photo card with serrated edges, probably mailed in 1970s but the two postmarks over the two stamps are not completely clear. Blue Par Avion sticker also affixed. Grade: 2
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Brussels, Palais des Beaux Arts
Vintage postcard mailed in 1929 with stamp and nearly full postmark–of which half is in English. One perforated edge (from a set), and some staining. Grade: 3
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Bruxelles, souvenir
Unused card, serrated edges and a thumbtack hole. Grade: 4
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Brussels, Grand Square by night
Heavily aged and mottled unused card with serrated edges. Grade: 3
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Brussels, A part of the Market Place
Unused card, serrated edges, thumbtack hole. Grade: 4
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Brussels, House of the Dukes of Brabant by night
Unused card, serrated edges, heavily mottled with age. Grade: 3
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Brussels, A part of the Market Place
Unused 1970s card with serrated edges. Grade: 1
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Knokke – Zoute, The old mill
Mailed card with serrated edges further abraded. Stamp and postmark are gone. Grade: 4
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Liege, Le Perron
Mailed in 1983 with two stamps (one with torn corner) and full postmark, as well as bilingual Par Avion blue sticker affixed. Abrasion on reverse. Grade: 4
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Knokke, Zeedijk – La digue
Mailed, with two stamps, but we can’t decipher the postmark. Heavily aged. Grade: 3
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Brussels, The Congress Column
Mailed, two different stamps, full postmark, blue Par Avion sticker, postal markings on front, thumbtack hole. There you have it. Grade: 4
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Liege, Old palace of the “Princes Eveques”
Though heavily handled and abraded on both sides, it has three stamps and faint postmark. Grade: 3
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Waremme, multiple views
Mailed in 1986 with two different stamps and full but faint postmark. Bilingual airmail sticker affixed. Grade: 2
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Oostende, Greetings
Mailed in 1982 with two different stamps, full clear postmark, and blue bilingual Par Avion sticker affixed. Grade: 1
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Brussels, multiple views
Mailed in 2010, with the postmark missing the stamp completely, and abrasions on the front. Unfortunately, the stars did not align well over this otherwise nice card. Grade: 5
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Multiple views
Mailed in 2010 with one large stamp, and airmail and address labels affixed, this card somehow went to Macau before arriving in Hong Kong, so as a bonus it has a brilliant Macau postmark on the reverse. Among the photos: Liege, Mechelen, Gent, Antwerp, Brussels, Brugge, Burbuy, and Mons. Grade: 3
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Brussels, Market Place and Town Hall
Mailed in 2010 with four different stamps. Grade: 2
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Mechelen, multiple views
Six views of this old town, on a card mailed with one stamp and blue Prior label in 2011. Grade: 3
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Antwerp, greetings and multiple views
Mailed in 2011 with four different stamps and Prior blue label affixed. Grade: 2
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The Famous Belgian Pralines
Actually this is also a “Greetings from …” card. As for the pralines, they look good enough to eat. Card was mailed in 2011 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Groeten uit de Voerstreek (Sint-Martens-Voeren)
Mailed in 2011, the three stamps remain uncancelled; also the A-Prior label is there, and address pasted on. Grade: 4
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Gand, Eglise St. Nicolas – Chevet
Beautiful sepia card mailed in 1910 with the stamp and postmark on the front, as you see. Grade: 1
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Damian De Veuster SSCC
Mailed in 2011 with two stamps and partly legible postmark. Some postal battering. Grade: 3
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Groeten uit Gent
Mailed in 2011 with blue A Prior label, international stamp, and mostly illegible postmark. Grade: 2
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Brussel, multiple views
Mailed in 2011 with stamp and full postmark. A bit of postmark ink transfer on the front. Grade: 2
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Gent, Saint Michael Bridge, Church of Saint Nicholas, Belfry
Mailed in 2011 with stamp, full postmark, and blue A Prior label affixed. Grade: 2
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Leuven, Railway Station
Aging card, mailed in 2011 with stamp and A Prior label. The card is OK, but just weary. Grade: 2
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Aarschot, Het Begijnhof
Mailed in 2011 with stamp and blue A Prior label affixed. Grade: 1
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Greetings from Brugge
Greetings in four languages on this card mailed in 2011 with stamp, postmark, and blue A Prior and address labels affixed. Grade: 3
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Brugge in Winter
The writer of this card, mailed in 2011, points out that this is one of the most photographed views of Brugge. So your collection of Belgium postcards deserves to include this, don’t you think? Stamp, postmark, and A Prior blue label are there. Grade: 1
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Sailing boats on wheels
Mailed in 2011 with stamp, postmark, and blue/white A Prior label affixed. Grade: 1
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Groeten uit Brussels, map
Bruxelles and Brussel on the front, Brussels on the back of this card mailed in 2012 with stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Belgian Pralines, Greetings from Belgie
Mailed in 2012 with three stamps, two Prior labels, and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Antwerp, multiple views
Unremarkable card but for four large and diverse stamps, and the Prior label and postmark. The stamps take up much of the back of the card. Grade: 1
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Antwerpen, St.-Jacobskerk, Grafkapel P.P. Rubens
If you like lots of stamps on your postcards, this one should appeal to you. Four very large and different stamps, postmark, blue A Prior label affixed. Great specimen mailed in 2012, in excellent condition. Grade: 1
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Manneken-Pis, Groeten uit Geraardsbergen
Mailed in 2012 with London Olympics stamp, postmark, and four other various stickers on the reverse. Grade: 4