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So many men
Two of these bawbrick.com cards are available. They originated in Japan. One was mailed in 1993 with full Meguro postmark and two stamps (Grade: 1, $3) and the other has a complete 2003 message on the reverse but was mailed in an envelope (Grade: 4, $1).
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aint.co (Japan)
Not sure, but this may be an entertainment company. In the event, the card was not postally used but a written message covers the reverse. Grade: 4
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TIME Magazine, Elizabeth Taylor
Miss Taylor has never looked lovelier than on this postcard of TIME’s August 22, 1949 cover. Four of these unused cards, which solicit subscriptions, are available. Grades: 1
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Contemporary Melbourne Architecture
This unused card advertises a book. Grade: 1
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zapachtoty (Poland)
Were we Polish, we might know what this is advertising. We tried the website without success. We Googled. We gave up. Two of these unused cards are available. Grades: 2
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Brandy de Jerez presents Cardenal Mendoza
Unused card with the reverse caption in Polish. Grade: 1
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Ballantine’s
Unused 1999 card from Warsaw. Grade: 1
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Hello, I’m Useless
Four of these 1999 cards from an Australian online toys and sporting goods shopping site are available, and meaning no offence to anyone, we sort of like the concept of the cards. Unused. Grades: 1
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Golden Bat (Japan)
Advertising card for this old but re-launched cigarette brand, mailed from Tokyo (Meguro) in 2000 with four stamps and two postmarks. There is some postmark smudge on the front as well. Grade: 3
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I’ll show you Fun
This is a Dream & More card, produced in Japan, mailed in the Netherlands. We are not quite certain what (or who) it promotes, but it looks more than a little creepy, which may have been the idea. Grade: 1
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Kylie Minogue concert (Hong Kong)
Oversized (5-1/2″ x 7-7/8″) advertising card mailed to Hong Kong households, with Hongkong Post’s Circular Service (bulk mail) postage pre-printed. On one side the card is Kylie, as what you see. On the other side it’s also Kylie, in an ad for Tous jewelry. This was in 2008. Grade: 1
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Life is just one damn thing after another
If ever an old postcard was suitable for framing, this one would head the list. As great as it is on the front, it turns out to be an unused ad card for something called “Ess Tee Dee (STD) Stops the Dandruff” from a Chicago company. Similar cards that we found online (we couldn’t resist) describe this as a scalp food. Grade: 1
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Acorn Indonesia – New Office
It was new at the time (2004) and has moved on since then. The Australian Embassy in Jakarta, almost next door, was blown up on the day of Acorn’s grand opening. That was a challenge for all. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Hong Kong Dog Rescue
These four unused cards from 2008 are advertising a dog rescue tribute book. Grades: 1
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Waiting for Godot (Hong Kong)
Four of these unused cards are available, but they are fully pre-printed on the back and cannot be postally used in the normal way. Grades: 1
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Paul Taylor Dance Company (Hong Kong)
Three unused cards from 2008 are available. Grades: 1
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2008 AFS Aquathon Fundraising Race (Hong Kong)
Three unused cards are available, largely pre-printed on the back. Grades: 1
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Fluxform Entertainment
Three unused cards, from 2008, are available. Grades: 1
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Cadbury’s Cocoa (New Zealand)
An “ad card”, yes, but more than that, as it shows an old ad on a contemporary, unused card from Cadbury World in Dunedin, New Zealand. Grade: 1
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Green Lifestyle – Lime Light (Hong Kong)
Five of these unused cards from 2009 are available. Grades: 1
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Linkin Park (Macau)
Playing at the Venetian Casino in 2009. Unused cards. Grades: 1
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Play Kingdom @ Cyberport (Hong Kong)
So colourful. Six unused cards are available. Grades: 1
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Lian Bee Cake House (Malaysia)
Stamped for mailing, and probably mailed, but no postmark. The card has a “Visit Malaysia Year 1990” logo. Grade: 4
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Klomp
For shoe fetishists. The message area on the reverse of these five unused cards is fully taken up by details of an online auction in 2009 for those shoes. We hope you made it in time. Grades: 1
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Romero Britto (Hong Kong)
Nine unused cards for a 2009 exhibition by this Brazilian neo-pop artist in Hong Kong are available. Grades: 1
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Le French May Arts Festival 2009 (Hong Kong)
“One of the largest French arts festivals in Asia.” Mais oui. Four unused cards are available. Grades: 1
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Art Furnishings Show 2000, Santa Monica (California)
This 5″ x 7″ card was mailed from Arizona in 2000 with two stamps and full postmark. The address is affixed on a sticker. There’s some kind of mark along bottom front margin. The show highlighted the work of talented Arizona sculptor Kerry Vesper. Grade: 4
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Celestial Seasonings
Artist was Beth Hay and the card was mailed from Denver in 1986 with Verville stamp and full, very heavy postmark. Notice another postmark from Mason City, Iowa on the front. It’s there because the card, with a proper foreign postal code, was misdirected to Mason City which has a similar ZIP code. Grade: 4
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Heaven Shaking Bow (Hong Kong)
A performance sponsored by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2007. Six unused cards are available, with the reverses fully pre-printed. Grades: 1
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Relocasia (Hong Kong)
Mailed with Hongkong Post’s pre-printed Circular Service postage. Grade: 1
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Green Lifestyle – Bamboo (Hong Kong)
Three unused cards are available. Grades: 1
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Sidekick Theatre Festival (Hong Kong)
Three unused cards are available for this 2009 festival in Hong Kong. The cards’ reverses are fully pre-printed with details. Grades: 1
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Complete Works of Shakespeare (Hong Kong)
Four unused cards are available, for this comedy presented in September 2009. Grades: 1
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Le French May, Little Stories (Hong Kong)
Three unused cards from this 2009 event are available. Grades: 1
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American Bankers Association Cheques
Google leaves us a bit confused about whether these were the forerunner to American Express cheques or not, but the very old postcard emphasises these A.B.A. cheques’ global reach. The card is aged and unused, and had been in an album for many years as the corners are less faded. But for collectors of financial postcards, here you go. Grade: 2
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Four cards are available, promoting this South African group’s 2009 appearance in Hong Kong. Grades: 1
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Love in the City
Seven of these are available for this Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra presentation in 2009. The reverses are fully taken up by programme information. Grades: 1
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EXR sporting goods (Indonesia)
We do not usually associate snow with Indonesia but this brand uses it to sell its product on these (4) unused cards from there. Grades: 1
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Kerry Vesper, Seating the Soul (USA)
Unused card of these Sepele and Baltic Birch works from Kerry’s studio. Grade: 1
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Le French May, Folk N’ Blues Moriarty (Hong Kong)
Several unused cards from this 2009 event are available. Grades: 1