Amusement Parks (not Disney) – Page 2

Showing 41–80 of 104 postcards

Ocean Park (Hong Kong)
Unused card of one of Hong Kong’s two great amusement parks. Grade: 1

Code: 31800059
Price: $4.00
Tombstone, Helldorado Town wild west theme park (Arizona)
Unused Smith-Southwestern card 0258 with a line through the bar code where the stamp would go. Grade: 2

Code: 31800061
Price: $1.00
Uncaptioned
This unused card was made in China. We have no idea which wheel this is. Grade: 1

Code: 31800069
Price: $0.50
Carousel de Paris
Unused card, made in China. Some printing, but only in Chinese, on the reverse. Grade: 1

Code: 31800070
Price: $1.00
Carousel
Unused card, made in China. Grade: 2

Code: 31800071
Price: $0.50
Ngong Ping, Skyrail (Hong Kong)
After a rocky start, this facility seems to be getting its act together. Even so, it is not for someone who’s afraid of heights. Unused 5-1/8″ x 7-1/8″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 31800072
Price: $3.00
Riesenrad, Vienna (Austria)
Older views, all identified, on a newer unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 31800073
Price: $2.00
Old Tucson (Arizona, USA)
Not to be misled by the caption, “Old Tucson” was a reconstruction of Tucson as it was in 1859, built apparently for the filming of the movie “Arizona.” Anyway, the caption explains all this. Card was mailed in 1967 with stamp and postmark. Some postmark ink transfer on the front. Grade: 2

Code: 31800075
Price: $1.00
Generic ferris wheel
Among my circle of friends, we used to joke along the lines of “Five points if you can identify where this is.” Well, for you — ten points! We’ve no idea, except that the card was mailed from PR China in 2013 with a large “stadium” stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 31800076
Price: $1.00
Las Vegas, MGM Grand, Grand Adventures theme park
Unused “Collector Series” card dated 1994, noticeably aging. Grade: 2

Code: 31800078
Price: $2.00
Poitiers, Parc du Futuroscope (France)
Mailed in 2013 with stamp, postmark, and orange postal barcoding. Grade: 1

Code: 31800079
Price: $2.00
The London Eye
Hong Kong is supposed to be building one of these, too. Just what we need. The 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ card was mailed in 2013 with five different stamps, postmark, By Air Mail label, and orange postal barcoding. A very strong Grade: 2

Code: 31800080
Price: $2.00
Pyongyang, Kaeson Youth Park, carousel (DPR Korea)
Captioned in Korean and Chinese, and mailed from Pyongyang in 2014 with three stamps (two varieties), readable postmark, and blue Air Mail chop. Grade: 1

Code: 31800083
Price: $17.00
Pyongyang, Kaeson Youth Park, “Pirate” ride (DPR Korea)
Unused card, captioned in Korean and Chinese. Grade: 1

Code: 31800084
Price: $8.00
Pyongyang, Kaeson Youth Park, “Disco” (DPR Korea)
Unused card, captioned in Korean and Chinese. A card with this photo from a different set is in English, and the name of the ride is “Disco”. Grade: 1

Code: 31800085
Price: $8.00
Pyongyang, Kaeson Youth Park, Rotary motorcycles (DPR Korea)
Unused card, captioned in Korean and Chinese (“Rotary motorcycles” is what appears on a different card, in English.) Grade: 1

Code: 31800086
Price: $8.00
Pyongyang, Kaeson Youth Park, roller coaster (DPR Korea)
Unused card, captioned in Chinese and Korean. Grade: 1

Code: 31800087
Price: $8.00
Pyongyang, Kaeson Youth Park, blurred ride (DPR Korea)
Maybe an odd choice of photo, but an unused card captioned in Korean and Chinese. The same card, from a different set in English, calls this “Power surge”. Grade: 1

Code: 31800088
Price: $5.00
Pyongyang, Kaeson Youth Park, view at night (DPR Korea)
Unused card, captioned in Korean and Chinese. Grade: 1

Code: 31800089
Price: $6.00
Pyongyang, Kaeson Youth Park, Z-force (DPR Korea)
Unused card, captioned in Korean and Chinese. Grade: 1

Code: 31800090
Price: $6.00
Dinosaur Land (Virginia, USA)
Mailed in 2013 with three different stamps and postmark, the card–with serrated edges–shows a Plateosaurus. We suppose that’s the dinosaur in the back. Grade: 2

Code: 31800091
Price: $1.00
Pyongyang, Kaeson Youth Park, fountain and roller coaster (DPR Korea)
Mailed in 2014, with four stamps (two varieties), two postmarks, and blue Par Avion chop. Grade: 1

Code: 31800092
Price: $21.00
Doraemon 0052-1 (set of 30) – cover + 3 cards
Though we’ve listed another Doraemon set in the “Cinema” category, this one goes under “Manga” also, reflecting the character’s origins, and of course the amusement park. Our scan shows the cardboard cover and three of the 30 individual unused cards. Grade: 1

Code: 31800093
Price: $24.00
Pyongyang, swimming (DPR Korea)
Bear with us … the captions are entirely in Korean and the internet is not awash (pun intended) in photos of this place in Pyongyang. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 31800094
Price: $5.00
Grand Island, Hello from Fantasy Island (New York)
Mailed in 1963, this card has a 5-cent “Alliance for Progress” commemorative stamp, Buffalo postmark, and is starting to age. Grade: 2

Code: 31800096
Price: $4.00
Haw Par Villa (Singapore)
From the “Tourism 50 Post Card Series,” an ad card from 2014 whose caption gives instructions for mailing this at a special location and having a chance to win a lucky draw. The postmark is there, and a nice coloured postage meter label. By the way, meaning no disrespect by placing this in the “Amusement Parks” category, but if not that, then what? Grade: 1

Code: 31800099
Price: $3.00
Hamburger Dom (Germany)
Not so much an amusement park as a periodic fun fair, as one of several multiple views from Hamburg. Fifteen identified views on a card mailed in 2013, with stamp and postmark. Very small postal abrasion on right reverse edge. Grade: 2

Code: 31800101
Price: $1.00
Greetings from Beautiful Vienna (Austria)
Unused card, serrated edges. Views include Wiener Stadion and Riesenrad. Mild foxing on the reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 31800106
Price: $2.00
La Plata, Pais de los Ninos (Argentina)
Wikipedia tells us: “The Republic of Children was built by Eva Perón Foundation on 52 hectares (130 acres) of land that was formerly a part of Swift Golf Club. On November 26, 1951, the park was officially opened by the then President Juan Domingo Perón. … According to the official website of the Republic of Children, in 1950 Walt Disney visited the park and, surprised by the beauty, was inspired to build Disneyland.” The things we learn by doing this. Unused, aged, 4-1/8″ x 7-1/4″ card whose Spanish caption explains the different sites. Grade: 3

Code: 31800107
Price: $4.00
La Romana, Altos de Chavon (Dominican Republic)
Unused card but definitely showing its age on the back. Grade: 3

Code: 31800108
Price: $2.00
Un saludo desde la “Feria de America” Mendoza 1954 (Argentina)
Unused, aging card. Two different stamps had been attached for mailing, but there’s no message or other handwriting. A nice specialty item. Grade: 3

Code: 31800111
Price: $14.00
La Paz, Mirador de Laicakota (sic) (Bolivia)
It seems the usual spelling for this amusement park is Laikakota. Either way, unused Fenno card BC 123, captioned in Spanish and English. Grade: 1

Code: 31800112
Price: $3.00
Montevideo, Parque Rodo y El Lago (Uruguay)
Unused card, somewhat aged and, oddly, completely blank on the reverse. Grade: 1

Code: 31800116
Price: $5.00
Santiago, Antilen Swimming Pool – Metropolitan Park (Chile)
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 31800117
Price: $2.00
Ocean Park Hong Kong Series No. 16 – Adventures in Australia (set of six) (Hong Kong)
A set of six unused postage-prepaid cards from October 2015, each with first day of issue special postmark. The scan shows the fronts of three of the six cards, and the reverse of another. If you’d like to see them all, please ask. Grade: 1

Code: 31800118
Price: $16.00
Pyongyang, Kaeson Youth Park, night view (DPR Korea)
Captioned in Korean and Chinese, and mailed from Pyongyang in 2014 with three stamps (two varieties), faint but mostly readable postmark, and blue Air Mail chop. Grade: 2

Code: 31800119
Price: $14.00
South of the Border (South Carolina, USA)
We know all about tourist stops like this, but had never been here, so we did–what else?–we Googled. Seems to be somewhat past its prime, but here’s an unmailed card anyway. Two initials are written over the caption area. Grade: 3

Code: 31800121
Price: $1.00
Cincinnati, Sunlite Pool, Coney Island (Ohio, USA)
The front of this unmailed linen card is OK. The reverse is badly disfigured by album remnants. Grade: 5

Code: 31800123
Price: $0.50
Replica of the Tower Bridge, Storybook Park (London, Ontario, Canada)
Don’t be confused here. This card shows a replica of London, England’s, Tower Bridge as it is in Storybook Park of London, Ontario. Unused, noticeably aging Plastichrome card P69055 has perforated upper and lower edges. Grade: 2

Code: 31800124
Price: $1.00
Enjoying the sites!
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 31800127
Price: $3.00

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