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Turtle (Malaysia)
Unused card from 1981. Grade: 2
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Giraffe (Kenya)
Prototypical African card, mailed from Mombasa in 1967 with stamp and most of the postmark. Even some Swahili thrown in. Mzuri sana! Serrated edges, Grade: 2
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Leatherback turtle (Malaysia)
Two unused cards from the 1980s, sponsored by Salem, are available. One is Grade: 2 ($2) and the other slightly better at Grade: 1 ($3). (We must verify availability)
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Prairie dogs (USA)
Unused Dexter Press card 30022-C, from the 1960s. Grade: 1
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Buffalo
The card was published in New Jersey, but not many buffalo there. Unused card with some staining on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Elephants “breeding”
This photo was taken at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Kraal. Front of the card is as-new but the reverse is fully written with a message that was later mailed in an envelope. Grade: 4
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Monkeys (Thailand)
The front of this card is as-new but the true value is the reverse, a mailed card (1999) with five stamps of which four are different and three are large; and three full postmarks, along with postal service barcoding. Grade: 1
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Dinosaurs (set of 6) (Hong Kong)
Showing you the front of one of the six cards (still in its plastic wrap) and the reverse of another (that barcode and pricing is on the wrap, not the card), with a typical philatelic postmark. Issued by Hongkong Post in November 2022, this is Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 70, and the postage is … pre-printed. Grade: 1
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Cheetahs
This card is generic but was mailed from Cameroon with a large stamp and full postmark. The card has some edge abrasions. Grade: 2
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Monkeys
Based on a Chinese caption overwritten by the message, we know these monkeys to be from China … big help, isn’t that? But the card was mailed from the US with US stamp and Ohio postmark in 1985, plus there’s postmark transfer on the front. Grade: 5
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Jellyfish, Steinhart Aquarium (San Francisco)
Chrysaora melanaster, to be precise, on this card mailed from Colorado in 1987 with two 22-cent stamps and nearly full postmark. Grade: 1
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Lion
Distinctive shot, mailed from Kenya in 1988 with two large stamps but not fully legible postmark. Grade: 2
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Arizona Jackass (USA)
The ultimate back-handed compliment. To be fair, the reverse caption on this unused card also calls them burros. Grade: 1
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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (USA)
Unused card sourced in Arizona. Grade: 1
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Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizi)
Clean card mailed from Arizona in 1995 with two stamps and mostly legible postmark. Some white correction fluid on the address area. Grade: 3
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Desert Tarantula (USA)
Unused card sourced in Arizona. Grade: 1
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Cape Cod, Whale Watching (USA)
It’s a humpback whale, on this card mailed in 1984 with a 28-cent Olympics stamp and postmark. Grade 1
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Rabbit (Malaysia)
For awhile, rabbit (arnab) was popular as burger meat in Kuala Lumpur street stalls. Bugs Bunny Burgers. Yum. Two cards are available, mailed in 1986 by the same person, with stamp and readable postmark. Just beginning to age. Grades: 2
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Lynx (Malaysia)
Mailed in 1986, the card has a stamp and bit of postmark. Grade: 3
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Skunk
Unmailed card captioned “Howdy from a little stinker” on the reverse, together with a travel agent’s rubber stamp and the date “1958” pencilled in. Grade: 4
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Greetings from San Diego Zoo (folio)
Nice, unused fold-out folio from the 1950s or early 1960s. Just some storage abrasion on the cover. Grade: 2
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Manatees
This 4.5″ x 6.5″ card was mailed in 1997 with two stamps, a yellow USPS air mail sticker, USPS barcoding, a semi-distinct postmark, and some abrasions around the front edges. But how appealing (and how endangered) are those manatees. Grade: 3
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Llamas (Ecuador)
You’re thinking, what makes a card of llamas worth $4.50? Well, three colourful overlapping stamps, a couple of very large maroon and partly legible postmarks, a date stamped by the local post office, and good condition! Grade: 1
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Witchetty Grub (Australia)
To the Pitjantatjara people, a delicacy. To us, an unused postcard. Grade: 1
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Crocodile (Australia)
Unused and quintessentially Australian card. Grade: 1
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Crocodiles (Australia)
G’Day From Crocodile Country. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Crocodile (Australia)
Three unused and slightly aging cards are available, with the now-familiar slogan: G’Day from Crocodile Country. Grades: 2
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Crocodile (Australia)
Yes indeedy, these things happen. Unused card from the 1990s. Grade: 1
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Crocodile and Greetings (Australia)
Also with a Greetings logo gold-stamped on the front, this unused card dates from the 1990s. Grade: 1
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Wisconsin State Bird, Mosquito (Aedes vexans)
Mailed in 2012 with $1.05 stamp, partly legible postmark, and address and other labels taped on. Grade: 4
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Crocodile (Kakadu, Australia)
Gold stamp overlaid from Kakadu Holiday Village in Kakadu National Park. Unused card rom the 1990s. Grade: 1
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Bullock and cart, Malacca (Malaysia)
Not a whole lot of these on the roads any more, certainly not in the middle of Malacca city, where they would quickly become hamburger. S.W. Singapore card M264 was mailed in 1986 with stamp but only partial postmark. Grade: 2
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Alaskan Sea Lions
Actually it’s a closeup of Stellar Sea Lions at Cape Chiniak, Kodiak Island. The card is aged, battered, and torn a bit on the bottom edge. It was mailed in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1967 with two stamps and full postmark. Grade: 4
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Jill the deer, Shawnee Inn (Pennsylvania, USA)
Mailed in 1958 with full postmark and 2-cent stamp. Some creasing from lots of handling over the years. Grade: 3
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Bull Moose (Canada)
Unused Plastichrome card P72132 with stain in address area. Grade: 4
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Diamond-back rattlesnake
Unused Petley card 865016. Grade: 1
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Legend of the Sand Dollar (USA)
Three unused Plastichrome cards are available. One has a 13-cent stamp on it (Grade: 3). The others are unmarked (Grades: 1).
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A Camel – Line
Mailed from Iran decades ago, with two stamps. The postmark is indistinct and the card is frankly in terrible condition on both sides. Space-filler only. Grade:
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Wildlife of the Desert
Unused 5″ x 7″ Petley FantastiColor Print card K-999-CA captioned “Wild life in the Southwestern Desert.” Copyright date is 1958. Grade: 1