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Hofer (Stecher)
Mailed from Spain, not Germany, in 2013 with four stamps and faint postmark. Significant staining and orange postal barcoding on the front. Grade: 5
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Pioneering: Child Life Series 12 – Africa (Congo)
At some point, long ago, these cards were produced in England for children. Here’s an aging, unused example. Grade: 1
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Roosters (Poland)
A card with traditional design. There’s some Polish-language captioning on the back. Mailed in 2014 with three different stamps and two postmarks and one Priorytet label affixed. Grade: 1
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Angry Birds (Finland)
Mailed from Finland in 2014, with three corresponding stamps and faint postmark, as well as Priority label. Grade: 2
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The Spring Motives (M. Galybina) (Russia)
Mailed from Russia in 2014 with two stamps and large postmark. Some postmark transfer on the front. Grade: 3
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Siberian Yard (S. Sochivko) (Russia)
Mailed in 2014, with two stamps and postmark and Air*Mail label. Grade: 2
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Chicago, The Musical (Russia)
Mailed from Moscow in 2014, with two stamps and postmark and a lipstick imprint. Grade: 4
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La Creazione di Adamo (Michelangelo)
Mailed from Italy in 2014 with three different stamps and faint postmark. Orange postal barcoding. Grade: 1
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Nachtcafe in Arles (Vincent Van Gogh)
Mailed from Germany in 2014 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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From The Remembered Visit (E. Gorey)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Untitled (E. Gorey)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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From Mystery! (E. Gorey)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Gewölbe
In German, Gewölbe means “vault” so we’ll leave it to you to decide how this applies. Don’t stare too long at the scan! Mailed from Germany with stamp and postmark. Grade: 3
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Prehistoric Art (Niah National Park, Malaysia)
Unused “local” card ~5″ x 7″ whose caption explains that these are “Boat shaped coffins found at the Painted Cave of Niah National Park with Hematite paintings on the wall.” Grade: 1
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Kutchan-cho, Shu Ogawara Museum of Art – 1 (Japan)
Unused card. The museum is in Hokkaido but is this larger caption on the bottom right in Japanese or Chinese? Either way … Grade: 1
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Kutchan-cho, Shu Ogawara Museum of Art – 2 (Japan)
Unused card. The museum is in Hokkaido but is this larger caption on the bottom right in Japanese or Chinese? Either way … Grade: 1
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Japanese Ancient Elegance
In a miracle of technology, the scan makes the background of this card look yellow, when in fact it is a silver reflective foil — the yellow came from the scanner light. From FukuiAsahido (sic) in Japan. Unused. Grade: 1
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No unpretentious photograph exists (Taiwan)
Advertising for — we think — an exhibition in Taiwan. The reverse is all in Chinese. Two of these unused cards, which come close to not being postcards, are available. Grades: 1
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Several ways to live in the city (Taiwan)
Singing Huang, Solo illustration exhibition. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Yuki Tagashira Exhibition 2014 (Japan)
Advertising (in Japanese) for this exhibition. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Shihookuku (Japan)
Advertising (in Japanese only) for this exhibit. Two cards are available. Grades: 1
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Tadashi Osugi Exhibition (Japan)
Advertising for this exhibit. Grade: 1
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Misty trees in Tokyo
Advertising entirely in Japanese for this exhibition. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Let’s Enjoy with Dolphin! (Japan)
Advertising for The Second Yoriko (Nakamura) Art Exhibition; details all in Japanese. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Whatever (USA)
We often might agree with this. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Cross Viewpoints (R. De Forest)
Beginning a short series of cards showing art held by the San Jose (California) Museum of Art. Unused. Grade: 1
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Seated Woman (R. Diebenkorn)
Continuing a short series of cards showing art held by the San Jose (California) Museum of Art. Unused. Grade: 1
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Fire and Striped Night (S. Carnwath)
Continuing a short series of cards showing art held by the San Jose (California) Museum of Art. Unused. Grade: 1
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Apple Blossoms (G. O’Keeffe)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Joint Exhibition (Japan)
Advertising entirely in Japanese for this 2014 exhibition. Unused card. Grade: 1
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akemi-taka-sora (Japan)
Unused card advertising (all in Japanese) this art exhibition. Grade: 1
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Sun and trees (Japan)
Unused card advertising (in Japanese only) this art exhibit. Grade: 1
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Roadside stall (Japan)
Unused card advertising (in Japanese only) this 2014 art exhibit. Grade: 1
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Part 20 (Japan)
Unused card advertising (in Japanese only) this art exhibit. Grade: 1
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Gallery Kei Fu, Yamamoto Shin (Japan)
Unused card advertising (mostly in Japanese) this art exhibit. Grade: 1
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Neglect (U.K.)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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The Kiss (G. Klimt)
Unused card from Vienna. Grade: 1
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Square Tray with Design of Musashino Field and Sumida River (O. Kenzan)
Not postally used, but with an extensive message (in Chinese) on the back. Grade: 4
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Zimni Radovanky (J. Lada)
Mailed from the Czech Republic in 2013, with a giant stamp and somewhat smaller postmark. Grade: 1
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Women with umbrellas
Mailed from England in 2013, with stamp, postmark, and address and airmail labels affixed. Grade: 4