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Mark Twain steamboat, Anaheim Disneyland (California)
Mailed in 1969 with stamp and postmark. Postmark ink transfer on the front. Grade: 3
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New Orleans, Ocean Steamer Loading (Louisiana)
Unused and very old (and aged) C.B. Mason postcard, edge abrasions. Grade: 2
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Junk in Hong Kong Harbour
Issued by Pan American Airlines, this unused card describes the two different “luxurious” (President) and “low-cost” (Rainbow) services Hong Kong enjoyed. An iconic card from the jewel in Pan Am’s empire. Grade: 1
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C.P.R. Princess Marguerite (Canada)
This vessel was built in 1949; the postcard was mailed in 1961 in Canada with two stamps and Victoria postmark. If you’d like to know the brief story behind this ship, the second bearing this name, see evergreenfleet dot com. Grade: 2
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Bangkok, The Royal Barge Suphannahong (Thailand)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Honolulu Harbor from the air
A rather nice, clean view of (older) Honolulu on this unused Mike Roberts card. Grade: 1
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Michelangelo and Raffaello (Italy)
Quick! How many ships do you see? Yes, of course, two. Unused card, with specifications for these identical vessels, and distributed to passengers. Grade: 1
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Sevastopol, torpedo boat (Ukraine)
Mailed in 2012, this card has a stamp and Sevastopol postmark. Grade: 1
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Princess Patricia (Canada)
Unused card, heavily handled and fingermarked since its issue in 1963 or later. Grade: 3
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“Miss Liberty” and Statue of Liberty (New York)
Unused Progressive Publications card, but with minor staining and a name pencilled on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Chinese Festivals (Hong Kong) (set)
Hong Kong Post issued these sets of four cards in 2012. Each set commemorates a different festival: Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat), The Birthday of the Buddha, Kwun Yum, and Tin Hau. Each card has pre-printed airmail postage corresponding to the card’s design, good for anywhere in the world. We have four unused sets available, all in their original cello-wrap, and here is how they are different from each other: Two sets have no postmarks (Grades: 1, $22). One set has a special “Hong Kong Philatelic Bureau” postmark on each card, with date of issue (Grade: 1, $28). One set has a special “Hong Kong Festivals” postmark, also on each card and also with date of issue (Grade: 1, $28).
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A boat among the mangroves, Belitung (Indonesia)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Fishing boat, Belitung (Indonesia)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Belitong, Dermaga Selat Nasik (Indonesia)
Unused card with the photo repeated on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Hamburg, waterfront
Nice contemporary card with three stamps (one of them, a lighthouse) and full postmark. Grade: 2
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The “Maine and Missouri” off Fort Scammel, Portland (Maine, USA)
The front of this card is OK but the reverse had been pasted into an album and disqualifies the card as anything other than Grade: 5
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The Grand View of Hong Kong Harbour
Something fishy about the photo on this unused 5″ x 6-7/8″ card, but we will just focus on the red-sailed batwing junk (we hardly see these any more) and the two Star Ferry vessels (also an endangered species in their present format). Grade: 1
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Chicago, Scene in Garfield Park (USA)
Unused V.O. Hammon Pub. Co. card No. 234, heavily aged. Grade: 2
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Sailboats (Bangladesh)
Sub-captioned “Beautiful river in Bangladesh,” unused Azad Products (Pvt) Lts. card with some smudging on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Entrance to Milwaukee Harbor (Wisconsin, USA)
Unused L.L. Cook card 43117-B (and 165Z) dated 1961. Neither the lighthouse nor the ship are named. Grade: 1
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M.V. Prince Nova (Canada)
Lots of bilingual detail about the ferry vessel on this unused Plastichrome card P68702, but nothing about the lighthouse. We think the photo location may be Prince Edward Island. Grade: 1
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M.V. Bluenose passing Yarmouth Light (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Unused, aging Dexter Press card 69386-B. Grade: 2
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Milwaukee, and lighthouse
Here’s what we know for sure about this postcard: unused, real-photo. The reverse says “Photo Post Card” and “Kodak Paper” at the stamp area. Someone has pencilled “Repro” under the original price. We’re guessing. Grade: 2
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Rowboat (Finland)
Nice, uncaptioned Finnish card of a somewhat un-Finnish scene. Mailed in 2012 with a Moomin stamp and postmark, and Priority label and a small Finnish flag sticker affixed. Grade: 3
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Grand Manan Ferry passing Swallow Tail Lighthouse (New Brunswick, Canada)
Unused, aging Plastichrome card P76653 yet still good enough to be Grade: 1
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Anaheim Disneyland, Mark Twain at Dusk (California)
Mailed from nearby Buena Park in 1967 with 4-cent stamp and full postmark. Some postmark ink transfer on the front, and mottling on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Yacht Harbor, Oceanside (California)
We’ve been here many times over many years but it has never looked this empty–so we know this is an older card, unused Curteichcolor 4DK-1382 (and D.615). Grade: 1
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Huron Light Ship (Michigan, USA)
Unused L.L. Cook card 51269. Aged a bit. Grade: 2
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Ticonderoga and Colchester Reef Lighthouse, Shelburne (Vermont, USA)
There’s a lot in this unused Mike Roberts card C8364 (and VT772). Best just to quote the caption: “Famous sidewheeler Ticonderoga and Colchester Reef Lighthouse both brought from Lake Champlain to Shelburne Museum”. Maybe the Ticonderoga brought the lighthouse? Grade: 1
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Wisconsin Dells, Signal Point and Winnebago Indians (USA)
Unused “local” card, aging somewhat. Grade: 2
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Carthaginian (Lahaina, Hawaii)
A lot going on in this otherwise placid Nani Li’i Natural Color Card S-523: did you know that Lahaina, Maui, was once Capital of the Hawaiian Islands? The ship Carthaginian is berthed near the Lighthouse in front of the Pioneer Inn. Card dates from sometime after 1951. We don’t know how much, if any, of this area survived the wildfires of August 2023. Grade: 1
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Geneve, Vue generale (Switzerland)
Mailed in 1959 with two different stamps, postmark, and blue trilingual Luftpost sticker. Serrated edges. Grade: 2
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Konstanz am Bodensee (Germany)
There’s quite a long (and old) story connected with this statue, but she’s Imperia, a prostitute. For details, there’s always Wikipedia! The card was mailed from Switzerland (not Germany) in 2012, with two different stamps, and postmark and A Priority label. Grade: 3
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Kyongju Tokyu Hotel (South Korea)
Unused card, not at all new, and unevenly aged. Nice boat, though! Grade: 3
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Diaoyu Islands (set)
The scan shows two of the four cards in each set, printed in 2012 and issued by the Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands. The other two cards show persons with flags landing on the islands, and a horizon view of one island. For a number of reasons, and we hope you can guess why, we suggest you do your own research into the background of this sensitive issue. Three sets are available. Grades: 1
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Celebration Reuniformation of China Postcard – two views (Hong Kong)
See also entry 20308520. On the left, a couple from Tai Koo Shing who registered at City Hall to be the first to be married post-handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997. On the right, Ji-Mei cruise from Xiamen. Grade: 1
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Chinese Junk 5185B (Singapore)
The number refers to the card’s own printed index number, and the photo is the same as on our own entry 32400249T. This is also an old, unused card. Grade: 1
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Lantau, Tai O (Hong Kong)
It takes some effort to reach Tai O from the urban areas, but it’s worth the effort as long as you’re not in a hurry. Unused card, 5-1/4″ x 7″. Grade: 1
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Costa Brava, Calella de Palafrugell (Spain)
Classic tourist postcard of Spain, mailed in 2012 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Images from the Fiji Islands
Good variety on this unused, 4″ x 8-1/4″ postcard. Grade: 1