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London, Lambeth Bridge and Houses of Parliament
Superb and now somewhat older view on this unused Photographic Greeting Card Co. card C8639. Grade: 1

Code: 32600513
Price: $4.00
Slatina (Romania)
This is a reproduction photo on a contemporary, unused card from ilovebucharest.org. We Googled. As of today — though this will change — we’re not certain if you can go from one place to the other. Grade: 1

Code: 32600514
Price: $2.00
Sanxiantai, Taitung (Taiwan)
“Each day, the golden dawn brings boundless hope to the east coast”. Very Taiwanese! Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 32600515
Price: $3.00
Views of Prince Edward Island (Canada)
They’re all identified in the caption on the reverse. This is the Confederation Bridge. Card was mailed in 2022, with stamp and numeric postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 32600516
Price: $4.00
Omaha, Union Pacific R.R. Bridge (Nebraska, USA)
What you see here began to be upgraded in 1916 (we think) but the mailed card’s postmark is not fully readable. So the bridge over the Missouri River to Iowa in this view has been replaced. The stamp is there, and the writer used this card to try to coax another person to swap. Hope she was successful! Some foxing and staining on the reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 32600517
Price: $4.00
Miami Beach, Aerial View of Causeways (Florida)
Unused, linen, vintage postcard from Colourpicture of Boston (14517; 216). Grade: 1

Code: 32600518L
Price: $4.00
Miami Beach, 41st Street Bridge over Indian Creek (Florida, USA)
Unused linen and vintage Colourpicture card 10935 (215) of a bridge no longer there. Grade: 1

Code: 32600519L
Price: $3.00
Overseas Highway over Pigeon Key to Key West (Florida, USA)
Pigeon Key has its own story, and if you search it, you’ll want to visit — even if you can’t. As for the card, it’s unused, old Colourpicture 500 (the other number didn’t quite make it onto the bottom edge) and Grade: 1

Code: 32600520L
Price: $3.00
Tsing Ma Bridge 081 (Hong Kong)
One of Hong Kong’s many engineering wonders, on unused Tourists Cards 081 (5-1/2″ x 7″). Grade: 1

Code: 32600521
Price: $3.00
Dublin, O’Connell Bridge and River Liffey (Republic of Ireland)
“Dark swaths” of the River Liffey as it flows down from the Wicklow mountains, under the bridge and through the city. Unused John Hinde card 2/101. Grade 1

Code: 32600522
Price: $5.00
Caernarfon Castle and Aber Bridge (Wales)
Unused Salmon Cameracolour card 2-11-07-10. The Government of Wales’s own website — when it’s up — describes Caernarfon Castle as “recognised around the world as one of the greatest buildings of the Middle Ages.” We’ve no reason to doubt them. Grade: 1

Code: 32600523
Price: $3.00
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Menai Suspension Bridge (Wales)
Of course we owed it to you to type that place name, and we owe it to you even more not to play around with all the comments local residents would have heard thousands of times before. The good news is that if you want to know about the place, you don’t need to put in too many letters before Google auto-fills in the rest. Unused Salmon Cameracolour card 2-11-02-01. Grade: 1

Code: 32600524
Price: $14.00
Cavanagh (sic) & Anderson Bridges (Singapore)
Both are still in use across the Singapore River, though this unused A.S.M.K. & Co. card 16917-B’s caption says “only the Anderson bridge is used by all sorts of vehicles,” while Anderson’s Wikipedia entry says: “when Anderson Bridge was completed in 1910, Cavenagh Bridge was spared from demolition and was converted to a pedestrian bridge, with all vehicles being diverted to Anderson … During the Japanese Occupation of Singapore (1942–1945), severed heads of criminals were hung on Anderson Bridge as a warning to discourage citizens from breaking the law. … On 5 November 2021, authorities announced the conversion of Anderson Bridge to full pedestrianization from December 2021, to increase the Civic District’s walkability, with all vehicles diverted to Esplanade Bridge” (built in the 1990s). Who said bridges were boring? And two on one card. Grade: 1

Code: 32600525T
Price: $9.00
Gifu, Cormorants and Nagara-Bashi Bridge (Japan)
Apparently two of Gifu’s claims to fame, on this unused old postcard. Grade: 1

Code: 32600526T
Price: $5.00
The Bridge of Kintai at Iwakuni (Japan)
The Kintai Bridge is a historical wooden arch bridge in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The pedestrian bridge was built in 1673, spanning the Nishiki River in a series of five wooden arches and without the use of any nails. The bridge is located near Mt. Yokoyama, with Iwakuni Castle on top of that. This older, unused card has a nice English (and brief Japanese) caption. Grade: 1

Code: 32600527T
Price: $4.00
Sacred Bridge at the entrance to Nikko (Japan)
This red lacquered bridge spans the Daily River. The mid-20th-century postcard is unused. Grade: 1

Code: 32600528T
Price: $5.00
Tokyo, The Imperial Palace, Double Bridge (Japan)
Unused mid-20th-century postcard with brief Japanese and longer English caption. Grade: 1

Code: 32600529T
Price: $3.00
Tokyo, Nihombashi (sic) Bridge
Nihonbashi (日本橋) is today’s preferred western spelling, a business district of Chūō which grew around the bridge of the same name that has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603. The current bridge, designed by Tsumaki Yorinaka and constructed of stone on a steel frame, dates from 1911. This brilliant urban postcard is old, unused, and Grade: 1

Code: 32600530T
Price: $14.00
Tokyo, Imperial Palace, Nijubashi
The bridge here is the main bridge to the Imperial Palace, called by at least one source “arguably the most famous bridge in Japan”. Most people call it Nijūbashi but the correct name is 正門石橋 (main entrance stone bridge). There are actually two main bridges, to the Imperial Palace. The 正門石橋 seimon ishibashi (main entrance stone bridge) and the 正門鉄橋 seimon tetsubashi (main entrance iron bridge). In any event here’s an old postcard of 正門石橋 , unused and Grade: 1

Code: 32600531T
Price: $9.00
Ise-Shima National Park, The Bridge (Nai-Gu) (Japan)
A reasonably typical example of old Japan postcards (we say it that way for the search engines), unused and Grade: 1

Code: 32600532T
Price: $4.00
Yumoto (Hakone), Asahi Bridge (Japan)
A brief English caption and longer Japanese one on this unused older postcard. Grade: 1

Code: 32600533T
Price: $6.00
Invercauld, Aberdeenshire, Old Bridge of Dee (Scotland)
Wikipedia says (we’ve condensed it): “The Bridge of Dee, or Brig o Dee, is a road bridge over the River Dee … Dating from 1527, the bridge crosses at what was once the City of Aberdeen’s southern boundary. The Bridge of Dee is approximately 32 feet (10 m) above typical water height and consists of seven nearly semicircular ribbed arches, built using granite and Elgin sandstone. Today the bridge carries the main A92 road into Aberdeen from the south. It was designated a Category A listed structure in 1967, and was also listed as a Scheduled monument until being de-scheduled on 16 February 2009.” All well and good, but the caption on the postcard, mailed in 1961 with two stamps and partial postmarks, makes it sound completely different. Just seems odd. Grade: 1

Code: 32600534T
Price: $3.00
Conway (sic) Castle and Bridge (Wales)
Conwy Castle was built by Edward I during his conquest of Wales, between 1283 and 1287. Constructed as part of a wider project to create the walled town of Conwy, over the next few centuries the castle played an important part in several wars. It withstood the siege of Madog ap Llywelyn in the winter of 1294–95, acted as a temporary haven for Richard II in 1399 and was held for several months by forces loyal to Owain Glyndŵr in 1401. So you can see it from your armchair on this B&W real-photo Valentine’s card 5610, mailed in the early 1950s with 2d stamp and postmark. It’s been handled over these many years but all is intact and clean enough. Grade: 1

Code: 32600535T
Price: $7.00
Bude, The River and Nanny Moore’s Bridge (England)
Unused Valentine’s card A2215, clean and though it has an unused 2d stamp affixed, we won’t consider that to be a flaw. Grade: 1

Code: 32600536T
Price: $5.00
San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge (California)
Mailed in 1985, with 22-cent stamp and partial postmark, this Plastichrome card has serrated edges. Grade: 1

Code: 32600537T
Price: $1.00
Ning An Suspension Bridge (Taiwan)
We think this card was mailed in the late 1980s — stamp is there but the postmark is hard to read. Grade: 1

Code: 32600538T
Price: $3.00
Clifton Suspension Bridge (England)
It spans the Avon Gorge and apparently took 100 years to complete. The card’s caption is nicely descriptive. As for other things, the 13p stamp is there, and a faint postmark maybe showing the card to have been mailed in the 1980s. The legible part of the mark celebrates Royal Mail’s 30 years of service, so you can do the math. Grade: 2

Code: 32600539T
Price: $2.00
Yellowstone National Park, Natural Bridge (Wyoming, USA)
Unused Haynes real-photo card 23447, beginning to show its (old) age, but otherwise clean. Grade: 1

Code: 32600540
Price: $4.00
London, Tower Bridge
Unused Photographic Greeting Card Co. C12706 (157). Grade: 1

Code: 32600541
Price: $3.00
Winegar, Bridge at Bay View Lodge (Wisconsin, USA)
We detect a hint of superiority in the message on this real-photo card, mailed in 1931 with clear postmark and stamp. But that’s not the best part: Winegar itself doesn’t exist in that form any more, as Wikipedia reveals: “In 1905, J.J. Foster erected a lumber mill at the headwaters of the Presque Isle River. Foster named the community Fosterville. William S. Winegar bought the mill in 1910 and the town was renamed in his honor. The mill closed in 1933 and Walleye Rearing Ponds were established by the State of Wisconsin. In 1959, the town changed its name again, now to Presque Isle, matching the name of the surrounding township.” From the postcard’s perspective, we like it when these things happen. But guess what? It seems like Bay View Lodge is still there. Grade: 1

Code: 32600542
Price: $5.00
Tsing Ma Bridge (Hong Kong)
Unused Tourists Cards 018, measures 5-1/2″ x 7″. Grade: 1

Code: 32600543
Price: $3.00
Yunnan – Seventeen-Arch Bridge of Honghe (PR China)
From a series of Yunnan cards as described in our #20307950, this one also suggesting “Terraces in Clouds, Dream like Honghe”. Two QR Codes for you. Grade: 1

Code: 32600544
Price: $2.00
Yunnan – Pu-er Tea Mountain and Vine Bridge (PR China)
An unused card with perforated left edge from the Yunnan set as described earlier. Two QR Codes are available and two scenes here, an impressive mountain of tea and the Vine Bridge of Ximeng in Wa Autonomous County. Grade: 1

Code: 32600545
Price: $2.00
Milwaukee, View from Michigan St. Bridge (Wisconsin, USA)
Whether “from” the bridge, or *of* the bridge, we’re not certain; but we know this is an old, mailed card whose stamp is there but whose postmark is mostly missing. Grade: 1

Code: 32600546
Price: $3.00
Oito Novas Paisagens de Macau (Maximum Cards) (set of 8) (Macau)
The title, captioned in Portuguese and Chinese, translates as “Eight new landscapes of Macau,” and indeed they are. This is a desirable set, CTT’s BPL 248-255, and our scan shows four of the eight views. Because this is a bit more substantial than some other sets, we will list what’s on each card here: Colina de Penha, Dois Lagos e Uma Torre, Largo do Senado, Long Chao Kok, Vila de Pescadores de Coloane, Travesa da Paixao, Rua de Felicidade, and — spectacularly — Ponte Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macau, one of the world’s longest bridges and utterly unthinkable not so long ago. Issued in 2019, at last something from Macau other than ancient art. Grade: 1

Code: 32600548
Price: $28.00
Bangkok, Rama VIII Bridge (Thailand)
It wouldn’t be clear from the scan, but the edges of this unused card issued by the Philatelic Museum of Thailand Post are cut in the same manner as a gigantic stamp. Grade: 1

Code: 32600549
Price: $3.00
Askøy, the Bridge (Norway)
Askøy is an island municipality including the main island of Askøy and the minor island of Herdla, bordering Alver to the northeast, Bergen to the southeast, and Øygarden to the west. It has one of the fastest growing populations in Norway due to an influx of new inhabitants from the Bergen, Midhordland and Nordhordland after the opening of the Askøy Bridge in 1992. (Herdla has a popular recreational area on the site of the disused German Herdla Airport from World War II.) This unused 4″ x 8″ card features the 1,056.7 m. Bridge. Grade: 1

Code: 32600550
Price: $4.00
Brisbane, Greetings from Queensland (Australia)
The photo of this card — mailed in the 1970s with stamp, partly covered air mail sticker, and mostly obscured postmark — is of the Brisbane River and Storey Bridge. Serrated edges. Grade: 1

Code: 32600551T
Price: $4.00
Gruß aus Heidelberg, multiple views (Germany)
Mailed from Italy in 1998 with two different stamps and reasonably clear postmark, this greetings postcard’s four scenes are clearly identified and give anyone a good idea of what Heidelberg’s all about, including Alte Brücke (Old Bridge). Grade: 1

Code: 32600552T
Price: $2.00
London, Big Ben and Westminster Bridge (England)
A nice, clear, clean, and “normal” postcard posted in 1996 with 37p stamp, airmail sticker, and postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 32600553T
Price: $1.00

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