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Three cats
Card produced in Paris in 2002, then sent from Estonia in 2011 with stamp but illegible postmarks. Blue Prioritaire label affixed. Grade: 2
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Cats Chorus
From a cartoon by Claude-Henri Saunier, produced in Paris, mailed from Netherlands in 2011 with stamp and not-quite-legible postmark. Grade: 2
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Tabby and red yarn
The card was made in Sweden and mailed from Finland with one (uncancelled) Braille stamp and blue Priority label affixed. Grade: 2
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Is there any mail for me? (Ukraine)
For someone who likes cat postcards, this is really about as good as it gets. Mailed from Ukraine in 2011, the card has four different stamps (one of which has a cat), two readable postmarks, and minimal postal bumping. Grade: 1
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Lottery card (PR China)
The national lottery. Cards are individually numbered, and this one is from 2011, so if you hurry … there’s a postmark on the back, far from the pre-printed postage. Written message also, but not postally used. Grade: 4
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Blue Thread, Will Barnet (USA)
The painting dates from 1984, the postcard from 2005, mailed in 2011 from the US with three different stamps (including Garfield, to match the front!) and readable modern postmark. Grade: 1
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Choir practice at Hemingway House, Key West (Florida)
A 2011 card, mailed with three stamps (fittingly, one of which is of a tiger), and pointing out that many of the cats at this famous author’s former home have six toes. Who knew? Grade: 1
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Cat on roof (Greece)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Out Of Your Life (Singapore)
Sponsored by the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore, reminding citizens of the penalties for pet abandonment. Four unused cards are available. Grades: 1
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Play-Time
Old postcard produced in England for The National Canine Defence League at Victoria Station House. Yes, of course, there is also a cat in the card. We are an equal-species vendor. Grade: 2
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New Year’s Joys
Unattributed, embossed card, not postally used and with a name in the address area. Grade: 3
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Cat (Germany)
One of many generic cat postcards, this one produced in and mailed from Germany in 2011 with two stamps, postmark, and blue trilingual Luftpost sticker. Grade: 2
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Meets the Cat (Taiwan)
Mailed in 2011 with two large and different stamps, and postmark, and a tiny sticker of a mushroom. Grade: 3
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Natarajasana – Cat Yoga (USA)
This card has rounded corners and was mailed from USA in 2011 with three different stamps. Grade: 1
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Simba
New Zealand photo on a card produced in, and mailed from, Poland. Three stamps, two full postmarks, and blue bilingual Priorytet label. By the way, “Simba” means “lion” in Swahili. Grade: 2
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Licking paw
We like this picture because it reminds us of our own Mau-Mau, though of course Mau-Mau was more handsome. This is an internet card, mailed from Germany in 2011 with stamp, postmark, and trilingual Priority label. Address label taped on. Grade: 4
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On the throne
Mailed from Ukraine in 2012 with four stamps, two postmarks … Grade: 2
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He loves me!
Produced and mailed from Ukraine in 2012. One stamp and full postmark. Grade: 2
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Welcome to Lviv (Ukraine)
Two of these cards are available, almost as busy on the back as on the front. Yes, you need to look for the cat, but it’s there. One card was mailed in 2012 with one stamp and parts of postmarks. Creased (Grade: 3, $2). The other was from either 2012 or 2013, with five stamps and faint but illegible postmark (Grade: 2, $3).
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Monkey and kitten
A postcard on exceptionally thin paper, from the Netherlands, with stamp and postmark, and three perforated edges. That cat does not look at all happy. Grade: 1
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Katze (Germany)
Mailed in 2012 with stamp and part of the postmark. Grade: 2
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Cat in tree
Mailed from Austria with stamp, faint postmark, Blue Priority label, and minor abrasion on reverse. Grade: 3
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Sleeping cat
Mailed from Finland in 2012 with stamp, Priority, and partly legible postmark. Grade: 1
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Got Mica? (Brazil)
Ad card mailed from Brazil in 2012 with two stamps and two postmarks. Grade: 1
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Fat Cat (Florida, USA)
Mailed in 2012 with $1.05 stamp and readable postmark. Grade: 1
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Przytul mnie kotku! (Poland)
The translation from Polish: “Hold me baby!” Card mailed in 2012, two stamps, postmark, and bilingual Priorytet label affixed. Grade: 2
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OK! THANX GOD! (Belarus)
Mailed from Belarus with an “H” stamp in 2012. Postmark and bilingual Prioritaire chop are there. The writer doesn’t understand the card, and neither do we. Grade: 1
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Tabby (Lithuania)
This little one on a card mailed from Vilnius in 2012, with stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Cat, dog, and mouse
One small happy family on a card with serrated edges, mailed from Finland with stamp and incomplete postmark in 2012. One minor corner crease. Grade: 2
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The Cats of Bremen
Possibly an internet card but we’re not certain. Captioning only in English. Two cards are available, both mailed from Belarus–one in 2012 with six stamps (three uncancelled), and postmark and Prioritaire label (Grade: 2, $2) and the other in 2013 with three stamps, two postmarks, and one Prioritaire label (Grade: 2, $2).
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Frauchen war … (Germany)
Here’s Google’s English version: “Mum was very angry today. My owner‘s has also given me. I tell you with all comfort: It’s Our Home is a dog’s life!” Mailed in 2012, the card has two different stamps, postmark, two address labels and Priority label affixed. Grade: 4
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Finland
Some cat cards are cute. This one looks downright demonic. But the card, mailed from Finland in 2012 with stamp, postmark, and Priority label, is in great condition. Grade: 1
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Old grocery store in Taiwan
Unused contemporary card. Grade: 1
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Port Fairy, art montage (Australia)
Colourful artwork on this unused 4″ x 8-1/4″ card showing all the attractions of this Australian village. Find the cats! Two cards are available. Grades: 1
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Poland
Don’t really know where this card originated, as its website link is no longer active. (The cat looks a little pensive, too.) But the card was mailed in Poland in 2012, with two stamps and full postmark. Grade: 1
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St. Petersburg, Hermitage cats (Russia)
Cat lovers, unite! Unused, brilliant museum card with so much printed information on the reverse–all in Russian. Grade: 1
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Cat and goldfish
Mailed from Germany in 2012, with two stamps, faint postmark, and Luftpost label. Some bumping around the edges. Grade: 2
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Chubby Kitty Belly
This card resonates with us, as our own “Chairman Mau” has a tummy just like this even though he’s not fat. But enough about us. The card was mailed from Canada in 2012 with three stamps and full postmark, along with bilingual blue Air Mail label affixed. Orange postal barcoding on the front. Grade: 3
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A fishing cat
Card made in, and mailed from, Belarus in 2012, with three stamps, two faint postmarks, and a small numbered sticker on the back. We confess to not quite “getting” the humour. Grade: 3
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Ajattelen Sydämiä Sinusta
Google’s translation: “I think you have the hearts!” The writer’s translation: “I’m thinking hearts about you!” In this case, we like the writer’s translation better. We would also ask our cat, but he doesn’t speak Finnish either. Card mailed in 2012 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1