Continuing a series of cards, all unused, none with captions, and all from China.  The titles we give here are the best we can think of, on the spot.  Grade: 1

Continuing a series of cards, all unused, none with captions, and all from China.  The titles we give here are the best we can think of, on the spot.  Grade: 1

Continuing a series of cards, all unused, none with captions, and all from China.  The titles we give here are the best we can think of, on the spot.  Grade: 1

We say “sic” because that’s the caption on the reverse of this card, mailed from USA with three stamps and blurred postmark.  One perforated edge indicates this was part of a set.  Grade: 3

Unused card from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.  Grade: 1

Unused card from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.  Grade: 1

Google Translate helps only marginally when it says this means “Do not stress you only!” but we get the idea.  Card was mailed with a stamp that did not get postmarked.  Grade: 4

An internet 3D card, and the scan looks like this because the view is either of a dog or a cat, depending on your perspective with the lenticular printing.  Mailed from Japan in 2013 with two stamps and postmark.  Grade: 1

Interesting on the front, but the back is taken up with someone’s pasted drawing of a cat, and correctional fluid, and two stamps of Ukraine, and postmark.  As well, we think this is an internet card.  Grade: 5

A German card, mailed from there in 2013 with stamp and postmark.  Grade: 1

This is actually a Russian ad card for windows, mailed from Croatia in 2013 with two different stamps, partial postmark, and blue multilingual Prioriaire label affixed.  Grade: 3

A Penguin book cover, on a card mailed from the USA with four different stamps, postmark, and barcoding.  Grade: 1

As a rule we like to stick with postcards, but once in awhile something remarkable pops up and we list it.  China National Philatelic issued this softcover book (the book is red; what you mostly see in the scan is the decorative outer cardboard sleeve) measuring 8-3/8″ x 11-3/8″ x about 1/4″ with 12 highly coloured and decorated pages, bilingual text in Chinese and English, holding two first-day covers (2013) as well as mint stamp blocks of some of the most winsome cats and kittens you will ever see.  To be honest, if you are really a cat lover–or need to give a gift to one–you can’t possibly do better than this.  Special postage rate applies, please ask us.  Grade: 1

First, have a look at our item 32800152, which has no postcards, then see what we have to say about this companion item:  large, heavy, hardcover set in a cardboard sleeve, all measuring 10-5/8″ x 10-3/8″ x 3/4″ and issued by Guangdong Philatelic.  Here we go:  including inner front and back cover, there are 14 facings (6 pages/leaves), extensive text in Chinese but all breeds of cat are identified in English.  Some pages have mint stamp sheets, some have uncancelled covers, and there are four postcards like maximum cards but without the postmarks.  See 32800153B for a sample page with a card.  We have three of these sets.  Grades: 1

Nice design on a card mailed from Germany–stamp and postmark are there, but so also a heavy address label.  Grade: 5

Clever “I heart” design on this unused card.  Grade: 1

Look closely, and you’ll see the cat on the wall of the building in this unused Chinese-made postcard.  The scene is in France, we think.  Grade: 1

A card mailed in the USA in 1913, postmarks but no stamp, and in terrible condition.  Grade: 5

We’re not even going to begin to try to explain this.  If you’re interested to buy, you already know.  Mailed from China in 2013 with a large stamp, and postmark.  Minor postal creasing. And, yes, there is a cat.  Look closely.  Grade: 2

Wishful thinking!  Mailed from Germany in 2013 with two different stamps and postmark.  Little bit of postal abrasion on the back.  Grade: 2