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Fishbowl
Large (6″ x 8-1/4″) card mailed from Sweden in 2013 with an uncancelled stamp (12 KR) and Prioritaire label. Only because there’s no postmark, Grade: 4
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In bowl
Mailed from PR China in 2013, with uncancelled stamp and small part of a red “chop” mark. Grade: 4
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Facing backward
Mailed from Taiwan in 2013 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Taipei, Houtong (Taiwan)
As with our other entries in this style, an unused card cut in the shape of Taiwan, and in the original packaging. The back is designed (in colour) with a smaller and different picture of the same cat. Grade: 1
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Copa das Confederacoes da FIFA Brasil 2013 (not a postcard)
Because there’s no space on the back for an address or stamp, we say this is not a postcard. It’s an ad/bracket card. But what a card it is. Unused (anyone could have filled in the scores of the bracket matches, but it’s blank). Grade: 1
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Kittens in straw
German-made card, not postally used but with an extensive message covering the entire reverse. Grade: 4
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Jij geeft mijn dag glans! (Netherlands)
A shame about the heavy postmarking on both sides. Mailed from Netherlands in 2013, with three stamps and Priority label. Both the sender and Google Translate say the text means: “You give my day shine!” As will you, if you buy this. Grade: 4
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Cat circus (Russia)
Cat lovers in particular ought to like this internet card mailed from Russia in 2013 with four different stamps and two postmarks. Grade: 1
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Ginger and white
German-made card, posted from there in 2013 with stamp, Luftpost, and faint postmark. Grade: 1
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Fritz the Cat
Not just cats, but R. Crumb cats. (It helps if you already know who R. Crumb is.) This card was mailed from the USA with nine different stamps, none of them cancelled, but the proof of mailing is the orange USPS barcoding on bottom reverse. Hard to grade. We will assign Grade: 3
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Oili Kokkonen (Finland)
Mailed from Finland in 2013 with stamp, postmark, and Prioritaire label. Grade: 1
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Taiwan Houtong Cat
This card is pure metal and it is heavy! We are amazed that it could be mailed like this at all — the edges are sharp — but it did get through and is an authentic “Images of Taiwan” postcard. In the shape of a train engine, with “I (heart) Taiwan” printed on the back, NT$25 stamp and postmark. We love this. You will, too. Grade: 1
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Black and white
There’s no visible caption, so we’re not sure whether our scan is right side up or not. Sorry about that … but the card was mailed from Germany in 2013, with stamp and faint postmark, and trilingual Priority label affixed. Grade: 1
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Mirror Stream (Ukraine)
According to the card, “Mirror Stream” is the symbol of Kharkov. Mailed in 2013, with stamp, postmark, and blue Par Avion chop. Grade: 1
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Doraemon 0052-1 (set of 30) – cover + 3 cards
Though we’ve listed another Doraemon set in the “Cinema” category, this one goes under “Manga” also, reflecting the character’s origins, and then there’s the cat. Our scan shows the cardboard cover and three individual cards from the unused set of 30. Grade: 1
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Brasso
Reproduction of a 1950 showcard on a more contemporary postcard, mailed from Germany in 2013 with two stamps and trilingual Priority label. Grade: 1
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Cat on window
Mailed from Finland in 2013 with a round stamp, Priority label, and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Magazine Post Card 018 (set of 30) – back cover
We suspect this figure is from a well-known Asian series, but we just don’t know which one. Can you let us know? It’s an unused set of 30 cards, and our scan shows the back cardboard cover. Grade: 1
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Pets: cat (Maximum Card) (Australia)
Unused maximum card issued on 1 October 1996. Pre-paid postage printed on the reverse as well. Grade: 1
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Smoke and Fluff
A Ladybird bookcover on a card mailed from the U.K. in 2014. The 88p stamp is there, but the postmark went onto the front instead. Orange postal barcoding on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Cats (set of five) (Maximum Cards) (DPR Korea)
Four of five cards from this unused 1991 set of Maximum Cards appear in the scan. They all have Pyongyang attribution on the back, and the captions in Korean and English are identical: 고양이 (cat). It’s the stamps that go further: usually cat and something else, such as rat, or ball, or frog. Odd. Nice. Grades: 1
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Felis catus (group of 2) (DPR Korea)
No, these two are not the same 2010 card. The background photo is the same, and the reverses are also the same (pre-printed postage; captions in Korean and the scientific name). But look closely at the bottom of the upper card and see the logo for “International Youth Stamp Collectors’ Exhibition Europhila 2010, October 2-3, Stockholm, Sweden”. We’ve decided to sell these as a pair, but if you only want one, tell us which one and it will be $6. Grade: 1
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Pets: dog and cat (Maximum Card) (Australia)
Unused maximum card issued on 1 October 1996. Pre-paid postage printed on the reverse as well. Grade: 1
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Cats and birds (Maximum Card) (DPR Korea)
Unused 1991 maximum card No. 105275 whose Korean-only caption (고 양 이 와 새) translates as: “And the amount of new,” which is not too helpful. But judging from the look on that orange cat’s face, the amount of birds may soon decrease by at least one. Grade: 1
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Cats and Dogs (set of four) (Maximum Cards) (DPR Korea)
Set of four unused maximum cards from 2002. Captioned in Korean only. Grade: 1
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From The Remembered Visit (E. Gorey)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Who’s Yellow? (USA)
Unremarkable card mailed in the mid-20th century with a 5-cent stamp and partial postmark. Grade: 3
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Kitten in red bucket (Belarus)
Made in Belarus and mailed from there in 2013, with a large stamp and partial Minsk postmark. Grade: 2
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Cats in Literature – folio (cover) (PR China)
Please read this carefully: there may or may not be any postcards in this collection of PR China stamps as described on the cover. We don’t know, because the item is in its original seal and we have not opened that. It measures 6-3/8″ x 8-3/4″ x 1/4″ and has several thick pages, which we assume to contain text and stamps. To repeat: it might not have any postcards at all. Grade: 1
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Jump
If the cat could see the (large) stamp on the back, (s)he would jump even higher. Mailed from PR China with stamp and postmark and a very large purple “chop” mark in the background. Grade: 3
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Greetings – Laid back & lovin’ it (Florida)
Unused. Grade: 1
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Taiwan’s Formosa (set of 12)
Set of 12 unused cards in a cardboard cover that spells Formosa as Farmosa. Our scan shows part of the cover and two of the 12 cards as examples. The set includes scenes from around the country: Taitung’s Lillies Hill and Taimali Coast; Kenting’s Eluanbi Lighthouse; Pinghsi flying lanterns and Houtong Cat Train bridge; Chiufen’s taro rice balls and Jiufen Shuqi Road; the Queen’s Head in Yehliu; Provintia; and others. High quality. Grade: 1
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Cats in Anping (set of 8) (Taiwan)
As with entry 20325294, a set of eight individually wrapped, unused cards stapled by a sleeve at the top. These eight views show cats in their natural urban habitat, outdoors, doing what cats do. Grade: 1
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Cat Stories in Taiwan (set of 8)
Our scan can only show the first of the eight photos because the cards (individually wrapped) are connected at the top by a cardboard sleeve. But the shots are quirky and very high-quality. If you want to know details, just ask us. Unused set. Grade: 1
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Belarus
The caption says “Cats” in Belarusian and English. Mailed in 2014 with a large and attractive “N” fairy tale stamp, and very faint postmark. Grade: 1
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White cat, multiple (Russia)
Mailed in 2013, this card has a large Sochi Olympics stamp and large postmark, along with Air Mail chop and another blue rubber-stamp mark of a young girl. Grade: 4
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The Queen
Unused Plastichrome card. Grade: 2
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Brievenschrijver
Unused. Grade: 1
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Crazy Lion’s Creative Atelier – Waiting for Love (Taiwan)
Unused. Grade: 1
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Crazy Lion’s Creative Atelier – apple (Taiwan)
Unused. Grade: 1