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Cycas multipinnata (Maximum Card) (PR China)
Unused Maximum Card from 1996. We can’t find a common name for Cycas multipinnata, but its range is small (southern China, part of Vietnam) and shrinking, and it is endangered. Grade: 1

Code: 30700214
Price: $8.00
New Zealand Monthly Rose (joint New Zealand/PRC issue) (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card from what looks like 1975 but is more likely 1997, depending on how you read the New Zealand postmark. This was a joint issue between PR China and New Zealand. Grade: 1

Code: 30700215
Price: $6.00
Fruits and vegetables (set of six) (Maximum Cards) (DPR Korea)
The scan shows four of the six cards in this set, to give you the idea. Unused, from 1993, and identically captioned in Korean and English (“Fruits and Vegetables”). Grade: 1

Code: 30700216
Price: $24.00
Kimilsungia (Maximum Card) (DPR Korea)
Have you been searching for a Kimilsungia postcard? This one’s for you. Unused maximum card from 1994, captioned in Korean and then the flower’s name in western letters. Grade: 1

Code: 30700217
Price: $6.00
Nature (set of six) (Maximum Cards) (DPR Korea)
“Nature” in this case means a set of six unused maximum cards from 1994, of which four appear in the scan. All are captioned in Korean and with the scientific names of the respective foliage, which–if you would like to know–are: Chrysosplenium sphaerospermum, Campanula cephalotes, Dianthus repens, Gentiana algida, Sedum kamtschaticum, and Trollius macropetalus. (Why do we do this? Two reasons: someone might really want to know, and we need all the search engine visibility we can get for this website.) Grade: 1

Code: 30700218
Price: $23.00
Mushrooms (set of three) (Maximum Cards) (DPR Korea)
Set of three unused maximum cards from 1995, captioned in Korean and with the scientific names: Amanita caesarea, Russula atropurpurea, and Russula virescens. Somehow, it’s reassuring to be able to tell you that all three varieties are edible. Grade: 1

Code: 30700219
Price: $16.50
Plants (set of two) (Maximum Cards) (DPR Korea)
This set of two unused 1998 maximum cards has extensive Korean-language captions, though the scientific names are there in the fine print on the stamps. Grade: 1

Code: 30700220
Price: $12.00
Botanical (set of four) (Maximum Cards) (DPR Korea)
Unused set of four maximum cards from 1999. Though captions are only in Korean, the scientific names are in western lettering on the stamps. Just this once, we’ll leave that research to you. Grade: 1

Code: 30700221
Price: $20.00
Mushrooms (set of five) (Maximum Cards) (DPR Korea)
A set of five unused cards from 2002. As often happens, the captions are in Korean only, but the stamps have the scientific names. This time, we’re just going to move along and not write them, but if you really want to know, ask us. Grade: 1

Code: 30700222
Price: $22.50
Mushrooms (set of four) (Maximum Cards) (DPR Korea)
Here, in a set of four unused maximum cards from 2008, are Armillariella mellea, Tricholoma terreum, Macrolepiota procera, and Amanita muscaria. Two of the four seem to be edible. But you know how it is with mushrooms. Bilingual captions. Grade: 1

Code: 30700223
Price: $20.00
Botanicals (set of four) (Maximum Cards) (DPR Korea)
Set of four unused maximum cards from 2009. All captions are on the fronts. Do you speak Korean? We continue to be amazed by the difference between what Google Translate produces, and what we think should be the true meaning. As an example, see 수 삼 나 무 on top of the card with the 160 stamp. One would think that should be the name of the tree. The translator generates: “Be swallowed or non-“. Anyway … Grade: 1

Code: 30700224
Price: $18.00
Flowers (set of six) (Maximum Cards) (DPR Korea)
Six unused maximum cards from 1989. They are captioned in Korean and with the scientific names. Our scan shows at least the stamped part of each card, and to compensate for not showing all of the photos, we will give you all of those scientific names: Tulipa gesneriana, Anthurium andreanum, Clivia miniata, Gerbera hybrida, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, and Rhododendron obtusum. We like the name “Narcissus pseudonarcissus,” as if it couldn’t decide what it wanted to be: it’s a wild daffodil. Grade: 1

Code: 30700225
Price: $23.00
Indian Blanket – Oklahoma State Wildflower
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 30700226
Price: $1.00
Butterfly Milkweed (Kansas, USA)
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 30700227
Price: $1.00
The Legend of the Spanish Moss
What is it about Spanish Moss that people only want to write poems about it? The card was mailed in 1959 with a 3-cent stamp and full Florida postmark. Aging, but still Grade: 1

Code: 30700228
Price: $1.00
Nepenthes of Borneo (Malaysia)
Sabah Handicraft Centre card SHC/PC/157 from 2007, measuring 5″ x 7″, and mailed in 2014 with two stamps and partial postmark. If you don’t know already, these are commonly called pitcher plants. Grade: 2

Code: 30700229
Price: $5.00
Omstr. Haarlem, Hijacinthenvelden (Netherlands)
Hyacinths. We believe, but aren’t 100% certain, that this card was mailed in 1909. The stamp is there, along with two postmarks … Grade: 1

Code: 30700230
Price: $5.00
Blue Bonnets (Texas)
Unused E.C. Kropp card 20138. Grade: 1

Code: 30700231
Price: $3.00
Greetings from Tennessee, The Volunteer State – Iris
Unused, a card for many categories. The iris is the state flower. Grade: 1

Code: 30700232
Price: $3.00
Cherokee Rose and Live Oak (Georgia, USA)
Why no map? Unused, heavily aged card from 1956 and the Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs. Grade: 2

Code: 30700233
Price: $1.00
Wheat (Oklahoma, USA)
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 30700234
Price: $1.00
Ackee and Lignum Vitae (Jamaica)
Unused card with minor age spotting and smudging on the reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 30700235
Price: $4.00
Lily-of-the-Valley
Unused, sturdy card produced in Florence (Italy). Grade: 1

Code: 30700236
Price: $1.00
Cuye (Oxalis enneaphylla) (Argentina)
Views on this card include Cerro Catedral, Isla Victoria, and Cuye (Oxalis enneaphylla). Not postally used, but with a scribble in the stamp area. Grade: 3

Code: 30700237
Price: $1.00
Flor de Lotus (Maximum Cards) (set of 4) (Macau)
Official CTT set BPL 219-222 from 2017, not “pure” maximum as the stamps and postmarks don’t match exactly, but close enough for us to call them that. Each lotus variety is identified in Chinese and Portuguese, and just allow us the observation that we wish these excellent efforts from the Macanese Government were just a little less formal and clinical. But of course we are highly subjective. Grade: 1

Code: 30700238
Price: $12.00
40 Anos da Sociedade Botanica do Brasil – Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth
Unused, official Correios e Telegrafos commemorative card with serial number 13317. Aging. Grade: 2

Code: 30700239
Price: $2.00
Fungos – Pleurotus sp. (Maximum Card) (Brazil)
In English, Fungos = fungi, and so it is, on this unused maximum card issued in 1984 by Correios e Telegrafos, with serial number 037229. There is some postmark ink transfer on the reverse, caused by stacking at source. Grade: 2

Code: 30700240
Price: $3.00
Fungos – Calvatia sp. (Maximum Card) (Brazil)
In English, Fungos = fungi, on this unused maximum card issued in 1984 by Correios e Telegrafos, with serial number 022275. Notably aging. Grade: 2

Code: 30700241
Price: $3.00
Azaleas (Delaware, USA)
Unused 1961 postcard, rounded corners. Grade: 1

Code: 30700242
Price: $1.00
Tulip Time in Iowa (USA)
Unused Plastichrome card P14083, aging significantly but clean otherwise. Grade: 2

Code: 30700243
Price: $1.00
Greetings from New Mexico, Cotton Field and Florida Mountains (USA)
This unusual combination of scenic elements appears on unused Curteichcolor card 6DK-1923. If U.S. Highway 70-80 is still there, you can see for yourself, near Deming. Grade: 1

Code: 30700244
Price: $2.00
Oil Palm Plantation (Malaysia)
Mailed in 1993 with two different stamps and blue “Mel Udara” (airmail) label and full if blurry postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 30700245
Price: $3.00
Apples
On September 11, 1908, Mamma wrote to Esther: “Remember the day”. Written but not posted, not to worry, Mamma, we’ll remember. Grade: 4

Code: 30700246
Price: $0.50
Greetings from Barbados, Cultural Collage
Unused 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ card. The locations are all identified in the caption; in this case, sugar cane. Grade: 1

Code: 30700247
Price: $3.00
Greetings from Alabama – Camellia (USA)
Older Dexter Press card 30500-B, unused except for a name lightly inked on the reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 30700248
Price: $1.00
Hedge of Sweet Peas (Orlando, Florida, USA)
Unused linen Curteich-Chicago linen-style card 6A-H1570, showing some handling. Grade: 2

Code: 30700249
Price: $0.50
Giant Redwoods (California)
Old, unused, B&W card. Grade: 1

Code: 30700250
Price: $0.50
Mistletoe (USA)
Mailed as a Christmas card in 1943, with stamp and two different postmarks. Note that the greeting is written along the bottom edge. Grade: 3

Code: 30700251
Price: $1.00
Language of Flowers
Mailed in 1910, with stamp and postmark. The message is fading; the caption (and the poem itself) are … well … unusual. Grade: 2

Code: 30700252
Price: $1.00
Pasadena, Hedge of Cherokee Roses, Winter Scene (California)
Unused old card. Grade: 2

Code: 30700253
Price: $1.00

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