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Peira-Cava. – Les Hotels et la Foret (France)
We can’t quite make out from the postmark when the card was mailed, but suppose it was 1931 or later because that’s what the stamp says. In the event, we thought you might enjoy seeing what happens when we submit the original Wikipedia French version for English translation (slightly abridged only): “Peïra-Cava is a village dependent on the municipality of Lucéram, located in the department of Alpes-Maritimes… Peira-Cava, the first winter sports resort in the department, enjoyed international renown in the early 20th century, as evidenced by the list of famous people who stayed in the resort. Attached to the village of Lucéram , the station nevertheless benefited from a system of electoral division which allowed the peir-cavois to elect their own municipal councilors. Following several inquiries carried out by the Prefecture of the department and a decision of the municipal council, this section will be deleted.” That’s cryptic! Think of it as a ski resort. Grade: 1

Code: 30900913
Price: $8.00
Walt Disney World, Contemporary Resort, Grand Canyon Concourse (Florida)
Unused, official, older card 01110250 with a typically breathtaking caption. Grade: 1

Code: 30900914
Price: $2.00
Tunis, Abou Nawas Hotel (Tunisia)
Unused old card, significantly aging and with part of what might have been a hotel “chop” on the reverse caption area. Grade: 3

Code: 30900915
Price: $3.00
Las Vegas, The Stardust Hotel (Nevada, USA)
Unused card, serrated edges, but very heavily abraded and stained on the reverse. Grade: 5

Code: 30900916
Price: $0.50
Reno, MGM Grand Hotel (Nevada, USA)
Other entries give you a flavour of this hotel’s history. This postcard, very heavily aged and handled, is unused. Grade: 5

Code: 30900917
Price: $0.50
Hamer, South of the Border (South Carolina, USA)
Unused Hannau-Robinson card 91752. “Largest free-standing sign East of the Mississippi!” And interesting online reviews, too. Grade: 1

Code: 30900918
Price: $2.00
Virginia and Florida Hotels (Mongkok, Hong Kong)
From a series of unused cards that don’t have captions. Because we live here in Hong Kong, we have filled in some of the gaps to let you know where the pictures were taken. These hotels are in the red light district. Grade: 1

Code: 30900919
Price: $1.00
Virginia Hotel (Mongkok, Hong Kong)
From a series of unused cards that don’t have captions. Because we live here in Hong Kong, we have filled in some of the gaps to let you know where the pictures were taken. Grade: 1

Code: 30900920
Price: $1.00
Sapporo Grand Hotel (Japan)
Unused, really high-quality glossy postcard clearly not of the hotel, but issued by it. The explanation is on the front, but only in Japanese. Grade: 1 (We must verify availability)

Code: 30900921
Price: $1.00
Hotel Carshia e Jupave, Gjakova (Kosovo)
We stayed here. It was wonderful; likewise, its restaurant. If you ever find yourself in Gjakova … now as for the card, like many from Gjakova, it is blank on the reverse. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 30900922
Price: $3.00
Hotel Rugova, Peja (Kosovo)
This property may have changed its name to Hotel Dukagjini (we think so), and if so, it is very highly rated, though possibly suffering slightly from being even too popular. Of course, if this is some other hotel, we take it all back. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 30900923
Price: $7.00
Sveti Stefan (Montenegro)
As of this writing, an Aman property. Take a pile of money with you before you go. We could look down on this from the carpark of a restaurant on the shore. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 30900924
Price: $2.00
Sveti Stefan (Montenegro)
In English, Saint Stephen. Now largely an Aman hotel resort. Unused postcard. Grade: 1

Code: 30900925
Price: $2.00
Tequendama Hotel, Bogota (Colombia)
Unused, aging Fotorama card 0123. Bilingual Spanish and English captions. Grade: 1

Code: 30900926
Price: $3.00
Hotel Inter-Continental, Cali (Colombia)
The hotel is still there and gets generally good online reviews, some noting that the building is a bit old and looks tired. We could say the same for this unused Movifoto postcard 7105, noting that the card says “Inter-Continental” while the hotel sign shows “intercontinental”. Either way, you know. Grade: 1

Code: 30900927
Price: $3.00
Waterland (Suriname)
Unused card of a property whose name now seems to be Marina Resort Waterland and whose online reviews are really quite good. We wish we could go! But it is so far away from here. Grade: 1

Code: 30900928
Price: $3.00
Casa Schaser-Luxemburg, Sibiu (Romania)
By looking at this photo, you might not guess it’s a hotel. Or maybe that spire is on a separate building behind it? Regardless, the card was mailed in 2018 with three stamps and indistinct postmark, along with significant postmark ink ransfer on the front. Grade: 4

Code: 30900929
Price: $2.00
Hotel Alferez Real, Cali (Colombia)
Unused card measuring about 3-3/4″ x 8-3/4″. As usual, we Googled to see what we could learn about the hotel, and came out of that experience knowing nothing. It may have changed its name, or may now be a Convention Centre. Regardless, it’s a nice old photo. Grade: 1

Code: 30900930
Price: $6.00
Cable Beach Resort & Spa, Broome (Western Australia)
Unused 4-7/8″ x 6-7/8″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 30900931
Price: $2.00
Hotel Turizmi, Elbasan (Albania)
One online source says this converted to Hotel Skampa; another source says no, the Skampa is in Durres and not Elbasan. Maybe both are correct but it wouldn’t be Turizmi any more in any event. The card is in bad condition, heavily handled, stained, and with a 1979 greeting. But it’s unquestionably an authentic old postcard. Grade: 5

Code: 30900933
Price: $3.00
Hotel Butrinti, Durres (Albania)
This 1983 card was mailed as a New Year’s greeting for 1984, but the stamp is long gone. By the way, the only Hotel Butrinti we can find now is in Saranda, and it’s really good. Just not the same. Grade: 5

Code: 30900934
Price: $4.00
Pefkos Hotel, Limassol (Cyprus)
The card is older, but we looked up the hotel anyway … it’s still there and gets generally good reviews. So it has staying power! Some extra writing and a small stain on the reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 30900935
Price: $2.00
Heritage Hotel Villa Fortuna, Mostar (Bosnia)
Unused card from the hotel. Grade: 1

Code: 30900936
Price: $1.00
The Palace, Corfou (Greece)
Not postally used, with a long message in French to his mother. (We know the conventional spelling is now Corfu.) Grade: 4

Code: 30900938
Price: $4.00
Hotel Castalia, Delphes (Delphi) (Greece)
The property’s name now is Kastalia Boutique Hotel, and when the unused postcard was printed, the hotel’s phone number was “5”. It now has 14 digits (of which one is “5”) and gets excellent reviews so it is doing things right. Grade: 1

Code: 30900939
Price: $4.00
Manuc’s Inn, Bucharest (Romania)
We’re giving you this long-ago Wikipedia entry because we think it’s interesting: “Manuc’s Inn was, until it was shut for restoration and refurbishment, the oldest operating hotel building in Bucharest … it also housed a popular restaurant, several bars, a coffee-house, several stores and an extensive bar. Its massive, multiply balconied courtyard hosted many performances and fairs and was a popular place for Romanian television crews to shoot folkloric performances. The hotel and restaurant were closed down in 2007 for refurbishment; shops and a bar known both as Cafeaneaua Bucurestilor de Altadata (“Bucharest of Yesteryear” Cafe) and as Festival 39 remained open (though the bar closed in February 2010). There appear to be disagreements between the city government and the owners about the legality of certain modernizations being undertaken.” And now? Looks like they have overcome all that, and are open again. The card was not postally used but has a message and address filling the reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 30900940
Price: $3.00
Happiness (Nepal)
Unused card from Kathmandu’s Jampa Hotel, which famously provides these. Grade: 1

Code: 30900941
Price: $2.00
Water & Life (Nepal)
Unused card from Kathmandu’s Jampa Hotel, which famously provides these. Grade: 1

Code: 30900942
Price: $2.00
Kumari (Nepal)
In Nepal, a Kumari is a prepubescent girl selected from the Shakya caste or Bajracharya clan of the Nepalese Newari Buddhist community. The Kumari is revered and worshiped by some of the country’s Hindus. While there are several Kumaris throughout Nepal, with some cities having several, the best known is the Royal Kumari of Kathmandu, and she lives in the Kumari Ghar, a palace in the center of the city. As for the postcard, unused, from Kathmandu’s Jampa Hotel, which famously provides these. Grade: 1

Code: 30900943
Price: $2.00
Caravan, Tanboche (Tengboche) (Nepal)
Unused card from Kathmandu’s Hotel Jampa, which famously provides these. Grade: 1

Code: 30900945
Price: $2.00
Mustang, Mt. Dhaulagiri (Nepal)
Unused card from Kathmandu’s Hotel Jampa, which famously provides these. Grade: 1

Code: 30900946
Price: $2.00
Yuhtong Hotel, Meet Chiayi Project (Taiwan)
You can find out about the Yuhtong Hotel online (mixed reviews) but we gave up looking for what this Project is/was. Or maybe it’s all in the Chinese-only caption on the reverse. A few unused cards are available. Grades: 1

Code: 30900949
Price: $1.00
Yuh Tong Hotel, Meet Chiayi Project (Taiwan)
From the Yuh Tong hotel, but we gave up looking for what this Project is/was. Or maybe it’s all in the Chinese-only caption on the reverse. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 30900950
Price: $1.00
NICE Prince Hotel, Chiayi (Taiwan)
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 30900951
Price: $1.00
Sun Valley Lodge, Challenger Inn and Swiss Village, Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho, USA)
Unused, linen Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art-Colortone” card 7A-H3943 (226), unused. Grade: 1

Code: 30900953
Price: $2.00
Hotel Belgorod (Russia)
Mailed in 2019 with stamp and two extra stickers, some of the postmark is also there. Grade: 4

Code: 30900954
Price: $1.00
Grand Hyatt (Hong Kong)
This 5″x 7-1/4″ card is fully printed on both sides and was mailed in 2020 using Hongkong Post’s bilingual Circular Service postage imprint. Grade: 1

Code: 30900955
Price: $1.00
New Miyako Hotel, Kyoto (Japan)
Unused, with a faint smudge on the reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 30900956
Price: $1.00
Spa & Golf Resort Weimarer Land, Blankenhain (Germany)
Mailed in 2020 with stamp, postmark, and several extra stickers on the back. Grade: 4

Code: 30900957
Price: $1.00
Wigwam Lodge, Tempe (Arizona, USA)
More contemporary card of a 1960s view, mailed in 2021 with Global Forever stamp, postmark, and both orange and black postal barcoding. The caption tells us this hotel was built in 1945, started to be converted, then partly demolished in 1971 and finally gone in 1983, for Arizona State University use. One cannot help but wonder if ASU debated keeping these as part of a Native American Studies unit, but clearly that didn’t happen. Grade: 2

Code: 30900958
Price: $1.00

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