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Thai Postboxes (Thailand) (set)
A set of five cards, four of which appear in this scan. They date from Thai year 2532 (western 1989), are unused, and captioned only in Thai, but like others in this series they are significantly mottled and smudged on the reverse. Grade: 3
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Amazing Thailand 1998-1999 (set of four)
“Amazing” is an understatement for Thailand. This set of four unused maximum cards, bilingual Thai/English caption but maybe a little more in Thai, came out in September 1998 (Thai 2541). Two sets are available. Grades: 1
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13th Asian Games 1998 (2nd Series) (Thailand) (set)
Issued in December 1998 (Thai: 2541), this set of four unused cards has some postmark ink transfer on each reverse. This happened during initial processing and we don’t consider it to be a defect. Bilingual Thai and English captions. There’s nothing wrong with our scan: this is the way the cards look. What were they thinking? Grade: 1
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The Telecom Man of the Nation (Thailand) (set)
Of course, King Bhumibol. This set of four unused maximum cards was issued in June 1997 (Thai 2540), captioned in Thai and English. Two sets are available, clean but slightly aging. Grades: 1
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Nong Khai, Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge (Thailand)
Exceptionally from that period, this is not a set but a single unused card, issued in April 1994 (Thai: 2537). Though the card itself is captioned only in Thai, you can get the locational information of this bridge spanning the Mekong River from both the stamp and the postmark. Grade: 1
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Centenary of the International Olympic Committee (Thailand) (set of 5)
This is a set of five cards, issued in June 1994 (Thai: 2537), with bilingual Thai and English captions. Four appear in our scan; the fifth is of a foot race. They have the beginning of some age mottling on the reverses but are otherwise unmarked. Grade: 2
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50th Anniversary Celebrations (Thailand) (set of five)
This set has five unused cards, of which four appear in the scan. The full English caption (there’s also Thai) says: 50th Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty’s Accession to the Throne (2nd Series). Issued in June 1996 (Thai 2539) in honour of King Bhumibol. There is some postmark ink transfer on the reverse of each card as they were stacked during processing. We don’t consider this to be a defect. Two sets are available. Grades: 1
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Thai Heritage Conservation 1996 (Thailand) (set)
Another set of four unused maximum cards, different year (1996, or Thai 2539), captions in Thai and English. Grade: 1
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50th Anniversary Celebrations (Thailand) (set)
Whereas our entry 39600111 was the 2nd series, this is the 3rd series of the “50th Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty’s Accession to the Throne,” and is a set of three unused cards from June 1996 (Thai 2539), with Thai and English captions. We would like to point out that while the Thai Government and we consider these to be maximum cards, the stamps do not match the postcard photos well. Grade: 1
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50th Anniversary Celebrations – 4th Series (Thailand) (set of five)
The crowning glory (pun intended, disrespect not intended) of our various stock of 50th Anniversary unused maximum cards of King Bhumibol’s accession to the throne. This is the 4th series, issued in June 1996 (Thai 2539), and the five cards have minor postmark ink transfer on the back from having been stacked during processing. We do not consider this to be a defect. Though you can’t see it well in the scan, the card with the airplane has a holographic image of the King on the stamp. Four of the five cards appear in the scan. Two sets are available. Grades: 1
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Royal Forest Department (Thailand) (set)
Two sets are available of this group of four unused cards, whose full caption reads: “The Centennial Anniversary of the Royal Forest Department Celebrations,” issued in September 1996 (Thai: 2539). The longer caption is in English; the shorter one, in Thai. Grade: 1
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Phichit, Loung Poh Phetch, The Buddha Image (Thailand)
Maybe we should call this “in the style of a maximum card” because it is out of the ordinary for two reasons: first, the stamp doesn’t really match the photo exactly, and second, because it was probably not issued by the Thai post office. But we’re not certain about that. Nor can we quite make out the exact date on the official postmark on the front, though there is another more normal one in the postage area on the back: Thai year 2537. So that is what we know. The card is unmarked otherwise. Grade: 1
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Ian Meldrum and Ziggy (Australia)
Maximum Card of 18 January 2013, mailed in the same year. Grade: 2
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King Erik XIV’s letter to Queen Elizabeth I (Sweden)
Unused Maximum Card no. 9, issued on 6 June 1984, with a painting by Steven van der Meulen. Grade: 1
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Erik Dahlbergh’s letter to Sten Bielke (Sweden)
Unused Maximum Card no. 10, issued on 6 June 1984, with a painting by David Ehrenstrahl. Grade: 1
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Postage stamp “Feather letter” (Sweden)
Unused Maximum Card no. 11, issued on 6 June 1984. Grade: 1
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August Strindberg’s letter to Harriet Bosse (Sweden)
Unused Maximum Card no. 12, issued on 6 June 1984, with Strindberg’s portrait painted by Edvard Munch. Does Strindberg not look like Johnny Depp? Grade: 1
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Yasunari Kawabata, Nobel laureate in literature 1968 (Sweden)
Unused Maximum Card no. 22, issued on 21 November 1985. Grade: 1
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Miguel Asturias, Nobel laureate in literature 1967 (Sweden)
Unused Maximum Card no. 21, issued on 21 November 1985. Grade: 1
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Halldor Laxness, Nobel laureate in literature 1955 (Sweden)
Unused Maximum Card no. 20, issued on 21 November 1985. Grade: 1
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William Faulkner, Nobel laureate in literature 1949 (Sweden)
Unused Maximum Card no. 19, issued on 21 November 1985. Grade: 1
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Patrick White, Nobel laureate in literature 1973 (Sweden)
Unused Maximum Card no. 23, issued on 21 November 1985. Grade: 1
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A View of Slussen (S. Hjerten) (Sweden)
Unused Maximum Card no. 15, issued on 21 May 1985, and of a painting by Sigrid Hjerten in 1919. Grade: 1
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A Summer’s Night by the Riddarholmen Canal (H. Linnqvist) (Sweden)
Unused Maximum Card no. 16, issued on 21 May 1985, and of a painting by Hilding Linnqvist in 1944/45. Grade: 1
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Skeppsholmen in Winter (G. Adrian-Nillson) (Sweden)
Unused Maximum Card no. 17, issued on 21 May 1985, and of a painting by Hilding Linnqvist in 1944/45. Grade: 1
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Amanda’s Blue (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 11, issued on 6 April 1990, of Agrodiaetus amandus. If, like many folks, you collect stamps or postcards of butterflies … well, here it is. Grade: 1
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Aland, First meeting of first Provincial Parliament (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 9, issued on 8 June 1992, of a meeting held in Aland’s High School on 9 June 1922. Grade: 1
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Aland, sailing optimist dinghies (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 14, issued on 9 August 1995. Grade: 1
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Aland, folk art – furniture painting (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 27, issued on 1 February 1999. Grade: 1
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Owl (Moldova)
Very nice Maximum Card from 1998, mailed in 2014 with two stamps and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Aland, Church of Geta, St. George and the Dragon (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 15, issued on 15 September 1999. This is a wooden sculpture. Grade: 1
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Aland, eagle owls (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 19, issued on 23 March 1996. Grade: 1
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Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 5, issued on 10 April 1986. Grade: 1
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Saimaa lakeside (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 6, issued on 10 April 1986. Grade: 1
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Helsinki, Itakeskus, sculpture “Stoa” (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 7, issued on 15 May 1987. This sculpture is the result of a design competition in 1981, and the winner was Hannu Siren. Grade: 1
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Tampere Main City Library (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 8, issued on 15 May 1987. Quoting the caption, “A design competition for a new city library in Tampere was held in 1978. The architects Raili and Reima Pietela received the first prize for their proposal ‘A Wood Grouse’s Courting Images’. On this basis the new city library was built in 1983 to 1986.” Grade: 1
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Helsinki, Seurasaari Island, Open-Air Museum (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 12, issued on 4 June 1991. Some smudging on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Juha Kankkunen, Rally World Champion (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 27, issued on 10 May 1995. Grade: 1
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Heikki Mikkola, Motocross World Champion (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 29, issued on 10 May 1995. Mikkola was Motocross World Champion in 1974, 1976, 1977, and 1978. Grade: 1
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Cinema 100 Years in Finland: Alla älskar
Unused Maximum Card no. 30, issued on 1 April 1996. The film came out in 1935. Grade: 1