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Jakarta 95 Day (set of two) (Indonesia)
Two unused Maximum Cards in this set (and we have two sets). One card shows Jakarta’s History Museum at Fatahilah Square, and the other the drawbridge at Kota Intan, also in Jakarta. Grades: 1
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World Philatelic Youth Exhibition 1996 (set of two) (Indonesia)
As Maximum Cards, these are nice enough: unused, clean, with just a touch of postmark smudging from the source. One card shows Pos Indonesia’s HQ building, and the other shows Satay House in Bandung. We will just make the minor comment (no pun intended) that these are a little boring for a “World Philatelic Youth Exhibition.” Two sets are available. Grades: 1
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Pilatus cogwheel railway 125 years (Switzerland)
Unused, official card from 2014. Grade: 1
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Curlew (Finland)
What a shame Posti (Finland) didn’t go ahead and issue this as a maximum card, but it’s not, and we must empasize this is not a maximum card, just in the style. Mailed in 2014 with another very large stamp, Priority label, and postmark on the back. Grade: 1
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Show horse (Belarus)
The card was issued in 2011, and mailed in 2013 with “M” stamp and full Minsk postmark. Grade: 1
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Snowboarder at Thredbo (Australia)
Mailed in 2014, this card was originally issued in July 2011. The mailing postmark went on the front, not the reverse; and the orange postal barcoding went on both sides. Grade: 3
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Dove of Peace (Belarus)
Very nice as a design, and mailed in 2014 in good condition with an extra stamp and postmark on the back, though we are confused about the origin. Clearly the Maximum Card postmark on the front is official, though there’s an English caption on the back that says “Private souvenir edition. Only 48 copies.” Whatever it is, here it is. Grade: 1
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Rosebud, VIC (Australia)
Maximum card issued in the town of Rosebud on 4 February 2014 (though one might wonder why they didn’t wait ten more days), then mailed in March with a very large stamp on the back that went unpostmarked. Blue airmail label affixed. Grade: 4
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Concorde, British Airways, final flight
Mailed in 2014, with another stamp, and postmark, and Air Mail label, and orange postal barcoding, this card has a long and technical caption in the address area. We are calling this “Maximum Card Style” because clearly the stamp does not match the card, so please take careful note of that. But as a postcard of Concorde, it’s very nice. Grade: 1
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Farm scene (Taiwan)
Mailed in 2013, and apart from the Maximum stamp on the front, there are two more of the same stamp on the back, with postmark. All captioning and the entire message are in Chinese only. Grade: 2
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Birds (set of three) (DPR Korea)
Set of three Maximum Cards from 1996, each captioned in Korean and with the scientific name of the respective bird: Ficedula zanthopygia, Eurystomus orientalis, Cuculus canorus. Pyongyang attribution on the back. Grades: 1
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Folk games (set of three) (DPR Korea)
Set of three unused July 1997 Maximum Cards. Grades: 1
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Taekwon-Do (DPR Korea)
Captioned in Korean and also in western lettering (can’t really call it “English” as it’s just the name of the martial art), this Maximum Card was issued in 1992 and has Pyongyang attribution. Grade: 1
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Arctic and Antarctic Animals (set of four) (DPR Korea)
A set of four unused Maximum cards from 1996, and like many others from DPRK they are captioned in Korean and with scientific names: Hydrurga leptonyx, Apt enodytes forsteri, Alopex lagopus, and Thalarctos maritimus. (That is as they are, we’ve not verified them.) Please note that on these as well as some other sets, there may be some postmark ink transfer on the reverses when cards were stacked at source. We do not consider this to be a defect. Reference numbers 7-605105. Grades: 1
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UNICEF (set of 4) (DPR Korea)
From 1996 — a busy year in the annals of DPRK philately — this set of four Maximum Cards, with Pyongyang attribution in western lettering on the reverses. Grade: 1
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Gerbera hybrida (DPR Korea)
Basically, a daisy. Wikipedia says, in substance: Gerbera is widely used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers. The domesticated cultivars are mostly a result of a cross between Gerbera jamesonii and another South African species Gerbera viridifolia. The cross is known as Gerbera hybrida. The caption is only in Korean, and translates as “fire mums”. Pyongyang attribution. Grade: 1
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Pterophyllum eimekei (DPR Korea)
The scientific name for one of the angelfish; the unused card from 1991, with caption in Korean and “scientific”. Reference number 105296, and with Pyongyang attribution. Grade: 1
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Mt. Paektu (set of four) (DPR Korea)
Issued in 1992 but looking newer, this is a set of four unused Maximum Cards, captioned in English and Korean and with the usual Pyongyang attribution. The four scenes include: Lake Chon on Mt. Paektu; Lake Samji; The native home in the secret camp in Mt. Paektu; and Mt. Paektu, the sacred mountain of the revolution. Grades: 1
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Frogs (set of six) (DPR Korea)
Someone out there collects postcards of frogs and toads. We hope it’s you. Here’s an unused set of six Maximum Cards (four are in the scan) from 1992. Apart from Pyongyang attribution, the captions are only in Korean, but on the stamps, in tiny print, the scientific names appear. Series reference number 203106. Ribbit! Grades: 1
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Fossils (set of 3) (DPR Korea)
A set of three maximum cards from 2013, captioned with Korean and scientific names: Hormotoma, Ditomopharangia, and Dumangia. Grade: 1
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Pheasants (set of six) (DPR Korea)
An older (1976) set of six unused Maximum Cards, Pyongyang attribution, and each card captioned in Korean and English. As information, because our scan only shows four of the six cards, the common names of all six are: White pheasant, Reeves’ pheasant, Silver pheasant, Lady Amherst pheasant, Golden pheasant, and Copper pheasant. In great condition, a pheasant way to spend a day. Grades: 1
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Cats (set of five) (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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Birds of Prey (set of five) (DPR Korea)
DPRK sets can be confusing, and it takes a bit of sleuthing to figure out which cards go together. We think we have this one right, based on stamp and font design. Issued in 1992, five unused cards, each with Korean and scientific name of the respective bird, and Pyongyang attribution. Grades: 1
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DDR Trolley (East Germany)
A Maximum Card from the end of the DDR era, issued in November 1986. Mailed much later, though, in 2014, with four more stamps, partial postmark, and postal abrasions on the back. Those just add character. Grade: 3
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Eagles (group of two) (DPR Korea)
Here’s a chance to have a couple of DPRK Maximum Cards at a value price. Unused, from 1992, captioned in Korean and “scientific” (Haliaeetus vocifer and Buteo buteo). The Haliaeetus card (i.e., the one without the baby chicks) has significant spotting on the front. Grade: 3
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2014 Definitive Issue – Set A (set of 4) (Hong Kong)
Set A comprises four unused cards showing four denominations of the new (July 2014) definitive series. This set has a special Hongkong Post Philatelic Bureau postmark. Original post office packaging. Grade: 1
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2014 Definitive Issue – Set B (set of 4) (Hong Kong)
Set B comprises four unused maximum cards showing four denominations of the new (July 2014) definitive series. This set has a special Hongkong Post GPO postmark. Original post office packaging. Grade: 1
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2014 Definitive Issue – Set C (set of 4) (Hong Kong)
Set C comprises four unused maximum cards showing four denominations of the new (July 2014) definitive series. This set has a special Hongkong Post pictorial postmark. Original post office packaging. Grade: 1
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Hainan, Coconut Forest Bay (PR China)
Unused card from 2000. Grade: 1
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Miao Nationality (PR China)
Two of these unused cards from 1999 are available. Grades: 1
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Gaoshan Nationality (PR China)
Unused card from 1999, a special 50th anniversary postmark. Grade: 1
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Orogen Nationality (PR China)
Unused card from 1999. By now these young fellows are all grown up, probably living in a big city and addicted to Smart Phones. Grade: 1
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Yao Nationality (PR China)
Unused card from 1999. Grade: 1
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Uzbek Nationality (PR China)
Unused card from 1999. Note the different scripts on the postmark. Grade: 1
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Cycas multipinnata (PR China)
Unused Maximum Card from 1996. We can’t find a common name for this Cycas multipinnata, but its range is small (southern China, part of Vietnam) and shrinking, and it is endangered. Grade: 1
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Golden kaiser-e-hind (PR China)
Unused card from 2000, of Teinopalpus aureus, whose Western name is also spelled Golden kaiser-i-hind. The butterfly is mostly in southern China and possibly Vietnam. Grade: 1
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Bubo bubo (PR China)
Unused card from 1995 of what we otherwise know as the Eurasian eagle owl. Note ethnic script on the clear postmark. Grade: 1
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Tajik Nationality (PR China)
Unused card from 1999. Note again the ethnic script in the clear postmark. Grade: 1
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Ewenki Nationality (PR China)
Unused card from 1999. Note again the ethnic script in the clear postmark. Grade: 1
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Salar Nationality (PR China)
Unused card from 1999. Grade: 1