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Cultural Landmarks in Hong Kong (set of 6)
Issued by Hongkong Post in 2023, unusually without any reference number of their own, this is a set of six cards showing, of course, cultural landmarks: the Cultural Centre, Xiqu Centre, City Hall, the Palace Museum, the Museum of Art, and another exhibition venue, M+. We have two sets. One is normal, unstamped and unused postcards (Grade: 1, $16) and the other has the same cards prepared in almost perfect maximum-card style where the stamps are close enough to the cards’ designs and the cancellations identical for all cards (Grade: 1, $24).
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Alto Valved Horn
Beginning a series of postcards, all unused, from the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona (USA). The instrument is from 1866; the card from 2010. Grade: 1
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Plucked Lute
Continuing our series of unused cards from the Musical Instrument Museum in Arizona, this is a 20th-century plucked lute from India. Grade: 1
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Raven Rattle
Continuing our series of unused cards from the Musical Instrument Museum in Arizona, this is a 19th-century (c. 1850) wooden item from the Tlingit peoples of USA/Canada. Grade: 1
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Pineapple Model Ukulele
Continuing our series of unused cards from the Musical Instrument Museum in Arizona, this dates from about 1935 in Hawaii. Grade: 1
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“The Puppeteer” Acoustic Guitar
Continuing our series of unused cards from the Musical Instrument Museum in Arizona, this is a 1995 gift to the Museum from Canada. Grade: 1
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“Legnani” Model Terz Guitar
Continuing our series of unused cards from the Musical Instrument Museum in Arizona, this is a 19th-century (1828-1830) multi-media instrument from Vienna. Grade: 1
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Nyatiti (Lyre)
Continuing our series of unused cards from the Musical Instrument Museum in Arizona, this comes from the Luo ethnic group in Kenya and dates from 1976. Grade: 1
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Mouth Organ
Completing our series of unused cards from the Musical Instrument Museum in Arizona, the German name for this is Martinstrompete and it dates from about 1930. Grade: 1
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Vienna, Bestattungsmuseum (Austria)
The Bestattungsmuseum Wien (Vienna Funeral Museum) gives a comprehensive overview of funeral customs, burial rites, funerary art and the special Viennese perspective on death, and adds information on historical and current funeral services in Vienna. This card was not postally used, but has an explanatory note added to the back. Grade: 4
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Vienna, Museum of Military History (Austria)
HGM (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum) in Vienna, on an unmailed card whose reverse has a long message. Grade: 4
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Hong Kong Museums Collection – Selected Tea Ware (Set of 8)
Our scan shows you one of eight tea ware-themed cards in this set issued as “Postage Prepaid Picture Card Series No. 75” by Hongkong Post in 2024. They have pre-printed, coloured postage and a special philatelic cancellation. If by some chance you specialise in tea postcards, this set will anchor your collection. Grade: 1
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Bucharest, The Village Museum (Romania)
A window into various scenes from this popular museum. The card was mailed from Canada (not Romania!) in 2024, with stamp and postmark. Grade: 3
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Lhasa (Tibet), Holy City, Pilgrimage Road Set (PR China)
This is an unopened set of cards, in the original cello-wrap, showing what may be 30 scenes of Potala Palace and other notable sights in and around Lhasa. We base our estimate of 30 cards on the 30 thumbnail shots on the reverse of the cardboard cover, which we will scan and e-mail to you if you are interested. All text on the outer cover is in Chinese. Grade: 1
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San Francisco, Old Mint Museum, Silver Morgan Dollar Display (California)
Unused, official card dated 2010 from the United States Mint, most likely produced by the Museum itself. Grade: 1
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San Francisco, Alcatraz Island (California)
A candidate for the category “Mindless” if we had one, this unused Smith News Co. card 5:SF-17 1/2 is otherwise in good shape. Grade: 1
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Kingston, PumpHouse Museum (Ontario, Canada)
The PumpHouse Museum is located in one of Canada’s oldest original water works – where steam-powered pumps provided the first running water to Kingston. Their website says it began operation in 1851. Their postcard says “400 Years of Transportation in Kingston”. ?? Unused. Grade: 1
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Bucharest, Muzeul National Cotroceni – entryway (Romania)
The Cotroceni Palace, today the Cotroceni National Museum, has over 300 years of history, starting with Prince Serban Cantacuzino (1678 – 1688). He founded a monastery here and a palace built in the Baroque style, specific to Western Europe of those days. After Cantacuzino, Barbu Dimitrie Stirbei rebuilt and modernized the palace in 1852, it became his summer residence. During the reign of Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1859 – 1866), the Cotroceni Palace was again refurbished to become an official European-style residence, and the area became known as a center for the Romanian reunification spirit. Cotroceni is where the Central Powers and Romania signed the Treaty of Bucharest in 1918. Then in 1949, Cotroceni became the Palace of the Communist Youth Organisation (The Communist Pioneers). In 1977, during the earthquake, the palace was heavily damaged. The architect Nicolae Vladescu rebuilt it and added a new wing, which is today the home of the Presidential Administration. So it has quite a jumbled history, and this unused card begins a series of views of the museum it also is now. Grade: 1
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Bucharest, Muzeul National Cotroceni – exterior (Romania)
For an explanation of the museum, see our entries 20544172 or 34400600. This unused card continues the series. Grade: 1
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Bucharest, Muzeul National Cotroceni – window (Romania)
For an explanation of the museum, see our entries 20544172 or 34400600. This unused card continues the series. Grade: 1
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Bucharest, Muzeul National Cotroceni – interior (Romania)
For an explanation of the museum, see our entries 20544172 or 34400600. This unused card continues the series. Grade: 1
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Bucharest, Muzeul National Cotroceni – Salonul Norvegian (Romania)
For an explanation of the museum, see our entries 20544172 or 34400600. This unused card continues the series. Grade: 1
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Bucharest, Muzeul National Cotroceni – Sufrageria Regala (Romania)
For an explanation of the museum, see our entries 20544172 or 34400600. This unused card continues the series. Grade: 1
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Bucharest, Muzeul National Cotroceni – Salonul Oriental a primit (Romania)
For an explanation of the museum, see our entries 20544172 or 34400600. This unused card continues the series. Grade: 1
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Bucharest, Muzeul National Cotroceni – chandelier (Romania)
For an explanation of the museum, see our entries 20544172 or 34400600. This unused card of Serban Cantacuzino’s creation continues the series. Grade: 1
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Bucharest, Muzeul National Cotroceni – Biblioteca Regelui Ferdinand I (Romania)
For an explanation of the museum, see our entries 20544172 or 34400600. This unused card continues the series. Grade: 1
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Bucharest, Muzeul National Cotroceni – Queen Maria’s Bedroom (Romania)
For an explanation of the museum, see our entries 20544172 or 34400600. This unused card concludes the series. Grade: 1
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Paris, Le Louvre
Unused. Grade: 1
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Paris, eight views
Another good example of “if you can only get one card from a city, this might be it”. The views are identified in French and English in the caption on the card’s reverse. They include Le Louvre. Unused. Grade: 1
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Copenhagen, Chair Collection (Denmark)
Unused card showing, as it says, 30 iconic chairs from the 20th-century success, Danish Modern, at the Design Museum Danmark. Grade: 1
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Lofotr Vikingmuseum (Norway)
The Lofotr Viking Museum is a historical reconstruction and archaeological excavation of a Viking chieftain’s village on the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, in the village of Borg, near Bøstad, in Vestvågøy Municipality. It is part of the Museum Nord consortium. This is their unused card 3350. Grade: 1
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Lofotr Vikingmuseum – forge (Norway)
Refer to our entry 34400613. This is their unused card 3302. Grade: 1
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Lofotr Vikingmuseum – group (Norway)
Refer to our entry 34400613. This is their unused card 3317. Grade: 1
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Lofotr Vikingmuseum – mountains (Norway)
Refer to our entry 34400613. This is their unused card 3421. Grade: 1
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Copenhagen, Medical Museion, Ar(t)chives: Decayscapes (Denmark)
Captioned intriguingly in English to explain this odd art, it’s an unused card from “A living experiment at Medical Museion”. Grade: 1
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Copenhagen, Medicinsk Museion, Eyeball (Denmark)
Extensive captioning in Danish on the reverse of this unused card. Grade: 1
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Ser-Varanger Museum, Utfart fra Solheim, 1897 (Norway)
Unused contemporary card, captioned in Norwegian. Grade: 1
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Sandnes, Kirkenes, Ser-Varanger Museum (Norway)
Unused contemporary card with a ca. 1900 photo. Grade: 1
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Museumseisenbahn in Bruchhausen-Vilsen (Germany)
Mailed in 2024 with: 3 different stamps, Priority label, postmark, extensive caption, and even more extensive message. Lots to see here. Grade: 1
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Golden, Buffalo Bill’s Museum (Colorado, USA)
Unused Plastichrome card P315074, serrated edges. Grade: 1