If you needed proof that one photo can serve many locations, here it is.  Just fill in the blank.  Unused card, no reverse caption.  Grade: 1

An old Sticker Card, not in great condition, but mailed in 2012 with stamp, Priority, and faint postmark.  Grade: 4

The scan of this unused card looks like this because we have left it in its original cellowrap.  There are no wrinkles on the card itself.  It’s a postcard.  It’s a sticker.  It’s a Sticker Postcard.  Grade: 1

Please read what we wrote for item 20307386 (in the PR China category), then imagine all of those cards attached as one very long horizontal card.  They (it) are in this hard box, measuring 6-1/4″ x 8-3/4″ x 1″.  Inside the box, an ornate certificate (all in Chinese) and the “card” itself, in foldout format, with a nice introduction in English explaining that this extraordinary card is crafted from a scroll painting “which takes cityscape as the creation subject in Chinese history.”  The scroll itself is 18 meters long and 0.85 meters wide; the card is not that long of course, but “starts from Dapeng Peninsula in Longgang Town in the east, and Baoan International Airport in the west.”  The card is the length of 19 normal postcards.  Grade: 1

Let’s assume something should be written in that blank space!  Unused Dexter Press card 92876-B, dated 1961 and aging.  Grade: 2

We’re not sure what to make of this, but it is definitely not a Zazzle template and not an internet card.  The dog is saying “Hey, I’m Otto, who are you?”.  This card was mailed in 2013 with two stamps–neither one postmarked–and Priority label.  In the lower left corner is a box called “Sormenjälki-terveisin” (Fingerprint regards) and, sure enough, a fingerprint is inside.  That’s the whole idea, apparently.  Grade: 4

The translation runs something like:  “Why worry now?  You can always be unhappy in the future.”  This round card was mailed in 2013 with a Moomin stamp, and Moomin Priority label, and postmark.  Grade: 1

So what’s going on here?  It is a very sturdy cardboard box measuring 3-5/8″ across by 6-3/8″ long by 2-1/4″ deep.  Inside, a small postcard with pre-printed postage, and a little cloth bag full of what looks like ground up something, though we’ve not opened it.  All three of these appear in the photo.  And we have two of these sets available.  Grades: 1

The ultimate in contemporary lighthouse postcards, this unused card cut to the shape of the country, and in its original packaging.  Several other cards in this style appear in our “Taiwan” category.  Grade: 1

Cut in the shape of a lighthouse, this card was mailed in 2013 with stamp and postmark.  You’ll note postal ink transfer on the front.  Grade: 3

This card is pure metal and it is heavy!  We are amazed that it could be mailed like this at all — the edges are sharp — but it did get through and is an authentic “Images of Taiwan” postcard.  In the shape of a train engine, with “I (heart) Taiwan” printed on the back, NT$25 stamp and postmark.  We love this.  You will, too.  Grade: 1

When fully extended, this unused card measures 4-1/2″ x 9-5/8″ but it is intended to be folded vertically (separating the two photos) and has a peel-off sticky strip to hold it shut for mailing.  Grade: 1

We’ve not seen a card quite like this before.  It’s old and unused (and heavily aged), but those are not the unique features.  In the lower middle of the front of the card, you can see what looks like a little tab on a flap.  Lift that, and out comes an accordion-style foldout of several different photos of Punta del Este features.  Unusual!  Grade: 3

This style of card–incorporating a single film cell–is relatively recent.  We also have one from PR China (another category) but we’re not sure where else they might appear.  This one, called “Taipei night vision”, does look more like daytime but it’s an unused card and quite distinctive.  It also incorporates a fold-out stand on the back so it can be displayed on a desk.   Grade: 1

This style of card–incorporating a single film cell–is relatively recent.  We also have one from PR China (another category) but we’re not sure where else they might appear.  This is an unused card and quite distinctive.  It also incorporates a fold-out stand on the back so it can be displayed on a desk.  Grade: 1

Brilliant metal in its original packaging, 3-5/8″ x 7-1/8″, unused, and yes — it’s really a postcard.  Grade: 1

Because we have two of these, and because they are each in their original unopened cellowrap, our scan can show you the front and the back of the pack.  We’ll leave it to you to decipher.  But we’ll try to explain anyway.  The back of the packaging has very detailed instructions on how to open this so that the full photo is exposed.  (It opens from both ends.)  And there’s “info” and “story” and a stand in case you want to display this on your desk.  Moreover, the very thoughtful marketing text on the outer packaging says “…it takes about 1,500,000 steps to travel around Taiwan on foot…”  Who on earth counted??  Enough from us!  Unused.  Grade: 1

A “card” for many categories.  If your eyes are sharp, you’ll see we sometimes use “aluminum” and sometimes “aluminium,” depending on what (or if) the card says.  Regardless, this one also says it’s made of “Alurninurn” so all bases are covered:  it’s metal.  Unused, in its original cellowrap, and a unique souvenir from a distinctive location.  Grade: 1

Still in its original cellowrap, with holographic sticker and another that reveals it was “Made in China” (!), this unused card has three intentional holes in it:  one for a small string to help the card dangle somewhere; one indicating the location of the Taipei Main Station for trains; and then the larger hole in the shape of Taipei 101.  As a novelty, quirky postcard, this one is good.  Grade: 1