Novelty – Page 2 – Global Postcard Sales

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Monkey long set – Li Yan (cover) (PR China)
At Lunar New Year (February 2016), China Post issued this set of 20 connected postcards, each one measuring 4″ x 9-1/2″, so this entire item when stretched out measures ~190″ or ~480 cm. What you see in this scan is the cover. Scan 39700040B shows parts of two cards. This whole thing is one very long panorama with a monkey theme suitable to the New Year. Each individual card has pre-printed postage and a number showing where the card fits in the sequence (as in 20-1, 20-2, and so on). And each card has a printed separation about two-thirds of the way along the reverse. Anyway, if you would like to see how this works, ask us and we will scan for you. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 39700040A
Price: $39.00
Monkey long set – Li Yan (parts of 2 cards) (PR China)
See description for 39700040A.

Code: 39700040B
Price: $39.00
Sentou (public bath) Pop-up (Japan)
Mailed in 2016, with stamp, postmark, and two “chops” of monkeys–as is the Year of the Monkey. This “Pop-up” postcard can be folded out to stand on its own. Grade: 1

Code: 39700041
Price: $2.00
Underwater Post Office – Waterproof – diver (Vanuatu)
Yes, true, the postal kiosk is underwater, at Hideaway Island Marine Sanctuary near Port Villa (sic) since 2003. And the card is waterproof. Unused, and postage paid, the card comes from Vanuatu Post. And even at this price it’s cheaper than going to Vanuatu. Grade: 1

Code: 39700042
Price: $15.00
Underwater Post Office – Waterproof – postman (Vanuatu)
Yes, true, the postal kiosk is underwater, at Hideaway Island Marine Sanctuary near Port Villa (sic) since 2003. And the postcard is waterproof. Unused, and postage paid, the card comes from Vanuatu Post. If this card isn’t a novelty, what is? Grade: 1

Code: 39700043
Price: $18.00
Underwater Post Office – Waterproof – Hideaway Island (Vanuatu)
Another in Vanuatu’s series of novelty postcards (waterproof, and meant to be posted underwater), unused and with Vanuatu Post postage pre-paid. Grade: 1

Code: 39700044
Price: $15.00
Underwater Post Office – Waterproof – Hideaway Island Resort (Vanuatu)
Another in Vanuatu’s series of novelty postcards (waterproof, and meant to be posted underwater), unused and with Vanuatu Post postage pre-paid. On this card, the capital’s name (Port Vila) is spelled correctly. Grade: 1

Code: 39700045
Price: $15.00
Karlsruhe, Stadtgarten – See (Germany)
While not the prettiest postcard, or the most exciting scene, this does have one novelty going for it: it’s the oldest postcard in our website, mailed in 1898, with stamp and two large (and different) postmarks. Undivided back, and if you have been searching for a 19th-century postcard, look no further. Our entry 39700046B shows the reverse. Grade: 1

Code: 39700046A
Price: $29.00
Karlsruhe, Stadtgarten – See (Germany) (reverse)
See our entry 39700046A.

Code: 39700046B
Price: $29.00
Venezia – Canal Grande (Italy)
We had not seen cards like this before. It’s old, and measures 1-7/8″ x 5-5/8″. Mailed in 1911, on the back you’ll find the stamp, two large Venice Ferrovia postmarks, and part of one from Boston — even though the card had been mailed to New Hampshire. We were interested to see that the Venetian postmarks were dated 11th May, and the Boston one was dated 22nd May. So that’s how long the sea transit took. Not bad. A wonderful addition to your collection. Grade: 1

Code: 39700047
Price: $9.00
Venezia – Panorama del Molo (Italy)
Similar in style to our entry 39700047, this card (from what looks like 1910) has its stamp and Venezia Ferrovia postmark, and a terrific if wildly misinformed message. Grade: 1

Code: 39700048
Price: $10.00
First Flight Lufthansa LH 6597 Salvador – Recife – Frankfurt
This is a specialty item about which we can say no more than what you see in the scan. Except: the reverse is blank but for a rubber-stamped “chop” mark with a sender’s German address. Grade: 2

Code: 39700049
Price: $4.00
Shenzhen, linked city view (set) (PR China)
Nine unused, joined cards measuring about 52″ in length when fully extended. It’s a sweeping, panoramic snapshot in time, anchored on the right by a statue of the “Father” of Shenzhen, Deng Xiao-ping. Issued in 2011 by China Post, each individual card has coloured, pre-printed postage. Grade: 1

Code: 39700050
Price: $19.00
Lufthansa – Erstflug LH 536 (Germany)
Erstflug = First flight, in German. You might compare this with our entry #39700049, a similar situation and type of card. This one is richer, though: same-day 1984 postmarks from Frankfurt and Addis Ababa, and a rubber-stamp chop mark from a German club on the reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 39700051
Price: $4.00
Okinawa, sting ray (Japan)
Still in the original packaging, this “postcard” is made from a flexible PVC material, not paper. On the reverse, it’s printed (into the PVC) as one might design the address section of a normal card. A novelty item. Unused, distinctive, Grade: 1

Code: 39700052
Price: $12.00
Okinawa, Goya (Bitter Melon) (Japan)
Still in the original packaging, this “postcard” is made from a flexible PVC material, not paper. On the reverse, it’s printed (into the PVC) as one might design the address section of a normal card. And just what does this represent? Not a forested island, like it looks, but actually the goya bitter gourd (bitter melon), Momordica charantia, a vegetable popular in Okinawa. A novelty item. Unused, distinctive, Grade: 1

Code: 39700053
Price: $12.00
One Piece – multi-set – front cover
If you are into manga postcards, how can you resist this set? This scan shows the front cover of an unopened set of 180 items, probably consisting of 30 larger postcards, 30 smaller ones, and 120 stickers. We are not certain and can offer no guarantees about how the smaller cards relate to the larger ones, but our scan 39700054B shows the back cover. Grade: 1

Code: 39700054A
Price: $19.00
One Piece – multi-set – back cover
See 39700054A.

Code: 39700054B
Price: $19.00
Idol Activities – multi-set – back cover
See 39700055A.

Code: 39700055B
Price: $19.00
Knoxville, I (heart) The 1982 World’s Fair (Tennessee, USA)
Totally different circumstances from the other Knoxville World’s Fair card we’ve listed (10143004), this one is also special because it’s 20-cent stamped, maximum-card style but on the reverse, with an Oct. 3, 1982 World’s Fair postmark. Otherwise unused. If you’re a collector of World’s Fair postcards, this one should qualify well for you. Grade: 1

Code: 39700056
Price: $5.00
Shenzhen (PR China), multiple attractions (set of four)
Kindly get your coffee and relax because this description may take awhile. It’s a set of four unused cards, each measuring 4″ x 11-5/8″, so they are well oversized. The red paper wrap identifies this China Post product, from 2018, and our scan shows the front of one card (the other three are similar but with different places) and the reverse of another. All cards have pre-printed, coloured postage and a kind of “shadow” graphic further identifying most of what’s on the front. Clearly these cards fit many of our categories–in fact, they set the record–because Shenzhen is a city of about 15 million people and has everything. We’ve not seen cards this long before. So, if you have any questions about these Shenzhen postcards, please ask us. Grades: 1

Code: 39700057
Price: $14.00
Night view with bookmark (Cavtat, Croatia)
Unused card measuring roughly 6-1/2″ x 5-1/8″. That upper part with the rounded edge is connected by perforations to the main card, and is called a Bookmark in six languages. Grade: 1

Code: 39700058
Price: $3.00
Donkey and aerial view, Cavtat (Croatia)
Unused card measuring roughly 5″x 6-3/4″and cut in the shape you can see. Grade: 1

Code: 39700059
Price: $3.00
Flip-flops, Cavtat (Croatia)
Unused novelty postcard card measuring roughly 5″x 6-1/2″ and cut in the shape you can see. Two of these are available. Grades: 1

Code: 39700060
Price: $3.00
Large flower shape, Cavtat (Croatia)
Two of these cards, measuring roughly 6-1/2″ x 6-1/2″ and cut in the shape you can see, are available. One is unused (Grade: 1, $4). The other was mailed from Cavtat (we did that ourselves at the post office), has a 5.80 Kuna stamp but no postmark, and due to its size has some postal battering around the edge (Grade: 4, $5).

Code: 39700061
Price: $5.00
Dubrovnik and dolphins (Croatia)
We hope we got this right, that these are dolphins and not porpoises. Either way, the shaped area to the upper right of the name Dubrovnik is cut-out from the card. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 39700062
Price: $3.00
Love from Dubrovnik (Croatia)
Unused card where the area taken up by the larger heart is cut out. (Deliberately.) Grade: 1

Code: 39700063
Price: $2.00
Dubrovnik, flip-flops (Croatia)
Unused card measuring roughly 5″x 6-1/2″ and cut in the shape you can see. Grade: 1

Code: 39700064
Price: $3.00
Dubrovnik, flower-shaped (Croatia)
Unused card measuring roughly 6″x 6″ and cut in the shape you can see. Grade: 1

Code: 39700065
Price: $3.00
Dubrovnik, ship
Three of these larger (approx. 6″x 6-1/4″) cards are available. Two are unused (Grades: 1, $3). One was mailed in 2018 with large stamp and postmark, very minor postal bumping on one corner (Grade: 1, $5).

Code: 39700066
Price: $5.00
Dubrovnik, ladybug (Croatia)
There is a special connection between Dubrovnik and ladybugs, but we just don’t know what it is. In any event, here’s documentary proof on an unused, larger (approx. 6″x 6″) card. Grade: 1

Code: 39700067
Price: $4.00
Dubrovnik, fish (Croatia)
Unused card measuring approx. 4-3/4″x 6-1/2″. Grade: 1

Code: 39700068
Price: $3.00
Anaheim Disneyland, Adventure thru Inner Space, Monsanto (California)
A specialty item. Think of two postcards connected by their right/left edges respectively (except that only the one on the left is actually a postcard). Now imagine opening these two like a book, and seeing two pages in the middle with pictures and text describing Monsanto’s display. Unused, but over the years the connection between those two cards has separated by about 50% along the perforation. We’re doing our best to keep the rest intact. Grade: 3

Code: 39700069
Price: $5.00
Map-shaped, with multiple views 10122 (Bulgaria)
Two cards are available. One is unused (Grade: 1, $3) and the other was mailed from Sofia in 2019 with stamp and postmark (Grade: 1, $4).

Code: 39700070
Price: $3.00
Map-shaped Bulgaria, with Sofia views
Unused, and if the scan’s not clear, the card is cut into the shape of the map of Bulgaria. Grade: 1

Code: 39700071
Price: $3.00
Map of Bulgaria, multiple views
Unused, and if the scan’s not clear, the card is cut into the shape of the map of Bulgaria. Grade: 1

Code: 39700073
Price: $4.00
Traditional Bulgarian Architecture in map shape
Unused, and if the scan’s not clear, the card is cut into the shape of the map of Bulgaria. Each site is identified on the front. Grade: 1

Code: 39700074
Price: $3.00
Museum of Yugoslav History, Tito’s Birthday (Belgrade, Yugoslavia/Serbia)
Because of the topic and focus of the museum, we choose to list this series of black-and-white cards under “Yugoslavia” instead of “Serbia,” though the cards date from 2019. So don’t let the old appearance fool you. Photo was taken on 25th May 1969, International Youth Day. Unused card that’s flexible and — yes — magnetic. We would not put this on our refrigerator, but you could. Grade: 1

Code: 39700075
Price: $5.00
U.S. President Kennedy and Tito (of Yugoslavia) in 1963 – magnetic
Sourced from Belgrade’s Museum of Yugoslav History, this unused and contemporary B&W card is flexible and magnetic. The yellow sticker should be able to be peeled off. Grade: 1

Code: 39700076
Price: $6.00
J.B. Tito and wife (Yugoslavia) (magnetic)
Sourced from Belgrade’s Museum of Yugoslav History, this unused and contemporary B&W card is flexible and magnetic. The yellow sticker should be able to be peeled off. The photo though was taken in Belgrade on 8th February 1958. Their graves are in the Museum. Grade: 1

Code: 39700077
Price: $6.00

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