Post Offices and Stamps – Global Postcard Sales

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Main Post Office, Mexico City
This Fischgrund card was bought in 1967 and never mailed, but photo is definitely much older, looking more like 1940s. It wasn’t really a very pretty card when it was new and hasn’t gotten better, alas. Heavily aged reverse, and abraded edges. Grade: 4

Code: 34600001
Price: $3.50
New Post Office (Hong Kong)
The good news about this unused card, published by Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store, is that it will appeal to specialty collectors of cards with postal themes. The bad news is that the card is abraded on the front and heavily stained on the reverse. As people say these days, “it is what it is.” Grade: 5

Code: 34600002
Price: $19.00
Macau
As Macau morphs into something new and beyond most imaginations, this building near the Leal Senado should remain. Two unused Hor Toi Bookshop cards from 1970s are available. One is aging on reverse but with dignity (Grade: 2, $16). The other really looks as-new (Grade: 1, $19).

Code: 34600003
Price: $16.00

Jalan Raja (Alor Star, Malaysia)

Looks like they are from the 1950s. Two unused cards are available. One is somewhat creased on the front and dingy on the reverse, along with a purple rubber stamp of two elephants (Grade: 4, $3) and the other still has the elephants but is in better condition (Grade: 4, $4).

Code: 34600004

Price: $4.00

GPO, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Two cards mailed in 1991 and in nearly identical condition: Wilayah Persekutuan stamps but no legible postmark. Grades: 3

Code: 34600005
Price: $4.00
Negaraku progresif (Malaysia)
Card jointly issued by the Post Office and a local TV station, this roughly means “my progressive nation” and has a pre-printed stamp. This card was mailed in mid-1990s and is in just average condition. Grade: 3

Code: 34600006
Price: $4.00
Negaraku harmoni (Malaysia)
Card jointly issued by the Post Office and a local TV station, this roughly means “my nation of harmony” and has a pre-printed stamp. Two of these multicultural postcards are available. One was mailed in the mid-1990s and had been significantly folded (Grade: 4, $2) and the other was mailed in 1993 with an extra stamp and airmail sticker, lacking any postmark but with orange barcoding through the two stamps (Grade: 4, $2).

Code: 34600007
Price: $2.00
Townsville (Australia)
Though never mailed, this nice early 1900s card is a bit weatherbeaten, with significant discoloration on reverse, and edge abrasion. It’s been well-loved, for sure. Grade: 4

Code: 34600009
Price: $19.50
Central Post Office, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
Intensely colourful card, mailed in 1996 with three large stamps of a fish and two full postmarks. Very faint postal barcode on the front–not intrusive. Grade: 2

Code: 34600010
Price: $10.00
Central Post Office (Douala, Cameroon)
Card dates from mid-60s, was never mailed, and is unmarked apart from mildly aging reverse and minor corner creasing and edge abrasions. Grade: 2

Code: 34600011
Price: $4.00
La Poste (Brazzaville, Congo)
How Brazzaville’s post office looked at least in the mid-60s when this Hoa-Qui 3297 card was bought. Never mailed, unmarked, slightly aged reverse, and abrasions around the front edges. Grade: 3

Code: 34600012
Price: $6.00
Murray, Kentucky (USA)
It’s not something we’ll explain here, but this card especially resonates with us. (If you want to know why, just ask.) Unused Curteich-Chicago card 1C585-N with some kind of pencilled index number and what looks like lipstick (!) on the reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 34600013
Price: $4.00
LSOS greetings (Hong Kong)
LSOS means “Local Standing Order Service” and Hongkong Post sends greetings cards to those customers. Including us. The words in Chinese and English, and pre-printed postage, are on the other side. Grade: 1

Code: 34600014
Price: $2.00
Negaraku Berbudaya (Malaysia)
Jointly issued by the Malaysian post office and television station TV3, this is yet another in the series of patriotic efforts. It has a 20-cent pre-printed stamp, plus two additional stamps, no legible postmark, and a blue “mel udara” sticker affixed. Mailed in 1994. Grade: 1

Code: 34600015
Price: $4.00
Negaraku Menawan (Malaysia)
Jointly issued by the Malaysian post office and television station TV3, this is yet another in the series of patriotic efforts. It has a 20-cent pre-printed stamp, plus two additional stamps (one of which is the same as the pre-printed one), no postmark, and a blue “mel udara” sticker affixed. Mailed in 1994. Grade: 3

Code: 34600016
Price: $2.00
Post Office Building, Macau (in folio)
This folio of 12 unused cards shows a majority of dusk or night scenes, including this one with the central post office, and some might say this is when Macau with its many casinos and restored city centre looks its best. NOTE that the post office only appears on one card, and you are buying the entire folio. Grade: 1

Code: 34600017
Price: $26.00
Hongkong Post Greetings
Looks like an envelope, but of course not–it’s a 4-3/4″ x 6-1/2″ card mailed by Hongkong Post in 2010 to subscribers of its new stamp issue programme. The reverse has pre-printed postage, our address, and seasonal greetings. Grade: 1

Code: 34600018
Price: $1.00
Sacramento, California
If you buy this linen card, it’s for the front, not the reverse. Heavily aged, the card’s front is OK but the reverse was pasted in an album and the caption is partly obscured by where the glue was. Having said all that, how many cards of this post office are there? Grade: 5

Code: 34600019
Price: $3.00
Civic Center with Federal Post Office Building, Columbus (Ohio)
Unused Dexter Press card 51844. All these buildings include the Columbis City Hall, The Ohio Departments of State Building, the City Safety Building, the Main Federal Post Office, and the LeVeque-Lincoln Tower. A Veterans Memorial Hall had yet to be built. Grade: 1

Code: 34600020
Price: $3.00
Bennington, Vermont
Mailed in 1944, this card has the full postmark, and the stamp is there, but stamp and upper left reverse are defaced by tape used to mount the card earlier. Grade: 4

Code: 34600021
Price: $3.00
Postiautolla (Finland)
The writer of this card, mailed in 2011 with Aurora borealis stamp, full postmark, and Priority label, tells us that this is an old Finnish postal-bus card that she bought at the Finnish Postal Museum in Helsinki. Grade: 1

Code: 34600022
Price: $7.00
Postbox (Russia)
This was a privately made card, but done so professionally that we are happy to include it here. Mailed in 2011 with four stamps and most of the (large) postmark. Really done very nicely. Grade: 1

Code: 34600023
Price: $7.00
Moose Jaw (Canada)
Unused Valentine Edy Company (Winnipeg) card 112 055. Grade: 2

Code: 34600024
Price: $9.00
The Mailomat (USA)
We can’t add much more than what you read on the front. This card was indeed mailed in 1948 through a Pitney-Bowes Mailomat device, using a postage meter (of course). Grade: 1

Code: 34600025
Price: $12.00
Thailand Post, Bangkok’s Highest Postbox (Prepaid)
Thailand Post issues cards with postage prepaid on the reverse, in this case a 6-baht imprint almost the same as the front of the card. So it’s not quite a maximum card. Instructions for use in Thai and English. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 34600026
Price: $7.00
Thailand Post, Yala, Amphoe Betong (Prepaid)
Thailand Post issues cards with postage prepaid on the reverse, in this case a 6-baht imprint almost the same as the front of the card. So it’s not quite a maximum card. This is “Thailand’s Southern Most District.” Instructions for use in Thai and English. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 34600027
Price: $7.00
Thailand Post, Southern Most District (Prepaid)
Thailand Post issues cards with postage prepaid on the reverse, in this case a 6-baht imprint almost the same as the front of the card. So it’s not quite a maximum card. This is “Thailand’s Southern Most District.” Instructions for use in Thai and English. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 34600028
Price: $7.00
Thailand Post, Western Most District (Prepaid)
Thailand Post issues cards with postage prepaid on the reverse, in this case a 6-baht imprint almost the same as the front of the card. So it’s not quite a maximum card. This Mae Sot Customs Boundary Post is “Thailand’s Western Most District” and is at Rim Moei Market, Amphoe Mae Sot, Tak. Instructions for use in Thai and English. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 34600029
Price: $7.00
Thailand Post, Songkhla, Amphoe Hat Yai (Prepaid)
Thailand Post issues cards with postage prepaid on the reverse, in this case a 6-baht imprint almost the same as the front of the card. So it’s not quite a maximum card. This is “The Biggest City in the South of Thailand.” Instructions for use in Thai and English. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 34600030
Price: $7.00
Thailand Post, Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, Nong Khai (Prepaid)
Thailand Post issues cards with postage prepaid on the reverse, in this case a 6-baht imprint almost the same as the front of the card. So it’s not quite a maximum card. Card says this is “The First Friendship Mekong Bridge,” probably used mostly for visa runs. Instructions for postal use in Thai and English. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 34600031
Price: $7.00
Tapolca, Hungary
Unused multi-view MTI Foto card for which we plead not knowing whether that is a pre-printed stamp in the postage area, or just an indicator of how much postage one should use. Grade: 1

Code: 34600032
Price: $6.00
Carson City, Nevada
Unused Mike Roberts card C2484. Grade: 2

Code: 34600033
Price: $3.00
New York City
Mailed in 1909 with stamp and full Brooklyn postmark, perfect for collectors of postal-themed cards. Grade: 3

Code: 34600034
Price: $12.00
Amsterdam, Postkantoor (Netherlands)
Unused Schaefers Kunst card, significantly marked with album indents on the corners. Grade: 3

Code: 34600035
Price: $5.00
The General Post Office, Bombay (India)
Unused, unattributed, unnumbered old B&W card. Grade: 2

Code: 34600037
Price: $7.00
U.S. Court House and Post Office, Lincoln (Nebraska)
Mixed happy-and-sad message on this linen Curteich-Chicago card 1B-H1118 mailed in 1948 with stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 34600038
Price: $6.00
Northernmost Post Office in the U.S., Barrow (Alaska)
Zazzle-produced card mailed from California in 2011 with three different commemoratives. Tape over part of the address area. Grade: 4

Code: 34600039
Price: $3.00

Thailand Post, Chiang Rai, Amphoe Mae Sai (Prepaid)

Thailand Post issues cards with postage prepaid on the reverse, in this case a 6-baht imprint almost the same as the front of the card. So it’s not quite a maximum card. This is “The Northern Most of Thailand.” Instructions for use in Thai and English. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 34600040

Price: $7.00

Thailand Post, Chiang Rai, Amphoe Mae Sai (Prepaid)

Thailand Post, Ubon Ratchathani, Pha Taem National Park
Thailand Post issues cards with postage prepaid on the reverse, in this case a 6-baht imprint almost the same as the front of the card. So it’s not quite a maximum card. Instructions for use in Thai and English. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 34600041
Price: $7.00
Water scene (Thailand Post)
We’re not certain of the purpose of this postcard issued by Thailand Post, because everything on both sides is written in Thai. The reverse looks like some sort of comments form, pre-addressed; and it’s possible that the postage area says it’s not necessary to place a stamp. But we guarantee none of this, except that the card is unused. Grade: 1

Code: 34600042
Price: $6.00

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