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Boise, Union Pacific Depot and Howard Platt Gardens (Idaho, USA)
Unused E.C. Kropp card 15680. Grade: 1
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Around Taiwan Fidn (sic) Myself (set of 36) – front cover
Here’s a set of 36 unused cards sealed in their original cellowrap. We blanked out the original price so as not to confuse you. Our scan 34800593B shows the back cardboard cover, with 35 thumbnails. (Which one is not there? We don’t know.) The cards focus on rural areas of the island, and yes, there’s more than one card with a train. Grade: 1
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Around Taiwan Fidn (sic) Myself (set of 36) – back cover
See 34800593A.
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Examples of colonial architecture (Annapolis, Maryland, USA)
Unused old card issued by Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railroad Co. The caption and other information about the railroad takes up much of the message space. Grade: 1
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Baltimore, Bird’s-Eye View of Saint Paul Street Bridge and Union Station (Maryland, USA)
Nice old entry among unused Maryland postcards, this one from Louis Kaufmann & Sons, unnumbered. Perforated left edge, so the card was likely part of a set. Grade: 1
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Skagway, White Pass & Yukon Route (Alaska, USA) (3D)
Sturdy, unused, lenticular (3D) card with — unusually — three different views depending on the angle of viewing. The scan can’t do it justice but each of those three views shows the train. Rounded corners. Grade: 1
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I (heart) Istanbul (set of 7)
These seven extremely sturdy, unused cards are in their original cellowrap packaging. Our scan shows you the reverse sheet with thumbnails of the seven cards. The front is just one of the cards. Grade: 1
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Cairns – Kuranda Railway 1886-1891 (Australia)
Unused contemporary 4″ x 8-1/4″ card issued by Cairns Museum. As the caption says, “Surveying and building a railway over rugged terrain through dense rainforest was an extraordinary feat”. Grade: 1
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The Transalpine, Kowai Bridge (New Zealand)
You might compare this card with our New Zealand entries #41 and #46, same size (4-3/4″ x 8-1/4″) and series. This one was mailed with one stamp and blue Par Avion label, and a partly obscured postmark. Grade: 1
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Meet me at … (USA)
This Salke postcard dates itself as 1909, and the Boston postmark from Roxbury Station in 1910 (stamp is also there), with a nicely formal message to Mother. All in all, Grade: 2
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Historic Adelaide (South Australia)
Views are identified in the caption, and include the Adelaide Railway Station, Art Gallery, Adelaide Arcade, St. Peters Cathedral, Palm House – Botanic Gardens, and Old Parliament House. Unused card. Grade: 1
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Hualampong Railway Station, Bangkok
Unused, multi-view card. Grade: 1
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Maximum Cards, joint issue (set of two) (PR China and Spain)
A joint issue between PR China and Spain, though China-based, with China National Philatelic set reference MC(E)-21. Issued in June 2019. QR codes on the backs of the cards. Grade: 1
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Kazan (Russia) (set of 18) – two railroad theme (not postcards)
You can unfold the cover, remove the cards, see the fronts, and it is only when you turn them over that you see the reverses are fully printed (in Russian) with details of what they show. So, yes, they are unused; and no, you could not mail them as postcards in the usual way. But they are the right size and shape, and deserve listing here anyway. This set also marks the most different theme categories for any one entry, so there’s that. Inside, cards of Metro Station Ametyevo and also the Railway Station. Grade: 1
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Hong Kong MTR
One of the most comprehensively iconic cards we have to represent the 2019-2020 situation, in which Hong Kong’s metro system figured prominently. Unused, with different QR Codes on the reverse. Not for sale to Hong Kong residents. Grade: 1
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Maximum Cards of Taiwan Relics Postage Stamps (Issue of 2020) (set of 4) (Taiwan)
First, despite what’s written on the cardboard cover for this set, these are not maximum cards. They have no stamps and no postmarks. But they are unused, and show Gongziliao Fort, the Railway Division of Taiwan Governor General’s Bureau of Transportation, Dalongdong Baoan Temple, and Tainan District Court Building. Chunghwa Post is strange this way. We once went into one of its philatelic branches and saw a similar set of “maximum” cards without stamps. When we pointed this out to the clerk, she said — in effect — oh yes, that’s how we do it, and took out some stamps and a postmark chop so she could do it on the spot. (But not all Taiwanese maximum cards are managed this way.) Grade: 1
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Pingxi Station, New Taipei (Taiwan)
Extending from (Taiwan) entry 20325394 through 398, we have an unused set of five (generally) railroad-themed cards, of which the first one is shown here. Only because they are put together as a set, we will sell them individually at $3 each, or have the set of five for $10. Grade: 1
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New Taipei, Shifen, Suspension Bridge (Taiwan)
Extending from (Taiwan) entry 20325394 through 398, we have an unused set of five (generally) railroad-themed cards, of which the second one is shown here. Only because they are put together as a set, we will sell them individually at $3 each, or have the set of five for $10. Grade: 1
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New Taipei, Pingxi DaHua (Taiwan)
Extending from (Taiwan) entry 20325394 through 398, we have an unused set of five (generally) railroad-themed cards, of which the third is shown here. Only because they are put together as a set, we will sell them individually at $3 each, or have the set of five for $10. Grade: 1
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New Taipei, Pingxi, Sky Lanterns (Taiwan)
Extending from Taiwan entry 20325394 through this one (398), we have an unused set of five (generally) railroad-themed cards, of which the last is shown here. Though you need to look hard for those lanterns, they are there. Only because they are put together as a set, we will sell them individually at $3 each, or have the set of five for $10. Grade: 1
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Nostalgie Istanbul Orient Express
Mailed from Germany in 2020, two stamps, postmark … and nostalgic indeed. Grade: 1
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Railroad
We won’t be listing more Zazzle cards after this, but provide this example mailed from Spain in 2020 with stamp, postmarks, and pasted address label in case you want it. No clues about the engine itself. Grade: 4
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Car 745 — 9-11 Survivor, The Shore Line Trolley Museum (Connecticut, USA)
An extensive caption detailing what happened to Car 945 on 9/11 in New York City highlights this excellent card, mailed in 2021 with four stamps (three postmarked). The postmark itself is a very large hand-cancel. Grade: 1
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Speed of China! CRH (PR China)
CRH in this case means China Railway High-speed, and this 4-1/8″ x 7-1/4″ card is one of theirs. It’s on thick paper stock, and with four different stamps and two clear and full Guangzhou postmarks, it would be an iconic addition to a collection of railroad postcards. Grade: 1
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Hauptbahnhof, Berlin
Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Berlin, and came into full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, and on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway. The postcard was mailed in 2021 with two stamps, blue trilingual Priority label, and faint postmark. Minor corner bumping. Grade: 2
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Kleinbahn (Germany)
Mailed in 2021, with stamp and clear postmark. Grade: 1
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Kühlungsborn, greetings (Germany)
Classically German “greetings” card with multiple views of this seaside resort — including, of course, the train. Mailed in 2021 with se-tenant stamps (plus one) and blue Airmail “chop”. Grade: 1
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Joetsu Line (Japan)
Mailed from Japan in 2021, with stamp, postmark, and trilingual Par Avion blue sticker. The caption on the back reads, in full, “Joetsu Line C61 20 Rapid SL The Gunma Minakami”. Grade: 1
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Kalavrita Railway Station, Coach 131 (Greece)
Actually “recently renovated” coach 131, though the card does not necessarily make it look so. Mailed in 2021, with two stamps (and one is of a train engine) and two postmarks, this is a “prepaid postcard” by Hellenic Post. Grade: 1
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Silver Pilot Locomotive (USA)
Mailed from USA in 2021 with four stamps and Spokane postmark. Artwork by Christopher Arndt, as part of a series. Grade: 1
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Canon City, Royal Gorge, Diesel Train (Colorado, USA)
Unused Dexter Press card 84134 from Sanborn Souvenir, with rounded corners and a caption on the back calling the Suspension Bridge you see here spanning the Arkansas River the “World’s Highest Bridge”. It should surprise nobody that Googling a list of “world’s highest bridges” now ranks this one as #24, behind one in Mexico, one in Papua New Guinea, and 21 in PR China. Grade: 1
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Alishan, Chiayi, “Rolling out of history…” (Taiwan)
Captions on this sequence of unused cards are fanciful and not so useful, but we present parts of them for help in card identification. Grade: 1
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Alishan, Chiayi, “As the locomotive chugs …” (Taiwan)
Captions on this sequence of unused cards are fanciful and not so useful, but we present parts of them for help in card identification. Grade: 1
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Alishan, Chiayi, “Alishan railroad has been operated…” (Taiwan)
Captions on this sequence of unused cards are fanciful and not so useful, but we present parts of them for help in card identification. Grade: 1
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Alishan, Chiayi, “The passing steam train …” (Taiwan)
Captions on this sequence of unused cards are fanciful and not so useful, but we present parts of them for help in card identification. That round icon on the upper left is not on the postcard; it’s on the cello-wrap holding the card. Grade: 1
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Grand Teton National Park, Teton Range, Jackson Lake (Wyoming, USA)
Unmailed H.S. Crocker card NPR-1, issued by Northern Pacific Railway (and with their logo), offering this view to travelers who wanted a side trip from Old Faithful or the Grand Canyon. Seven proper nouns in one short caption. There’s some marking in the lower part of the address area. Grade: 3
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Alishan, Chiayi, “Boarding the train…” (Taiwan)
Captions on this sequence of unused cards are fanciful and not so useful, but we present parts of them for help in card identification. Grade: 1
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Bellevue Valley, Algoma Central Railway (Canada)
This unused card of a scene 20 miles north of Sault Ste. Marie is not an ad card but promotes an Agawa Canyon tour. Two perforated edges. Grade: 1
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Minsk, Railway station (Belarus)
An explosion of colour on this card mailed from Minsk in 2021 with seven stamps (!) and two large postmarks. Grade: 1