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Maputo, Igreja de Santo Antonio da Polana (Mozambique)
Unused Minerva card, small stain on lower left reverse edge. Grade: 3

Code: 35000795
Price: $4.00
Amsterdam, Portuguese Synagoge (Netherlands)
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 35000796
Price: $2.00
Stanley, multiple views (Falkland Islands)
On this unused 4″ x 8″ card, the views are identified in the caption on the back: Battle Memorial, The Secretariat, Christ Church Cathedral, Marmont Row, and Government House. Grade: 1

Code: 35000797
Price: $11.00
Greetings from Basrah (Iraq)
Quite an old card, whose attributions are entirely in Arabic but whose captions are bilingual Arabic/English, identifying the Lion of Babylon and Mosque of Imam Ali; Shat-Al-Arab the port of Sindbad the Sailor; Sarraji; and Date Association Building. The card is extremely heavily aged and has writing (also in Arabic) all across the reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 35000798
Price: $28.00
Mosul, The Leaning Minaret (Iraq)
Miracles happen, and as of this writing, the minaret (official name: Great Mosque of al-Nuri (جامع النوري) ) is still there. Perhaps built in 1172, it is one of so many structures under severe threat. This unused postcard is aging and with minor staining on the reverse, but still we assign Grade: 2. (UPDATE on 23/6/17: the miracle did not last and the mosque is now gone.)

Code: 35000800
Price: $39.00
Homs, Ben Walid Mosque (Syria)
We were interested to know whether this mosque had survived the carnage in Syria. As of right now, the correct answer seems to be: mostly. An earlier review on TripAdvisor describes it like this: “The second most important mosque in Syria. includes the tomb of Khalid ibn Al-walid, the companion of prophet Mohammad and one of the greatest warlords in history. His war techniques helped spreading Islam out of the Arabic peninsula defeating both Romans and Persians. lots of stories to tell about him!” The postcard is in poor condition, with a diagonal crease and exceptionally heavy aging on the reverse, but there’s no extraneous writing and there can’t be too many of these around. Grade: 4-

Code: 35000801
Price: $19.00
Xi’an, old city (set of 8) – cover (PR China)
Issued in 1987, just before Xi’an became as famous for the terracotta warriors as it is now. This scan shows you the cover of the set of eight unused cards (see also entry 35000802B). Captioned in Chinese and English. Overall, Grade: 2+

Code: 35000802A
Price: $10.00
Xi’an, old city (set of 8) – four sample cards (PR China)
See entry 35000802A for the general description. Here are four of the eight unused cards from 1987. Grade (overall): 2+

Code: 35000802B
Price: $10.00
Shanghai Confucian Temple (set of 12) (PR China)
Set of 12 unused cards, measuring 4-1/2″ x 6-3/4″. The scan here shows you the outer cardboard cover. Grade: 1

Code: 35000803
Price: $10.00
Cartago, Ruinas de Ujarras (Costa Rica)
Wikipedia tells us, in part: “Ujarrás contains the ruins of one of the oldest churches in Costa Rica, Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Limpia Concepción, which was built in the 1580s … Local legend has it that a painting of the Virgin was found in a box by native Huetar Indian fishermen who brought it to the village, and a church was thus built on this site by the locals to commemorate the Virgin. Initially a hermitage made of straw was built and indigenous people called the image Virgin Mary as “The Queen of the Valleys”. It was built between 1575 and 1580. It is also said that when the English pirate Henry Morgan attacked the village in 1666, the Virgin Mary came to their rescue to repulse the attack.” In any event, this is an official (Government) card with 150 colones pre-printed postage, and someone’s name inked into the address area. Grade: 3

Code: 35000804
Price: $2.00
Unnamed church, Dominican Republic
Unused card, with an original barcode sticker fading on the reverse. They could have named the church, and should have. Grade: 3

Code: 35000805
Price: $2.00
Bogota, Basilica y Santuario de Monserrate (Colombia)
Unused Movifoto card 8210-0. Grade: 1

Code: 35000806
Price: $3.00
Karachi, Ismaili Jama’at Khana (Pakistan)
Unused card, very heavily foxed (age-spotted) on the reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 35000808
Price: $2.00
Cairo, The Mohamed Aly Mosque
Somewhat strained view on this unused older postcard, captioned in Arabic and English but attributed only in Arabic. Grade: 1

Code: 35000809
Price: $3.00
Cairo, The Mamelouk Tombs and Citadel
Vintage Lehnert & Landrock card, serrated edges, unused, aged. Grade: 2

Code: 35000810
Price: $4.00
Shiraz, Sayed Mir Mohammed (Iran)
Captioned in Farsi and English, unmailed but with the number 2 written on the message side. Grade: 3

Code: 35000811
Price: $2.00
Abidjan, Plateau, Cathedrale St-Paul (Ivory Coast)
Unused, older, and heavily handled Nourault card 86710. Grade: 3

Code: 35000813
Price: $4.00
Casablanca, Mosquee Hassan II (Morocco)
Unused, 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ KOMAROC card No. 1028. Mild corner bumping. Grade: 2

Code: 35000815
Price: $3.00
Tunis, Mosquee Zitouna et Hotel Africa (Tunisia)
Unused KAHIA card 1648, aging but clean. Grade: 1

Code: 35000816
Price: $5.00
Kairouan, Mosquee Okba (Tunisia)
Unused MIRAGE card. Grade: 1

Code: 35000817
Price: $3.00
Ljubljana, The Three Bridges with Franciscan Church (Slovenia)
Not just those, but also the monument to (France) Prešeren–a famous poet–and the Hauptman House, on Sidarta card A216. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 35000818
Price: $3.00
San Antonio de Padua Church (Buruanga, Aklan, Philippines)
Aklan is a province in the Western Visayas region. The five views here are clearly identified on the front of the unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 35000819
Price: $3.00
Mosque at Alutauag Jolo, Sulu (Philippines)
The caption on this unused 1996 card calls this a “Muslim Mosque”. We hope so. Grade: 1

Code: 35000820
Price: $2.00
Binmaley Pangasinan (Philippines)
Binmaley is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan. One of the four views–Our Lady of Purification Church–is identified. Unused card from 2001. Grade: 1

Code: 35000821
Price: $3.00
Cebu, multiple views (Philippines)
All five views on this unused 4-3/4″ x 7-1/4″ card are identified on the reverse, including the Chinese Taoist Temple, Fort San Pedro, and Osmena Circle in Cebu City. Grade: 1

Code: 35000822
Price: $3.00
Luzon and Mindoro map, multiple views (Philippines)
The eight views on this unused 5″ x 7″ card are all identified on the reverse. They include Paoay Church, Vigan, Pagudpud’s beach, the Hundred Islands National Park, Banaue rice terraces, the crater of Mt. Pinatubo, and the Mayon Volcano. Grade: 1

Code: 35000824
Price: $3.00
Manaoag Cathedral Pangasinan (Philippines)
Montage of views on this unused card from 2000. Grade: 1

Code: 35000825
Price: $2.00
Mabalacat, Pampanga, Barrio Dolores Church Destroyed by Lahar (Philippines)
This happened during the Mt. Pinatubo eruption. Unused postcard from 1998. Grade: 1

Code: 35000826
Price: $3.00
Sri Mariaman Temple (Singapore)
On Singapore postcards, Sri Mariaman Temple is an iconic feature. As Singapore’s oldest Hindu place of worship, it attracts crowds of tourists on the circuit. This card was mailed in 2014, with two different stamps and clear postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 35000827
Price: $2.00
The 1400th Anniversary of Yunju Temple in Fangshan District of Beijing
We ask you to look back to our entry #20307825 (for PR China) and the few that follow, showing a 2015 series of unused cards–blank on the reverse–commemorating specific anniversaries, events, or notable dates. Each card had pre-printed postage on the front. So now we have a similar series from 2016, each with an individual reference number as well as the series number, which in this case is JP 219. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 35000828
Price: $1.00
Nikko, Karamon (Gate) Iyemitsu Temple (Japan)
Unused card, mottled on the reverse with age. Grade: 2

Code: 35000829
Price: $1.00
Kangar, Masjid Alwah (Malaysia)
Mailed in 1990 with a Kedah stamp and postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 35000830
Price: $3.00
Kuala Lumpur, National Mosque (Malaysia)
Two of these GW 114 cards are available, each mailed in the early 1990s, with stamp and indistinct postmarks. Aging but clean. Grades: 1

Code: 35000831
Price: $2.00
Mosque et rue a Suez (Egypt)
Unused, appropriately aged, undivided back card. Grade: 1

Code: 35000832
Price: $6.00
Wells Cathedral, Lady Chapel (England)
Described on its own website as “The ‘most poetic of the English Cathedrals’ in the heart of medieval Wells; England’s smallest city,” this part of the church appears on an unused Frith’s Series card No. 2566B. Grade: 2

Code: 35000833
Price: $2.00
Mtskheta, Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and Jvari monastery (Georgia)
Unused card, fully captioned in Georgian and English. Shows a small bit of handling. Grade: 1

Code: 35000835
Price: $3.00
Berru, Total mit Kirche (France)
Unused, heavily aged old postcard whose left perforated edge indicates it had been part of a set. Clean apart from aging. Grade: 1

Code: 35000836
Price: $1.00
Port Arthur (Tasmania), church ruins (Australia)
The caption on this unused card says, laconically, “The church at Port Arthur was built in 1835, but never consecrated”. Wikipedia has a great entry about Port Arthur itself but skirts around the story of the church. Worth reading. Grade: 1

Code: 35000837
Price: $3.00
San Francisco, Chinatown (folio) (California)
Greetings from San Francisco Chinatown, in this fold-out folio of pictures from a Stanley A. Piltz “Pictorial Wonderland” item D-4291, unused. Technically these are not postcards because the photos are on both sides of the paper, and these include (among others) The Soothsayer, Picturesque Costumes, Chinese Telephone Exchange, Bulletin of Latest News, Fortune Teller, Tin How Temple Interior, and a “Golden Dragon” parade of good luck. This would be the iconic postcard-style representation of one of the world’s most famous Chinatowns. As a bonus, the inside cover has a long story about the area and its attractions. Grade: 1

Code: 35000838
Price: $39.00
Nakorn Panom, Wat Phra Thai Panom (Thailand)
From a series of (otherwise) unused, slightly aging cards, probably 1970s or earlier, onto which a Buddhist association has overprinted a seasonal greeting in Chinese, in large red characters, on the reverse. In this series, the greeting is always the same. To see it, go to our scan for card #20326413. Captioned in English and Thai. Grade: 2

Code: 35000839
Price: $3.00

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