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Pacific Coffee and Vine Church, Wanchai (Hong Kong)
An advertising card, mailed in 2011 with pre-printed postage and apparently due to religious reasons exempted from the “circular mail” opt-out law Hong Kong residents may opt into. This is a somewhat odd pairing of one of Hong Kong’s two largest coffee chains with a church. Grade: 1
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Kotor, Katedrala Sv. Tripuna (Montenegro)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Basilica San Marco, Venice (Italy)
Unused 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ card. Grade: 1
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Sri Mariamman Temple (Singapore)
Unused 4-1/2″ x 6-1/2″ postcard. Grade: 1
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Church of Saint Nicholas, Gent (Belgium)
Mailed in 2011 with stamp, full postmark, and blue A Prior label affixed. Grade: 2
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National Shrine of the Little Flower, San Antonio (Texas)
Unused card. Grade: 3
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Mission San Juan de Capistrano, San Antonio (Texas)
No, this is the other Capistrano. Unused E.C. Kropp Co. card 29087N. Grade: 2
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Chichester Cathedral (England)
Mailed in 2011 with one George IV stamp and blue Air Mail sticker affixed. Grade: 2
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Marktkirche, Goslar (Germany)
An old town. Card not quite so, mailed in 2011 with stamp and full postmark. Grade: 2
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Church of the Trinity, and St. Michael’s Church (Springfield, Mass.)
A card for many categories, unfortunately not in great condition but authentic and with what may have been a poignant message. Mailed in 1915 with stamp and postmark fully legible. Creased. Grade: 3
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Hărman Fortified Church (Romania)
Not postally used, the front of this card is fine and the reverse full of signatures and a sticker. Grade: 4
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Het Begijnhof, Aarschot (Belgium)
Mailed in 2011 with stamp and blue A Prior label affixed. Grade: 1
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La Basilique N.D. de la Garde, Marseille (France)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Cathedrale Notre-Dame (Luxembourg)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Greeting from Singapore, Chinese and Indian temples
Really the quintessential semi-contemporary (well, almost vintage) Singapore postcard, mailed from there in 1988 with two different stamps and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Tartlau, Fortified Church Prejmer (Romania)
The Prejmer fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Prejmer, Brașov County, in the Transylvania region. The church was founded by the Germanic Teutonic Knights, and then was eventually taken over by the Transylvanian Saxon community. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage site, but without attribution on the unused card. Grade: 1
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Wat Po, Bangkok (Thailand)
Everything you want in an almost-vintage Thailand postcard: two different stamps, full postmark, fine condition. Grade: 1
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Bangkok, Royal Grand Palace and Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Four very large stamps and two full postmarks on this card mailed in 1992. Grade: 2
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Bangkok, Wat Benchamabophitr
This card, with one stamp and partial postmark, was mailed in 1989. Grade: 1
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Saint Petersburg, Kriukov Canal and St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral of the Theophany (Russia)
Mailed in 2011 with two large stamps and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Cathedral of Saint Paul (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Mailed in 2011 with three different stamps. Grade: 2
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Bali, Ulu Danu Hindu temple (Indonesia)
“Nutshell” card measuring 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″, rounded corners, mailed in 1991 with four stamps and not-quite-legible postmark. Grade: 1
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Angkor Wat temple, front gate (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
From the time when Angkor Wat was not overrun by visitors, mailed in 1989 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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St. Basil’s Cathedral (Moscow)
Mailed on 11.11.11 (nice postmark) with one stamp, and airmail sticker. Grade: 1
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A General View, Khartoum – The Markets and the Mosque (Sudan)
“Sudan Times” Post Card Series, No. A 13. Grade: 4
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Novosibirsk, Ascension Cathedral (Russia)
Five stamps, three large and full postmarks, and address label affixed. Grade: 3
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Sfantul Mihail Church and Orthodox Cathedral, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
The views are identified on the back of this card mailed in 2011, with three stamps, two postmarks, and Prioritar label affixed. Grade: 1
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West Bengal, Bishnupur, Jorbangla Temple of Keshta Rai (India)
Unused card of this temple built by King Raghunath Singha Dev II in the 17th century. Grade: 1
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Ayutthaya, Wat Chaiwattanaram (Thailand)
Mailed in 2012, this card has two stamps, full postmark, and airmail and address labels affixed. Grade: 3
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I Heart Phitsanulok – Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat
Four of these unused cards from 2012 are available. Three are clean (Grades: 1, $3) and the other has some kind of printing blotch on the reverse (Grade: 3, $2).
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Bang Saphan, Khao Thong Chai (Thailand)
Unused card from 2012. Grade: 1
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Wat Benchamabophit, Bangkok (Thailand)
If you are looking for a Thailand postcard with as much on it as they could fit, this is probably a good choice. Five of these unused Thai postcards, with the six scenes individually identified on each card, are available. Grades: 1
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Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai (Thailand)
Unused 2012 card. Grade: 1
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Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok (Thailand)
Unused card from 2012. Grade: 1
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Ayutthaya, Chedi dominating Wat Yai Chai Mongkol (Thailand)
Unused card from 2012. Grade: 1
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Bangkok, Temple of Dawn
Let’s hope this photo was at dawn, but the card doesn’t say. Unused, from 2012. Grade: 1
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Mae Hong Son, foggy morning at Wat Chong Klang (Thailand)
Unused card. Grade: 1
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Bangkok, The Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Thailand)
Two unused cards remain, from 2012, of arguably Bangkok’s most famous structure. Grades: 1
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Bangkok, Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) at sunset
Spot the irony on this unused card from 2012. Grade: 1
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Bangkok, Wat Pho, inner courtyard (Thailand)
Unused card from 2012. Grade: 1