Sunrise/Sunset – Global Postcard Sales

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African sunset
This Mexichrome 5901 card has no country attribution but we bought it in Kenya. It dates from mid-1960s, and apart from the beginnings of age on reverse, is undamaged. Grade: 1

Code: 36800001
Price: $3.50
Agana Bay, sunset (Guam)
Mailed in 1980 from Agana but postmarked Honolulu, with 15-cent stamp. The card has serrated edges. Grade: 1

Code: 36800002
Price: $4.00
Sunset at Caloundra, QLD., Bulcock Beach (Australia)
Bulcock Beach and adjoining Deepwater Point form the highly variable northern bank of the large mouth of Pumicestone Channel, a 30 km long tidal channel. The sun sets regardless. Mailed in 1976, the card has its stamp and partly covered airmail sticker, and indistinct postmark. Serrated edges. Grade: 1

Code: 36800003T
Price: $2.00
Jimbaran sunset, Bali (Indonesia)
This is a major contrast to the other “other side of Jimbaran,” which generally starts up well after sunset. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 36800004
Price: $2.00
Spectacular sunset in Tanah Lot (Bali)
That’s their description. In our own observation at Tanah Lot, the sun is there and suddenly it’s gone. Unused, modern card. Grade: 1

Code: 36800005
Price: $2.00
Bribie Island, Queensland – multiple views (Australia)
Bribie Island is the smallest of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay. It’s 34km long, and 8km at its widest. One view held that the name came from a corruption of a mainland word for it, Boorabee, meaning koala; however, the correct Joondaburri name for the island is Yarun.Bribie Island tapers to a long spit at its most northern point near Caloundra, and is separated from the mainland by Pumicestone Passage. Most of the island is uninhabited national park (55.8 sq. km) and forestry plantations but the southern end of the island has been intensively urbanised as part of the City of Moreton Bay. A bridge from Sandstone Point on the mainland to Bellara and Bongaree was completed in 1963. And this card? Mailed in 1976, the card’s views are all identified, more or less. Stamp, air mail sticker, and the postmark are there. Card has serrated edges. Grade: 1

Code: 36800006T
Price: $4.00
Jesselton, Sunset at Sea (Sabah, East Malaysia)
S.W. Singapore card J424, mailed probably in the late 1960s or early 1970s but the stamp and most of the postmark are gone. Grade: 4

Code: 36800007T
Price: $1.00
Mamanuca Islands, sunset (Fiji)
Unused card, 4″ x 8-1/4″. Grade: 1

Code: 36800008
Price: $5.00
Cote d’Azur, sunset (France)
Captioned as “sunset on the French Riviera,” it looks like nothing at all is setting. Unused card from late 1990s, Les Editions Gilletta 050. Grade: 1

Code: 36800009
Price: $4.50
Dawning over Huangpu River (China)

They could say it was sunset and we would never know. This card was mailed in 1980 with two large, colourful stamps and a full postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 36800010
Price: $11.50
Defence forces parachute at sunset (Israel)
This Palphot 8654 card was bought in 1974 but never mailed. It has minor edge and corner abrasions on front, but significantly aged reverse, otherwise unmarked. Grade: 3

Code: 36800011
Price: $12.00
East Coast, sunset (sic) (Malaysia)
We like these little ironies. It’s entirely possible for there to be a sunset along the east coast but we wouldn’t normally think in those terms. Anyway … card was mailed in 1986, stamp and partial postmark, some ink smudge on front. Grade: 3

Code: 36800012
Price: $5.50
Mamanuca Islands, two sunsets and other views (Fiji)
Unused, 4″ x 8-1/4″. Grade: 1

Code: 36800013
Price: $5.00
Sunset greetings, Erie (Pennsylvania, USA)
Unused, contemporary card. Grade: 1

Code: 36800014
Price: $1.50
Yasawa Islands, sunset (Fiji)
Looks like there’s a town in the photo too. Unused card, 4″ x 8-1/4″. Grade: 1

Code: 36800016
Price: $5.00
Grand Canyon National Park, sunset
Mailed internationally in 1980 with two stamps and full postmark, this Petley card survived that trip and many since then OK. Grade: 1

Code: 36800017
Price: $3.00
Sunset at sea, Kota Kinabalu (Malaysian Borneo)
S.W. Singapore card KK6533, mailed from KK in 1990 with Sabah stamp, orange postal bar coding, and a fully legible postmark that missed the stamp entirely. Grade: 3

Code: 36800019
Price: $3.00

Great Salt Lake, sunset (Utah, USA)

They could have said this was the Pacific Ocean and gotten away with it. But the card sincerely wants you to know the photo was taken at Silver Sands Beach, 15 miles west of Salt Lake City. Grade: 3

Code: 36800020

Price: $1.00

Sunset on the Coral Coast (Fiji)
Unused card, 4″ x 8-1/4″. Grade: 1

Code: 36800021
Price: $5.00
Kaohsiung, City Sunsets (Taiwan)
Unused card, and two are available. Grades: 1

Code: 36800022
Price: $3.00
Sunset at sea, Kota Kinabalu (Sabah, Malaysia)
From 1991, S.W. Singapore card KK 6675 mailed with a Sabah stamp, orange postal bar code on reverse, and very faint postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 36800024
Price: $2.00
Junk at sunset (Hong Kong)
Unused 5″ x 7″ card 001 from the Tourists Cards series. Actually there aren’t many (or any) more of these boats in Hong Kong’s harbour now. Grade: 1

Code: 36800026
Price: $2.00
Sunrise (Singapore)

Old B&W real photo, timeless scene. Card is unused, with most minor corner abrasions on front but unmarked on back (which is printed upside down, by the way). Grade: 2

Code: 36800028
Price: $6.00
Sunrise on the Dead Sea (Israel)
Unused Palphot 6579 card bought in 1974. Front is in great condition; reverse is unmarked but has begun to age gently. Grade: 1

Code: 36800029
Price: $5.50
Kuah, Langkawi, sunset (Malaysia)
Mailed in 1991, stamp and partly legible postmark. Grade: 3

Code: 36800032
Price: $4.00
Sunrise scene at Coal Hill (Jingshan Park, Beijing)
Somewhat murky scene on this unused 70s card of Jingshan Park. Age is yellowing it a bit, and there are minor edge abrasions. Grade: 2

Code: 36800033
Price: $3.00
Kaohsiung, Sunset in the City (Taiwan)
Brilliant unused card, and two are available. Grades: 1

Code: 36800037
Price: $4.00
Gili Meno Island, dawn over Mount Rinjani (Indonesia)
Near Lombok. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 36800038
Price: $3.00
Sydney Harbour sunset (Australia)

This unused card of the Sydney Opera House dates from the mid-80’s and apart from minor abrasion and discoloration on reverse is in good condition. Grade: 3

Code: 36800040
Price: $3.50
Rajasthan, sunset

Mailed in 1975 with two stamps but only part of the postmark. Some postal markings on the front. Grade: 3.

Code: 36800045
Price: $4.00

East Coast sunrise (Malaysia)

Three cards are available, each mailed in 1991 with a single stamp. Two have partial postmarks (Grade: 2, $3.50) and one has none. The one with no postmark also has noticeable but small crease on lower right corner (Grade: 2, $3.00).

Code: 36800046

Price: $3.00

Tioman Island sunset scene (Malaysia)
Two of these mailed 5″ x 7″ cards are available. Grades: 2

Code: 36800049
Price: $2.50
Taipei, Sunset (Taiwan)
Taipei postcards do seem to favour sunsets, which is fine since the city — unlike years past — comes alive after dark. The caption reflects (no pun intended) Taiwanese spirit well: “Dusk taps us gently on our shoulders, comforting us after a long tiring day at work”. We say: find a new job. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 36800050
Price: $3.00
Sunset (Malaysia)
Classic tropical beach scene on this unused but aging card from the 1980s. Grade: 2

Code: 36800052
Price: $3.50
Telok Chempedak Beach, sunrise (Kuantan, Malaysia)

Three mailed cards are available. Grades: 2

Code: 36800055
Price: $4.00

Sunset (Singapore)

Old B&W unused card, though we take the caption’s word that this is sunset and not sunrise. Card has visible corner album indentations. These don’t really compromise the photo, but reverse shows these album marks. Grade: 3

Code: 36800057

Price: $8.00

Sunset on Congo River (Zaire)
Timeless scene on this unmailed 1960s G. Crety card. Front has almost undetectable corner abrasions; reverse is showing some age. Grade: 2

Code: 36800060
Price: $4.00
Sunset on the beaches of Malaysia
This is one of the first Malaysian cards we ever sent. Those beaches yielded up some very interesting and memorable experiences. Excuse the diversion into nostalgia; we will go back to reality now. This card was sent in 1977, with two different stamps and partly readable postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 36800061
Price: $4.00
Tropical sunset (Kenya)

Sapra card 4101c from 1967 doesn’t say it’s a Kenyan scene but we guarantee it is–right from our back yard at the time! Unused, undamaged but for slight aging. Grade: 1

Code: 36800063
Price: $4.00
Telok Chempedak beach, sunrise (Kuantan, Malaysia)
Oriental Pearl card G.W. 377, mailed in 1991 with stamp, postmark, and orange bar code. Grade: 3

Code: 36800065
Price: $2.00

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Old B&W real photo, timeless scene. Card is unused, with most minor corner abrasions on front but unmarked on back (which is printed upside down, by the way). Grade: 2

This unused card of the Sydney Opera House dates from the mid-80’s and apart from minor abrasion and discoloration on reverse is in good condition. Grade: 3

Mailed in 1975 with two stamps but only part of the postmark. Some postal markings on the front. Grade: 3.

Sapra card 4101c from 1967 doesn’t say it’s a Kenyan scene but we guarantee it is–right from our back yard at the time! Unused, undamaged but for slight aging. Grade: 1