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A home-made postcard by Tinian Public Library for the school student to write to the private swapper. It shows the front view of the library. It is located in San Jose, the largest village on the island. Thanks TPL and Romeo S. (the student who wrote this card).
















The Northern Mariana Islands is belonged to the US Postal System. A $1 art stamp of Wisdom, Rockefeller Center, New York City was used in stead of 98 cents. This postcard was sent on 7.7. 2009. A fine example of red-color postmark from San Jose Rural Branch, Tinian MP 96952.

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The third postcard sent by Kirsti in an envelope. Another Yunnanese postcard showing the culture of the Nakhi people. They have the Dongba script (東巴文), which is the only pictograph writing system still in use. This one shows the hunter and his preys.



















A 4 Pataca UNESCO stamp, Igreja da Sé (大堂), was used to send three postcards inside an envelope. It was sent from Macau TRADIC Letter Process and Delivery Centre 6 (澳門TRADIC郵政處理及派遞中心6) on 8.7.2009. A round tax seal was stamped indicating 1.00 Pataca of postage due. The 4.00 might be the ordinary rate for letter but in this case as it contains three postcards. However no tax was collected on my side.

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This is the second postcard inside an envelope sent by Kirsti, thanks. This postcard shows part of the Lijiang Old Town (丽江古城). It is listed in UESCO World Heritage List under the name "Lijiang Old Town (丽江古城)". It is recorded that the city first established 800 years ago during Song Dynasty. This old town also known as Dayanzhen(大研镇). It has preserved many buildings of Nakhi people. It also famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges too.













A 4 Pataca UNESCO stamp, Igreja da Sé (大堂), was used to send three postcards inside an envelope. It was sent from Macau TRADIC Letter Process and Delivery Centre 6 (澳門TRADIC郵政處理及派遞中心6) on 8.7.2009. A round tax seal was stamped indicating 1.00 Pataca of postage due. The 4.00 might be the ordinary rate for letter but in this case as it contains three postcards. However no tax was collected on my side.

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This is one of three Yunnanese postcards sent from Macau inside an envelope. Thanks Kirsti for sending postcards bought from her last trip to Yunnan, China. This is the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙雪山) in Yulong Nakhi Autonomous County, Lijiang Prefecture-level City (丽江市 玉龙纳西族自治县). It gets its name because the snow-covered mountain range looks a white dragon. It is one of the National Scenic Area.













A 4 Pataca UNESCO stamp, Igreja da Sé (大堂), was used to send three postcards inside an envelope. It was sent from Macau TRADIC Letter Process and Delivery Centre 6 (澳門TRADIC郵政處理及派遞中心6) on 8.7.2009. A round tax seal was stamped indicating 1.00 Pataca of postage due. The 4.00 might be the ordinary rate for letter but in this case as it contains three postcards. However no tax was collected on my side.

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A postcard to encourage courage among the people in contributing to the society by Chengdu City Social Security Management Committee (成都市社会治安综合治理委员会). The postcard ID no. is 2001川(PG)0206(501). Thanks samuelq.













This postcard comes with a pre-printed 60 Fen flower stamp. Without additional stamps, this postcard manages to slip through without being taxed. The pictorial postmark is first day commemorative postmark for the issue of Great Hall for the People (人民大会堂) stamps on 18.7.2009 at Hangzhou (杭州).

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A postcard with three lions roaring in unison (起吼三狮) of the Lugou Bridge (卢沟桥 or more famously known as Marco Polo Bridge). The stone bridge is situated in Fengtai District, Beijing (北京丰台区) across the Yongding River (永定河). It has many stone lion decorations and it has declared as national heritage site together with the nearby Wanping Fortress (宛平县城). It is also the site famous for the starting of Sino-Japanese War in 1937 in the Marco Polo Bridgee Incident. Thanks jekyll618 for this one of the famous sites in Beijing.




















A pair of 150 Fen Thai ethnicity's pagoda stamps (1998-8, 4-4) are used to send this postcard. Although the postage (3 Yuan) is only for seamail postcard rate, that is a red-color airmail stamp found on the corner. This card was sent from the place of this postcard shown, Beijing Lugouqiao 1 (北京 卢沟桥 1). The card is sent on 7/7/2009, which is also an anniversary for the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. Additional two scenery postmarks of this place are stamped on the postcard too.

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A Pos Malaysia's World Heritage Sites pre-paid postcard. The card shows three of the four sites found in Malaysia on the front. They are the Malacca and Penang on the left (a joinly listed sites) and Kinabalu Park. Thanks bl5uesky.















The card was sent from Batu Pahat on 20/7/2009. Another commemorative postmark (in conjunction with the issue of this postcard) is cancelled on the pre-printed 50 sen stamp, which depicting the Mulu National Park.