Hong Kong III

Postcard showing view of Central District on Hong Kong Island in the 1920s. The streetscape looks decidedly different nowadays; I doubt a single building from this photo is still extant, although the tram tracks in the centre of the street do still exist and host the world's largest collection of double-decker trams that ply the streets with frequency all day long.

Stamp commemorating a stamp! The first stamp was issued in Hong Kong in 1862 and features Queen Victoria. Commemorative cancellation mark as well from the territory's central post office.

Hong Kong II

Peak Tram trundles past a view of the Hong Kong skyline on its ascent to Victoria Peak. It was opened in 1888 and was the first such funicular railway in Asia and greatly accelerated the development of Hong Kong Island away from the crowded lower levels close to the harbour.

Two stamps from a 2006 set of Hong Kong birds featuring a common kingfisher and a little egret.

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My first received card of 2012 showing the Hong Kong skyline and Victoria Harbour at night.

Stamp shows a red whiskered bulbul. It seems to me that Hong Kong has been using this same stamp for ages although I checked and it was only issued in 2006.