

MEXICO: 1916 5c. Orange mint letter card depicting on reverse illustration of a factory entitled NAVOLATO SUGAR REFINIERIES, NELSON RHOADES, JR, NAVOLATO, SINALOA, MEXICO, Fine.


MEXICO: ca1900 SERVICIO URBANO postcard in red mint illustrated on reverse a railway line in the mountains with a bridge and a tunnel, full depiction, small stain top right otherwise fine.


MONACO: 1890 (17 Nov) envelope to the Winch bros. franked 1885 25c tied by wavy line Principaute de Monaco cds in blue with Colchester No 19 arrival, v.fine


MONACO: 1891 (11 Oct) registered 15c postal envelope to Romania uprated 1885 10c + 25c tied by monte-Carlo cds's with two registration hs's, onreverse Ventimiglia transit and Bucharest 15 10 arrival, fine


MONACO: 1892 (22 Janv) registered 15c postal envelope to Germany uprated 1885 10c + 1891 25c tied by Monte-Carlo cds with framed 'R' alongside, Wurzburg 24 Jan arrival, fine mixed franking


MONACO: 1896 (4 Dec) Registered internal envelope franked 75c + !fr + 5fr on philatelic envelope, v.fine


MONACO: 1897 (5 Mars) registered envelope to England franked 1891-94 25c + 50c tied by Monte-Carlo cds and additionally by blue crayon registration, Morpeth 8 Mr arrival, 50c further tied by oval London reg.ds (7 Mr), vertical creases not affecting adhesives


MONACO: 1900 (30 Jan) Value declare envelope to Italy for 450f weighing 16gr, franked 1891-94 10c (2) + 75c hs CHARGE alongside, on reverse 5 intact seals, boxed Charge cachet on reverse, Rome arrival (1 7), some light staining from seals to front, and tear at left, o/w fine


MONACO: 1900 (9 Mars) envelope to England franked 1891-94 5c blue + 10c brown INTERPANNEAU pair number 8, al tied Monte-Carlo cds, Farnborough 20 Mr arrival bs, fine, rare 'millesime' franking


MONACO: 1905 (19 5) Picture postcard registered to Argentina depicting litho colour Souvenir de Monte Carlo showing women shovelling coins into the mouth of Albert (few surface rubs) franked 1891-94 Prince Albert 5f. rose + 1901 10c. red tied by Monte Carlo cds, boxed ‘R’, and Buenos Aires arrival cds alongside.


MONACO: 1909/10 Vignettes (10), 4 dated Fevrier 1909 'Tir aux Pigeons' (clay pigeon shooting) with image of a man shooting, 6 dated 1910 from MUSEUM OCEANOGRAPHIQUE, in se-tenant strips of 3, all mint, 1 strip with tone spots on gum side only, attractive and seldom seen

MONACO: Selection of 10 French stamps used in Monaco with 1870 Bordeaux 1c imperf with 1871 cds, rest all Peace & Commerce incl. 1878 40c (3) with mostly clear cancels


MONGOLIA - Russian Post Office: 1883 Urga (7 Jun) to Peking. Red Band cover franked with Russian Coat of Arms 2k. in strip of 4 on reverse, tied by Urga Russian PO type 3b c.d.s. (showing complete year). This type of c.d.s. was used between Dec 1880 and 1884. Rare franking.


MONGOLIA - URGA: 1909 Russia 4k. carmine, 10k. dark blue (76,79). 4k. strip of four, strip of three, pair, and single, all tied by Urga Apr. 2, 1913 double-circle datestamps (Hellrigl Ty. 6) and back of registered British American Tobacco Co. advertsing cover with designs on front and back addresses to Arvika, Sweden, French inscribed Urga international registry label (Hellrigl Ty. 13, ‘RR’ up to 5 covers known), Stockholm transit datestamp. Very fine. The exceptional Russian franking in combination with the rare French inscription international registry label is quite remarkable.

MONGOLIA: 1862 (17 May) stampless letter to Rolle, Switzerland, showing on reverse a superb strike of KYAKHTA type 4 cds (Hellrigl) overstruck by some transit cds. Transit markings include framed 'Aus Russland / Franco' hs in red, boxed 'P.D.' in black (crossed out), boxed Schweiz / N.T.T., several rate marks applied en route with arrival cds (12 7). Very early use of this Kyakhta cds. A rarity. About 10 covers recorded.


MONGOLIA: 1909 (13 9) pre-printed envelope from Bruno Heinrich, Irkutsk, franked on reverse Russia 2k (single + pair) in combination with 7k pair with 'Kitai' overprints sent registered to Austria with Urga registration label on obverse, tied by Urga cds (Hellrigl. Type 6), Troitskosavsk transit (18 9), small faults. registry label unrecorded by Hellrigl (similar to type 6). Only 30 to 40 covers know with Kitai ovpts on cover as stamps not available in Mongolian PO's and only valid in Chines PO's. ex Casey, Magnolia


MONGOLIA: 1916 (6 7) Russia 3k postal stationery card sent to Denmark cancelled by SHARASUME cds, with better strike below, Omsk circular violet cachet and 'T' in circle alongside, rated '4' in blue. Very rare. Only recorded usage of a postal stationery card from Sharasume and 1 of only 2 known covers to an address outside of China. Unlisted in the covers recorded by Hellrigl from Sharasume. Ex 'Manhattan' and Magnolia.


MONGOLIA: 1923 (11 5) Registered envelope to NORWAY franked on reverse 1926 vertical pair of 1t. black, blue-green and brown tied by Ulanbator Mongolia c.d.s with registration cachet on obverse, Oslo arrival, envelope slightly reduced at top.


MONGOLIA: 1925 (17 8) cover to Kalgan, China, franked on reverse 1st issue 1924 5c + 20c tied by segmented boxed VANGHURVE ds's, very fine additional strike on front with Urga transits and two 'T's hs's, fine, attractive and rare.


MONGOLIA: 1926 (5 6) registered envelope to Ulan Bator franked on reverse 1926 fiscals 2c buff pair + 3 singles+ 10c green with purple hs's tied by segmented boxed ALTANBULAK ds, one 2c with pre use crease, scarce usage. Signed Holcombe.