

1929 (6.V.) registered cover to Berlin franked ‘crest without outline’ 20m. and ‘crest with outline’ 5m., 25m. and 50m. tied Ulan Bator cds, front bears very fine violet registration handstamp and further despatch cds, reverse with arrival cds. A fine correctly franked cover.


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: 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: 1927 (1 Apr) Registered envelope to France franked Mongolia 3rd issue 1t. tied by ULANBATOR cds, with registration boxed cachet alongside, Paris arrival backstamp, fine single franking.


MONGOLIA: 1927 (I VI) envelope registered to France franked 1927 3G. black, yellow and carmine tied by ULANBATOR MONGOLIA c.d.s. with boxed registration cachet alongside, Paris arrival backstamp, some bleached spots on envelope, fine and scarce single franking.


MONGOLIA: 1927 (Jul) Registered cover to Norway franked on reverse with third issue 25m. + 1t. marginal pair tied by ULANBATOR MONGOLIA datestamps with OSLO transit alongside. Rare destination and rare franking.


MONGOLIA: 1927 25 VII Registered envelope to Norway franked on reverse1926 1m(8) + 2m + 40m Soyombo tied by Ulan Bator cds's, boxed registry cachet on front, Oslo arrival bs, envelope slightly reduced at left, opened out for display, scarce destination.


MONGOLIA: 1928 (31 12) Red native envelope franked on reverse 1926-39 5m lilac and black Type II + 20m light blue and black Type I tied by TSETSERLIG MANDAL boxed datestamp with Kalgan receiver on front (26 Jan 29). China 4c Junk on front tied by Manchuria cds. Unusual style of envelope with red-orange borders and Chinese script, adhesives with small peripheral faults.


MONGOLIA: 1928 (6 10) franked on reverse of red band cover 1926 25m. tied by rare JABHOLANTO MONGOLIA c.d.s., with additional c.d.s. alongside (which maybe enhanced), PEPING (25) bilingual datestamp alongside, franked China 10c. Junk on obverse, some small envelope faults.


MONGOLIA: 1929 (May 6): Registered cover to Berlin bearing on reverse 'Crest without outline' 20 m. blue & black and Crest with outline 5 m. lilac & black, 25 m. yellow-green & black and 50 m. buff & black tied by ULAN BATOR cds, front with very fine ULANBATOR violet registration handstamp and further despatch cds, reverse with arrival cds (May 27). Envelope opened-out for display, a fine correctly franked cover.


MONGOLIA: 1931 (2 JUL) Chinese Postal savings cover to Harbin franked Mung Revenue set complete tied by ULANBATOR cds, HARBIN (2 oct) arrival . Not listed in the 21 covers / postcards franked 10m. / 1m. and 20m. / 2m. recorded by Hellrigl. Fine


MONGOLIA: 1931 Dec 21 Red band envelope to Kalgan China franked on reverse 1931 Postage Dues 5m on 5c brown violet + 20m on 20c bistre brown tied by Ulan Bator cds, on arrival Chines postage dues applied 20c Peking printing + 30c blue London printing (J57/50), very fine and unusual mixed franking, censor cancels applied both sides with boxed KITAI - KALGAN in cyrillic on reverse, fine.


MONGOLIA: 1934 Envelope to Kalgan, China, franked on reverse 1932 5m indigo block of 6 tied by light violet Ulan Bator cds's, sender's directive "via Vladivostok and Shanghai", Manchouli hs on front and reverse, horizontal strip of 5 Chinese 10c orange applied on reverse, horizontal crease not affecting stamps or markings. Fine and early use of the Ulan Bator postmark. ex Mizuhara.


MONGOLIA: 1935 Sept 24 Red band envelope registered to Peking franked 1932 10m dull green and overlapping 50m dull blue on reverse tied tied by faint violet cds and further struck by Kalgan transit bi-lingual cds's, ULAN BATOR registration label alongside, strip of 4 China 20c postage dues applied over Harbin transit, tied by Kalgan cds and linear violet censor markings, Peiping arrival on front.. Unusual routing was due to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, very fine.


MONGOLIA: Offices in China Red Band envelope 1915 (14 11) franked 1910 1k. orange yellow and 4k. carmine, blue overprint, 10k. blue and 15k. dull violet & blue, black overprint (24, 30, 33, 36), all tied by Urga Nov. 14 1915 double-circle datestamps (Hellrigl Ty. 7b) with additional strike at left on registered red band cover to Jersey City, N.J., French inscribed Urga international registry label (Hellrigl Ty. 14, ‘RRR’ one or two covers known) and violet ‘REGISTERED’ handstamp which also ties 10k. and 15k. stamps, additional Urga (Nov. 17) dispatch, Japanese Yokohama (Dec. 14) and Seattle transit and Jersey City (Jan. 5, 1916) arrival backstamps. Very fine. A spectacular four colour combination of the ‘Kitai’ overprinted stamps on a registered cover to New Jersey - a particularly rare destination. The only recorded use of the registry label on cover. The ‘Kitai’ overprints on cover originating in Mongolia are quite scarce. Hellrigl (p. 48-49) estimate 30-40 covers are known. These stamps were not sold at post offices in Mongolia and were only valid for use in Chinese post offices - Peking, Tientsin, Shanghai, Hankow, and Chefoo. Therefore these stamps must have been brought in by the sender and tolerated by the post offices. According to Hellrigl, the is the only recorded use of this Urga international registry label on cover. The use of the United States is also noteworthy as only a handful of covers are recorded to this destination. Ex Casey. Illustrated in Hellrigl The Postal History of Mongolia: 1841-1941 (p. 48)