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"1909 (Oct) Registered red band cover to Kalgan franked on reverse with strip of four of 1899 7k ""KITAI"" overprint tied by URGA MONGOLII ZAGR. P.K. datestamps (Type 6) with additional strikes, and KALGANSKAYA arrival on front (Type 3)"

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"1909 (October) registered red-stripe cover to Kalgan franked on reverse with strip of four of 1899 7k ""KITAI"" overprint tied by URGA MONGOLII ZAGR. P.K. datestamps (Type 6) with additional strikes alongside and on front, and KALGANSKAYA arrival on front (Type 3). The registered usage is quite rare, as are both markings, and Tchilinghirian lists no examples of this cancel on overprinted issues, even off cover. Undescribed type of datestamps on these stamps. Rare."
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Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #42
Auction 42
February 3 - 14, 2025
United States United States , Black Mountain , NC

42th Philatelic Auction from Oldlouis Auctions. A lot of unique specialized collections are presented. The rarest stamps and postal history items of all periods of Russia, Ukraine, Germany, United States, Poland, and The World.

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The World, Local Issues, 19th Century Stamps, and Rare Cinderellas
Lots 1 - 555
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Russian Empire and Zemstvo
Lots 556 - 1072
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Russian Offices Abroad: China, Levant, Crete
Lots 1073 - 1458
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Russian Civil War, Czechoslovak Legion, Local Issues, Caucasus
Lots 1459 - 2048
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Russian Post in Mongolia, Charity Letter Sheets, Mute Covers
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The Soviet Union: Chronology
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Third Reich Propaganda: Illustrated Postcards and Labels
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Germany: Empire, Weimar Republic, Third Reich, Territories, After 1945
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Germany: WWI & WWII Occupations, Sudetenland, Propaganda
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Ukraine & Displaced Persons Camps
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