1912 (5 Apr) Postcard sent from Urga (Mongolia) to Kristiania (Norway) via Siberia, rare destination, only few known

Russia & Soviet Union / Offices in China

1912 (5 Apr) Postcard sent from Urga (Type 6 datestamp) to Kristiania (Norway) via Siberia, franked with 4k, only one known Hellrigl records only one other usage from any Russian post office in Mongolia to Norway, a 16.11.1911 postcard to Kristiania (Oslo) franked with a 4k. Thus this a second postcard usage to Norway.

Condition: Used.

Type: Postal History

Lot sold:

$350

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Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #42

Auction 42

February 3 - 14, 2025

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

Closed on Feb 3

Russian Empire and Zemstvo

Lots 556 - 1072

Closed on Feb 4

Russian Offices Abroad: China, Levant, Crete

Lots 1073 - 1458

Closed on Feb 5

Russian Civil War, Czechoslovak Legion, Local Issues, Caucasus

Lots 1459 - 2048

Closed on Feb 6

RSFSR, Soviet Union & Tannu Tuva Rare Stamps and Varieties

Lots 2049 - 2344

Closed on Feb 7

Russian Post in Mongolia, Charity Letter Sheets, Mute Covers

Lots 2345 - 2804

Closed on Feb 7

The Soviet Union: Chronology

Lots 2805 - 3269

Closed on Feb 8

Third Reich Propaganda: Illustrated Postcards and Labels

Lots 3270 - 3898

Closed on Feb 10

Germany: Empire, Weimar Republic, Third Reich, Territories, After 1945

Lots 3899 - 4463

Closed on Feb 11

Germany: Colonies, German States, Rare Revenues, Courier Mail

Lots 4464 - 5054

Closed on Feb 12

Germany: WWI & WWII Occupations, Sudetenland, Propaganda

Lots 5055 - 5613

Closed on Feb 13

Ukraine & Displaced Persons Camps

Lots 5614 - 6144

Closed on Feb 14

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