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1915 (8 Dec) Red band cover from Urga (Type 7) to Peking (Type 7) with rare Mongolian censor in rose boxed cachet. Cover received in Peking with clear strike of 3 January 1916 cds, being the third day of the Chinese Empire declared by Yuan Shekai

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1915 (8 Dec) Red band cover from Urga (Type 7) to Peking (Type 7) with rare Mongolian censor in rose boxed cachet. A faint boxed cachet on reverse with Mongolian characters in pink/red similar to the censorship marking of the interim period not previously recorded indicating that the cover might have passed through the hands of Mongolian authorities as well. Cover received in Peking with clear strike of 3 January 1916 cds, being the third day of the Chinese Empire declared by Yuan Shekai, and the year index still used the Fifth Year (of the Republic) instead of the statutory First Year (of the Empire). 1915.12.8 Urga Russian PO 12.20 Peking Russian PO 1916.1.3 Peking Chinese PO. Postage: 10k, domestic letter rate.
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Auction 45
June 16 - 27, 2025
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Zemstvo, the Empire with Wenden and charity letter sheets, offices abroad, Civil War, Soviet and Tannu Tuva rarities, Ukrainian tridents of 1918 and DP camps. Germany from the Empire to the Reich, WWI and WWII occupations, legions, field post, propaganda and the world complete the sale.

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