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1916 (May) Red band censored cover franked on reverse with Russia 1912 10k dark blue tied by URGA V MONGOLII 've' Type 7B datestamp. Cyrillic 'D. C. POGRANICHNAYA No. 8' censor handstamp and PEKING datestamps alongside. Ex-Liphschutz, signed Holcombe.

Russia & Soviet Union / Offices in China
1916 (May) Red band censored cover franked on reverse with Russia 1912 10k dark blue tied by URGA V MONGOLII 've' Type 7B datestamp. Cyrillic 'D. C. POGRANICHNAYA No. 8' censor handstamp and PEKING datestamps alongside. Ex-Liphschutz, signed Holcombe.
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Auction 48
December 16 - 27, 2025
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1910 (28 Jun) Red band cover from Urga to Kalgan (Type 3) bearing on the obverse 1909 1k and 7k canceled Urga datestamp (Type 6A, Rare 'R' on 1k by Tchilingirian) in black, additional strike and brush written on the left arrival date
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1913 (7 Feb) Registered branded cover from Urga (Type 6 datestamp) to Stockholm (Sweden) via St. Petersburg, franked with 2k, 4k, 2 x 7k, and 10k, bearing wax seal on the back
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1907 (Feb) Red band cover franked on reverse with 1902 pair tied by identifiable URGA Type 4 datestamps.
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