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1929 commercial cover from ALTAN BULAK to Harbin with manuscript 'Via Vladivostok' and the Cyrillic 'Air Post' handstamp in black, franked on reverse with 1926 50m and 1929 5m interrupted perforations tied by ALTAN BULAK (Altanbulak) October 28 datestamps, with HARBIN November 11 arrival and China 10c Manchuria provincial overprint tied by pencil strokes

Asia / Mongolia

Provenance: Ex Djinghis Khan (Beckeman) collection.

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