Here is my first cover from Mongolia, which I wasn't even expecting! Although it is rather boring and not of much aesthetic value, I think it's a good start. What surprises me is that the stamp used on the cover seems very much like your average CTO stampsand I wouldn't have thought twice about classifying it as one had it not been used on this cover.
The postmark is also not all that great; the date is unintelligible and all I could make out was the word "Mongol" written in the Russian alphabet (Russian since there is a strong Russian influence in the country's history).
The Mongolian characters for Mongolia are shown below:
I do not feel like looking deeper into the theme and exploring the story behind since I feel there is a lack thereof, considering that the 1909 Packard probably did not have much to do with Mongolian history and culture.
This time, I think it would suffice just to celebrate the fact that I have received a cover from an exotic location!
1 comment:
Hi,
Packards were the first cars to come to Mongolia.
I believe one of them was used by last king of Mongolia Bogd Khan.
Cheers,
Bat.
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