Monday, June 15, 2020

Odd stamps : 02f Silver / golden stamps

Mongolia is porbably not the country that is in the top ten of collected countries, when it comes to stamps.
I was triggered by some gold / silver issues from 1993, and I was lucky to find (most) of them.
gold and silver foil stamp and matching sheet
There are 9 sets (9 in gold print, 9 in silver print) - 5 are small (63x46 mm) and 4 are large (79x54mm). 18 stamps and 18 souvenir sheets.
The Scott catalogue only mentions one number (both for silver and gold print),
The Michel catalogue mentions one number per stamp (xxxx A for stamps and xxxx B for blocks).
I could not find Scott numbers for the last 2 issues.
s = small; L = large

Scott 2124 - Michel 2437 A (gold) and 2437 B (block)
Except for the design, there is no common theme or reason for the issues. Some depict domestic animals, some are about transportation, sports, or nature in general.
Scott 2125 / 2126 - Michel 2441-2444
Scott 2127 - Michel 2439/2440
All 'small' stamps come with a number on the back of the stamps, also on the ones in the sheetlets.
reverse side of the 'small' gold and silver foil stamps
to be continued ...

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