1882 (18 Aug) red band cover franked with horizontal strip of 4x2k orange & black (horizontally laid paper), tied by two strikes of "Urga" in oval departure date stamps (Month Above Day), addressed to Pekin, with various red chops on reverse, scarce franking (Image)

Est.US$2,500

1884 (8 Sep) red band cover franked with 7k carmine & gray (horizontally laid paper), tied on back by well struck "Urga" double oval departure date stamp (Month above Day), addressed to Pekin, with other markings and red chops on the same side, some cover mending, fine and unusual application of the Russian stamp on the back of the red band cover (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1886 (8 Oct) red band cover franked with 7k blue, tied by "Urga 10 X/8.." in oval (right half of year missing) (Tchilingirian & Stephen Type 3) showing the receiving firm's "Dun-Fu-Yu Pekin" in red oval, additional red chops on back, fine cover showing a fine departure datestamp with incomplete year date (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1888 (18 Sep) red band cover franked with 7k blue, tied by "Urga IX/18.." in oval (right half of year missing) (Tchilingirian & Stephen Type 3), showing the receiving firm's "Dun-Fu-Yu Pekin" in red oval alongside, additional red chops on back, fine cover showing a fine departure datestamp with incomplete year date (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1892 (23 Mar) red band cover franked with two copies of 7k blue, paying 14k, both tied by "Urga III/23 18.." in oval (right half of year missing) (Tchilingirian & Stephen Type 3) showing the receiving firm's framed "Dun-Fu-Yu Pekin" in red alongside, additional red chops on back, minor cover wear, fine (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1897 (24 July) red band cover franked with Russia 7k blue, tied by "Urga Pochtov. Kont." cds (Tchilingirian & Stephen Type 4), addressed to China, with Russian "Dun-Fu-Yu Peking" and additional red chops on back, fine (Image)

Est.US$750

1898 red band cover franked with a horizontal pair of Russia 7k blue, tied by "Urga Pocht. Kont." cds (Tchilingirian & Stephen type 4), addressed to China, with boxed Russian "Dun-Fu-Yu Peking" and additional red chops on back, scarce double rate usage (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1899 (24 July) red band cover franked with pairs of Russia 3k and 4k red, all tied by "Urga Pocht. Kont." cds (Tchilingirian & Stephen Type 4), addressed to China, with boxed Russian "Dun-Fu-Yu Peking" and additional red chops on back, minor cover wear, fine and attractive combination franking (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1903 (13 Dec) red band cover franked on back with 2x7k dark blue, tied by Urga Pochtov Kontora cds, paying 14k to Kalgan, some wax seal remnants, red chops applied to both sides of the cover, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$500

1903 (8 Dec) red band cover franked on back with single 7k dark blue, tied by Urga Pocht. Kontora cds, with boxed "Dun-Fun Yu Peking" merchant's cachet and transit cds "Troytskozavodsk Zabaikal" struck on both sides, with various red chops, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$500

1904 red band cover franked with Russia two each 2k and 5k Arms, paying 14k, all tied by "Urga Pocht. Kont." cds (Tchilingirian & Stephen Type 4), addressed to China, with Russian Post Office in Peking arrival cds at top, also oval "Dun-Fu-Yu Peking" and additional firm chops on the other side, colorful and attractive cover (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1904 (15 June) red band cover franked with 2x7k blue, paying 14k, all tied by "Urga Pocht. Kont." cds (Tchilingirian & Stephen Type 4), addressed to China, oval "Dun-Fu-Yu Peking" and additional firm chops on the other side, some cover wear, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1904 (22 Nov) red band cover franked on back with 2k green and 5k lilac, tied by Urga Pocht. Kontora cds, paying 7k to China, with Russian Post Office in Peking arrival pmks on both sides, red chops applied to both sides of the cover, some wrinkles, mostly fine (Image)

Est.US$500

1907 (18 June) red band cover franked on back with 1k orange and 2x3k carmine, tied by "Urga pocht. Kontora" departure cds, addressed to Kalgan, with Chinese pair of 2c red added on arrival, red chops on both sides of the cover, filing fold through 1k adhesive, still fine and colorful combination cover (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1908 (5 May) red band cover franked on back with vertical pair of 7k dark blue, tied by Urga Pocht. Kontora cds, paying 14k to Kalgan, with directional "Kalgan" in Cyrillic, red chops applied to both sides of the cover, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$500

1909 (11 May) red band cover franked on back with pair of 7k dark blue, tied by "Urga v Mongoli" departure cds, repeated alongside, addressed to Kalgan, with Chinese pair of 2c green added on arrival, Russian transit markings and red chops on back, fine and scarce combination (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1914 (27 Nov) small red band cover franked with Russia 10k dark blue, tied by "Urga v Mongolii" (URGA in Mongolia, Tchilingirian & Stephen Fig.447) double ring cancel, repeated alongside and on reverse, addressed to Peking, with Russian Post Office in Peking arrival on back, two different Chinese arrival 24 Dec. 1914 postmarks, "Peking via Harbin and Zagran Pochta" (foreign mail) in blue Cyrillic, rectangular imprints of Dun-Fu-Yu firm on back, fine cover (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1915 (22 Dec) red band cover franked with Russia 10k dark blue, tied by "Urga v Mongolii" (URGA in Mongolia, Tchilingirian & Stephen Fig.447) double ring cancel, repeated alongside, addressed to Peking, with Russian Post Office in Peking arrival on back, two different Chinese arrival 20 Jan 16 postmarks, "Zagran Pochta" (foreign mail) in blue Cyrillic, rectangular imprints of Dun-Fu-Yu firm on back, fine cover (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1918 (2 Feb) red band cover franked with two copies of Russia 10k dark blue, tied by "Urga v Mongolii" (URGA in Mongolia, Tchilingirian & Stephen Fig.447) double ring cancels, repeated alongside, addressed "Peking via Harbin Bureau Russe", with Russian Post Office in Peking arrival on back, two different Chinese arrival postmarks, rectangular imprints of Dun-Fu-Yu firm on back, fine double rate cover, late usage (Image)

Est.US$1,000