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Tuva's postally-used envelopes are highly-sought by philatelists.

There is some controversy over the mails from Tuva in the 1930's. Many collectors believe that duplicate Tuvan postmarks were kept in the office of the Soviet Philatelic Assn. in Moscow, so that when they despatched parcels of Tuva stamps to their wholesalers in the West, a variety of Tuva stamps could be affixed to these envelopes, and cancelled with datestamps of either Kizil or Turan. See more Tuva covers.

Large cover to Swiss wholesalers. Such envelopes possibly were filled with many sheets of the 1936 Jubilee stamps.
A 1927 cover with the surcharged set, from Kizil to Moscow.
The cancellation is Kizil, the bilingual one with both English and Mongol script.

There is even more controversy over the mails from Tuva in the 1990's. Many of the recent stamp issues (issued in dubious circumstances), are inexplicably found on covers, and give all the appearance of being normal mail. But a media investigation determined that the situation was murkier.
To read a report by Les Winick from "The Philatelic Exporter" about this, click here.

This cover from Kizil, March 25, 1995 to Ukraine, is backstamped at Kiev, April 12, 1995, for an apparent journey of 18 days.
Parcel card with some of the first issue. To view a larger photo, click here.

 


Kizil b cancel on cover to England, 1937. Click this cover to see a larger and clearer version.
A 1927 registered cover with some of the first set, from Kizil to Moscow.
The 28k rate is correct.

Commercial cover from Kizil to Moscow with the very rare 35k surcharge on fiscal, 1933. Click this cover to see a larger and clearer photo. (ex Harmers, London, auction, December 21 1994.
1927,registered cover from Kizil to Moscow
with Mongolian and Russian translations on the envelope.

The OKTE overprints are seldom found, but are similar to Express Delivery service. If you pay the postage plus an extra tax in OKTE stamps, you are rushed through the Post Office and you don't have to wait in a queue. (ex Harmers, London, auction, December 21 1994.)
1927 postcard.


1933 cover from Kyzyl to Harbin, Manchuria. The OKTE stamps were fundraisers for the
Home Defence, and if you add them to your letter, you do not have to wait in a queue.
The addressee, Mr Shuliak, was a prominent stamp dealer in Harbin.

See more Tuva covers. Chairman Kermit

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