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Snuff Bottle
We thought this might be cinnabar but the Mongolian-only caption says it’s a coral snuff bottle. So, on a second look, we believe that. Unused, older card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317051
Price: $3.00
Clan Camp
The full caption on this unused card from Mongol Post reads: “Clan camp of Shaman of 13th century complex”. Grade: 1

Code: 20317052
Price: $5.00
Blue Sky, Green Field
… and “white Ger symbolize beauty of the Mongolian countryside”. That’s in the caption, and we can attest to the accuracy of this view in the Gobi. Unused Nomadic Mongolia card No. 026. Grade: 1

Code: 20317053
Price: $4.00
Yak and Khainag
Being unfamiliar with “Khainag”, of course we went to Google. Abridged from Wikipedia, “A dzo (Standard Tibetan) is a hybrid between the yak and domestic cattle. The word dzo technically refers to a male hybrid, while a female is known as a dzomo or zhom. In Mongolian, it is called a khainag (хайнаг). There is also the English portmanteau term of yattle—a combination of the words yak and cattle as well as yakow—a combination of the words yak and cow. Dzomo are fertile, while dzo are sterile.” All clear now? Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317054
Price: $4.00
Tsonjin Boldog, Chinggis Khaan’s Complex
Several KM away from Ulaanbaatar, we wouldn’t be too surprised if astronauts said they could see this from the Space Station. It’s massive. Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317055
Price: $4.00
Chinggis Khaan Monument Complex
Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 20317056
Price: $4.00
Töv Province (Tuv Aimag), Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex
This is, apparently, the world’s tallest equestrian statue. Frankly, it’s hard to imagine there could be anything bigger. Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317057
Price: $4.00
Töv Province (Tuv Aimag), Top of Chinggis Khaan Equestrian Statue
Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317058
Price: $4.00
It is peaceful like steppe
Our header is the English portion of the bilingual caption. Unused “local” card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317059
Price: $3.00
Skyline
Though the caption on this older, unused, Mongolian Post card doesn’t say so, this can only be a view of the Ulaanbaatar skyline. In Mongolian, the caption reads “State of the precious city”. The card is aging notably, but otherwise unmarked. Grade: 2

Code: 20317060
Price: $5.00
Uvs Province, Khetsuu Khad, Khyargas Lake
Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317061
Price: $3.00
Dornod, Onon River
The Onon is a river in Mongolia and Russia, 1,032 kilometers (641 mi) long. It originates at the eastern slope of the Khentii Mountains, then for 298 km it flows within Mongolia before entering the Khentei-Daur Highlands region of the Russian Far East. In its lower reaches it flows between the Mogoytuy (Могойтуйский хребет) and the Borshchovochny (Борщовочный хребет) mountain ranges. It joins with the Ingoda to form the Shilka. Wikipedia can be such fun this way. Unused card from Mongol Post. Grade: 1

Code: 20317062
Price: $4.00
Khuvsgul, Darkhad Ovoo
Unused card from Mongol Post. Grade: 1

Code: 20317063
Price: $4.00
Arkhangai, Deer Stones
Deer stones, sometimes called the Deer stone-khirigsuur complex, in reference to neighbouring khirigsuur tombs, are ancient megaliths carved with symbols found mainly in Mongolia and, to a lesser extent, in Siberia. 1,300 of the 1,500 deer stones found so far are located in Mongolia. Here, on this unused card from Mongol Post, apparently is one of them. Grade: 1

Code: 20317064
Price: $4.00
Peaceful like steppe (animals)
The Mongolian and English captions are the same, on this unused “local” card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317065
Price: $3.00
Ulaanbaatar, Garden of Buddha
Big Buddhas abound in Asia, and here’s another, on an unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317066
Price: $4.00
Khugnu-khan Monastery
An AI-generated summary tells us: “The monastery was founded in the 17th century by Prince Bishrelt and was later dedicated to one of his teachers by Zanabazar in the late 1600s. It was destroyed in 1688 by Galdan Boshigt, a fighter opposing Manchu rule, who allegedly tied lamas up with ropes, giving the area the name “Khogno Khan” (meaning “tied with ropes”). After the fall of communism in Mongolia in 1990, the monastery was restored through the efforts of former monks and local communities.” This unused Mongol Post card clearly shows no reconstruction at that site, unless that small building in the background qualifies, but we were not there to see for ourselves. Grade: 1

Code: 20317067
Price: $4.00
Khentii, Baldan-Bereeven Monastery
From Wikipedia, “Baldan Bereeven Monastery is a Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) Buddhist monastery located in the Baruun Jargalant River valley Ömnödelger district, Khentii Province, Mongolia. First established in 1654, the monastery grew to be one of the largest and most important in Mongolia at its height in the mid 19th century, housing up to 8000 monks. The monastery and temple complex were destroyed by Mongolia’s communist regime in 1937. ” But three temples have been restored. Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317068
Price: $4.00
Ulaanbaatar, Bogd Khairkhan Mountain
Bogd Khan Mountain (Mongolian: Богд хан-уул; lit. ‘Mount St. Khan‘) is a mountain in Mongolia that overlooks Ulaanbaatar from a height of 2,261 meters (7,418 ft). The mountain lies within the Bogd Khan Uul Biosphere Reserve. The unused Mongol Post card might as easily have captioned this as an aerial view of the capital city. Grade: 1

Code: 20317069
Price: $5.00
Horse Racing at Khuvsgul
Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317070
Price: $4.00
Uvurkhangai, Tuvkhun Monastery
Wikipedia tells us (abridged): “Tövkhön Monastery (Mongolian: Төвхөн хийд), one of Mongolia’s oldest Buddhist monasteries, is located in Övörkhangai Province about 47 km southwest of Kharkhorin. The monastery was first established in 1648, by the then-14-year-old Zanabazar, the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu and spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism for the Khalkha in Outer Mongolia. He determined that the location on the Shireet Ulaan Uul mountain, overlooking a hill at 2,600 meters above sea-level, was an auspicious location. The first physical structures were built upon his return from studying in Tibet in 1653. Zanabazar used the monastery, originally called Bayasgalant Aglag Oron (Happy Secluded Place), as his personal retreat over the course of 30 years.” This is an unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317071
Price: $4.00
Tree of Gobi
We went through much of Gobi. Trees were scarce, to say the least. Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317072
Price: $3.00
Trade Union
Expanded caption: Monument of the 100th Anniversary of the Mongolian Trade Union. Unused card from Mongol Post. Grade: 1

Code: 20317073
Price: $3.00
Costumes
We didn’t know what else to call this colourful, unused postcard, as it has no specific caption but does say Mongolia on the back. Grade: 1

Code: 20317074
Price: $4.00
Ulaanbaatar, Peace Bell, Central tower
The bell was presented in 1992 by Japan-based World Peace Gong Society in recognition of peace efforts of the Mongolian people. Minted from coins of countries around the world, it’s to be found at 6th khoroo, Sukhbaatar District and is under protection by Sukhbaatar District, per Decree No. 357 of the Governor of Capital Municipality (2008). Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317075
Price: $4.00
Pastoral scene
This unused Nomadic Mongolia card No. 001 has a wonderful caption. Grade: 1

Code: 20317076
Price: $4.00
Otgontenger Mountain
Otgontenger (lit. ‘The Youngest Sky‘) is the highest peak in the Khangai Mountains in Mongolia, its summit at 4,010 meters, more or less. The mountain is located in Zavkhan Province and is the only peak in the Khangai range that is capped with a permanent glacier. The south face of Mount Otgontenger is the most extensive granite wall in Mongolia. This is an unused, unattributed card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317077
Price: $4.00
Zavkhan Province, Otgontenger Mountain
Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317078
Price: $4.00
Two animals
Conflict, or just grazing? The bilingual caption just reverts to “peaceful steppe”. Unused “local” card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317079
Price: $3.00
Beautiful Mongolia
Mongol Post’s cards range from realistic to otherwise. We admit the country displays a range of hues, though rarely as concentrated as this. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 20317080
Price: $3.00
Bayan-Ulgii Province, Altai Tavan Bogd
Unused Mongol Post card. (Forgive us, here we are going to insert a phrase to help the search engines: Mongolia postcards). Grade: 1

Code: 20317081
Price: $3.00
Artisan’s camp of 13th century complex
Unused Mongol Post card, also attributed to Genco Tour JBC. Grade: 1

Code: 20317082
Price: $5.00
Arkhangai, Taikhar Rock
You want the good news or the bad news? We’ve abridged this entry from a Mongolian tour website: “Taikhar Rock is located 22 KM northeast from Tsetserleg, in the village of Ikh Tamir. It’s a big 20-metres (66 feet) high granite rock, covered with 150 writings in many different languages and dating back from many different periods (runic, Sogd, Uyghur, Mongolian, Nangiad, Tibetan writings). The oldest one is the runic writing, dating back from the Turkish period of the 6th and 7th centuries. An ovoo was placed at its top. Unfortunately, there are many graffiti on this rock and the old writings almost disappeared. The government decided to protect the rock in 1994.” Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317083
Price: $4.00
Sum Khukh Burd, Dundgobi
Sum Khukh Burd or Khukh Burd Lake is located in Adaatsag Soum, Dundgovi province. In the middle of the lake, there is a ruin of a stone castle. This unused Mongol Post card shows the ruins but you might not know there was a lake nearby. Grade: 1

Code: 20317084
Price: $4.00
Ulaanbaatar, State White Symbol
The state white symbol of Mongolia is the Nine White Banners (Есөн хөлт цагаан туг), a set of nine ceremonial banners used as a peacetime symbol of the state. Historically, these banners were associated with the Khans and were made with white horse hair, symbolizing the state’s strength and connection to the Mongol livelihood. Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317085
Price: $5.00
Life of Reindeer Herder
Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317086
Price: $4.00
Khuvsgul Complex
The “50 degrees” and “100 degrees” refer to geographic coordinates where 50 degrees latitude intersects with 100 degrees longitude. This specific intersection point is one of only four such points on Earth, and the one in Mongolia is among the most accessible. A tourist complex called “50:100” was established at this location in Erkhel valley in the Alag-Erdene soum of Khuvsgul aimag, allowing visitors to experience this rare geographical marker and the crossing has become a notable landmark for visitors. Unused Mongol Post card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317087
Price: $5.00
Mongolian Children
From Mongol Post, this unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 20317088
Price: $2.00
Mongolian Girl
A nicely cultural, unused card from Mongol Post. Grade: 1

Code: 20317089
Price: $4.00
Reindeer Herder
Mongol Post card, unused. Grade: 1

Code: 20317090
Price: $3.00

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