Hopefully the Mongolian 2023 stamps will arrive here in a timely fashion for a change. Over the past two years, it’s been a bit hit and miss in posting new issues, primarily because the Mongolian post website isn’t exactly reliable when it comes to seeing new releases. Luckily a subscriber has given me access to his stamps and allowed me to post them here. Without Mongolian Stamp Issues (ubstamps.com)‘s help, I would still be staring at a blank page here. If you are interested in buying Mongolian stamps, hit up his site first.
I wish I could offer a deeper dive into the artists and designers, but Mongolia Post is pretty spare with details. We’ll just have to accept they will stay a mystery. As expected, the year starts with a familiar design. The Chinese New Year stamps have followed the same pattern since 2014. The highlight of the sets is the delicate selvedge, that is, sadly, often torn off.
It’s a shame to miss out on the ends. They contain a nice nod to the entire calendar. Depending on which part of the sheet your pair is taken from, you get a different animal combination.
Hope you enjoy the year and I look forward to exploring more of Mongolia’s culture and history with you.
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January
Year of the Rabbit
se-tenant pair, sheets of 10, FDC, cancel
Release date: January 13 2023
Diplomatic Relations UK
2 stamps on souvenir sheet, FDC, cancel
60th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and the UK
Release date: January 23, 2023
Sumo Wrestler Hakuho
4 stamps on a souvenir sheet
Hakuho was a professional Sumo wrestler from 2001 until his retirement September 2021. The Ulaanbaatar native rose to the top of his profession.
Here are a few of his successes:
- Most top division championships: 45
- Most career wins: 1187
- Most top division wins: 1093
- Most undefeated championships: 16
- Most tournaments ranked as yokozuna: 84
Release date: January 28 2023
February
Mongolian Ice Games – Ice Festival of the Mongols
2 stamps on souvenir sheet, FDC, cancel
Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) explored the history behind these games. Banned for decades, ancient Mongolian sport of knucklebone making a comeback | CBC News “In Mongolia we do skating, skiing and sledding like in Canada. But one of the very unique sports that we play during the winter is knucklebone,” said Sanjmyatav. For Canadians, the closest sport is curling.
The article explains the rules of the games, it’s history and why it was banned. A good look at a bit of Mongolian cultural heritage. If you want to look at Mongolia’s sports scene a bit more, check out IIHF – New era for Mongolia Mongolia’s new love for hockey.
Release date: February 12, 2023
March
Gemstones
6 stamps on sheet, FDC, cancel
- garnet
- chalcedony
- tourmaline
- ruby
- topaz
- quarz
Release date: March 1, 2023
Astrology
2 stamps on souvenir sheets, 2 FDCs, cancel
Designer: B. Bayarkhuu and J. Gankhuyag
Release date: March 10, 2023
May
Mongolia-Japan Cultural Relations
1 stamp, FDC, cancel
Previous stamps on this theme: 2022 Mongolia and Japan, 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations, 2012 40 Years of Relations between Mongolia and Japan, 2002 30th Anniversary of Relations between Mongolia and Japan
Release date: May 29, 2023
The HU Folk Rock Band
1 stamp on souvenir sheet, FDC, cancel
Their musical style is described as folk metal. Formed in 2016, HU combines traditional Mongolian musical styles with modern rock. “Hunnu rock” can also include a variety of styles such as Morin khuur and Mongolian throat singing. You can find a number of videos on their YouTube channel. Here’s one to get you started.
Release date: May 31, 2023
June
People’s Writer of Mongolia -Dulmaa Shagdar
1 stamp, FDC, cancel
Dulmaa Shagdar -poet
If you have any links on Dulmaa, please forward them. It doesn’t matter what language.
Designer: G. Battur
Release date: June 2, 2023
100th Anniversary of Establishment of Khentii Aimag (Province)
1 stamp on souvenir sheet
Release date: June 23 2023
July
100th Anniversary of Establishment of Arkhangai Aimag (Province)
1 stamp on souvenir sheet, FDC, cancel
Release date: July 1, 2023
100th Anniversary of Establishment of Zavkhan Aimag (Province)
1 stamp on souvenir sheet, FDC, cancel
Release date: July 3, 2023
100th Anniversary of Establishment of Tuv Aimag (Province)
1 stamp on souvenir sheet
Release date: July 5, 2023
August
Famous Mongolists
6 stamps on sheet, 3 FDCs, cancel
Tseveen Amsran 1881-1942 scholar and folklorist who documented and preserved Mongol epics, songs, and stories. World Mongols: Tseveen Jamsranov, Buryat intellectual – World Mongol Federation
Boris Yakovlevich Vadimirtsov 1884-1931 Russian scholar and linguist who specialised in Mongolian languages and dialects
Owen Lattimore 1900-1989 American writer, scholar, linguist who was regarded as one of the foremost experts on the China-Russia frontier. Was a victim of the McCarthyism. Owen Lattimore | Mongolian Studies, Silk Road & China | Britannica
Walther Heissig 1913-2005 Austrian specialist on Mongolian history, literature and maps.
Ozawa Shigeo 1926-2017 Japanese linguist who explored language ties between Japanese and Mongolian.
Igor de Racheqwitz 1929-2016 Italian historian and philologist (someone who studies the oral and written stories) with a specialised focus on Mongolia
Release date: August 11, 2023
Apostolic Journey of Pope Francis to Mongolia
1 stamp on souvenir sheet, FDC, cancel
The Pope visited Mongolia from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4, 2023
Release date: August 28, 2023
September
100th Anniversary of Secondary School No1 in Capital City Ulaanbaatar
1 stamp on souvenir sheet, FDC, cancel
SS No 1 was established in 1923.
Release date: September 20, 2023
October
Space Research
4 stamps, souvenir sheet, souvenir sheet, 4 sheets of 8, 2 FDCs, cancel
Release date: October 4, 2023
20th Century Lead Opera Singer Purevdorj Tsevegjav
1 stamp on souvenir sheet, FDC, cancel
offset
Release date: October 14, 2023
50th Anniversary of Mongolia’s membership in the Food and Agriculture Organization in the United Nations
1 stamp, sheets of 8, FDC, cancel
Designer: G. Battur
Release date: October 16, 2023
November
50 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Mongolia and Canada
2 stamps, FDC, cancel
Canada and Mongolia established diplomatic relations in 1973. This is a nice cover, with details worth exploring. Note the small beaver building a dam. Nice attention to detail. Wish I could tell you who the artist is.
Release date: November 15, 2023
Mongolian Horses
4 stamps, souvenir sheet, 2 FDCs, cancel
Designer: J. Baatur
Release date: December 5, 2023
Ice Age Animals
4 stamps on souvenir sheet, FDC, cancel
Release date: December 21, 2023
Stone Scripts Monuments
6 stamps, 2 FDCs, cancel
- Sorgdian Script – Bughat Stone Monument 585 CE Sogdian script and language (omniglot.com)
- Brahmi Script – Khais Tolgoi 601 CE Brāhmī alphabet (omniglot.com)
- Runic Script – Nomgon 692 CE Runic alphabets / Runes / Futhark (omniglot.com)
- Khitan Script – Buleen Ovoo 926 CE Khitan scripts and language (omniglot.com)
- Mongolian Script – Karakorum – 1348 CE Mongolian alphabets, pronunciation and language (omniglot.com)
- Soyombo Script – Erdene Zua 1686 CE Soyombo script (omniglot.com)
I may have spelling incorrect. It’s difficult to decipher the stamps.
Release date: December 21, 2023
Mongolian Porcelain
8 stamps on 2 souvenir sheets, 2 FDCs, cancel
- vases decorated in Mongolian style
- porcelain vessel or Airag
- plates decorated in Mongolian style
- Mongolian wine vessels
- figurine of the Great Khaan
- Mongolian snuff bottles
- bowls decorated in Mongolian style
- figurines of First Bogd Gegeen, and Green (?) Tara
Release date: December 24, 2023
Danzanravjaa Dulduit Дулдуйтын Данзанравжаа (1803–1856)
1 stamp on souvenir sheet, FDC, cancel
Danzanravjaa was a Mongolian writer, artist, physician, Bhuddist scholar and fifth Noyon Khutagt, the Lama of the Gobi
Release date: December 28, 2023
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