POSTCARD N.112 - KYRGYZTAN

Postcard sent on the 10th September; received on the 24th September 2023

Postcard image: A Yurt in Kyrgyztan  
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While on his recent foray into "Stan" countries, The Ghost Who Walks  not only generously sent me some covers, but he also sent me this nice postcard of a Kyrgyzstani yurt in a clearing in some local forest. Thank a lot, Mr. Phantom.

Strange to see a yurt amidst trees. I thing that our collective imagination usually associates yurts with the deserted vastness of Mongolia, but in fact it is also used by several nomadic populations in central Asia, in the "stan" countries, such as in Kyrgyzstan, as the postcard illustrates.

The stamp on the card is really curious. In fact, postage is ensured by means of a 57 som label, and onto it Alex glued a vignette, without any face value, but clearly resembling a stamp, illustrated with the image of a mountain sheep, the Argali (ovis ammon), a highly menaced species, endemic to the mountains of central Asia.

The Postmark of the  Kyrgyz Pochtasy SE - one of the two postal operator of Kyrgyztan - was issued at the town of Cholpon Ata.