Postage stamps and postal history of Mongolia

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Mongolia.

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south, east and west. Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city.

First posts
The first stamps used in Mongolia were those of Russia from 1858 who operated a number of post offices in the country.

First Mongolian stamps
The first stamps of Mongolia were issued in August 1924, depicting the Vajra, a scepter that is a religious symbol in Buddhism.

The Mongolian People's Republic was proclaimed on November 26, 1924. A new constitution providing for a multi-party system was adopted in 1992.