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Auction: 25023 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection Part I
Lot: 13

Tibet
Dalai Lama Mail
Thirteenth Dalai Lama
Floral Seal
1920 (c.) scarf cover to the Trade Agent in Gyantse bearing 1/3 tr. milky blue tied by Lhasa type 1 postmark in violet with similar for Chushu in blue, Pelti and Gyantse in black; with translation of the address in red ink including, "This being very important, each different Post Office should forward it without delaying such a space of time spent for taking a single break. This leaves the great Palace, Potala on the 21st of the 8th month at 2-15 o'clock in the afternoon; with the floral variation of the Dalai Lama's seal overlapping the edge. Photo

provenance:
Charles H. Dougan, October 1980

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Estimate
£500 to £800

Starting price
£350