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Auction: 25023 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection Part I
Lot: 16

Tibet
Dalai Lama Mail
Tri-Rimpoche (Thirteenth Dalai Lama)
1904 (Apr.) large wrapper to Kathmandu bearing a perfect wax seal (Dawson 7), with arrival note on the address side that this arrived in Kathmandu on 1961/1/6 (5th April 1904). It was at this time that the Dalai Lama had been convinced to flee to Mongolia to avoid the Younghusband expedition. Rare correspondence during this historically important period. Photo

Pharsi was occupied on 19th December 1903; Tuna on 8th January 1904 and Gyantse occupied on 12th April 1904

The Tri-Rimpoche of Ganden is the highest and most respected rank to which a monk, who is not a reincarnation, can rise and is pre-eminence in learning and piety. The Tri-Rimposche holds the post for five years, after which a new Tri-Rimpoche is appointed.

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Estimate
£500 to £800

Starting price
£350