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Auction: 25023 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection Part I
Lot: 17

Tibet
Dalai Lama Mail
Tri-Rimpoche (Thirteenth Dalai Lama)
1908 (Jan.) scarf letter from the Regent to the Commander in Chief in Nepal bearing the square seal (45 x 45mm) of the Dalai Lama in red; the exterior shows a small circular seal (very faint impression) the wrapper bears a complete red wax seal of the Ti-Rimpoche (Dawson 7). With the original wrapper, on the outside is written "arrived in Kathmandu 1964/10/9" (1908 January-February). Wax seal wrappers with original letters are seldom seen, this from an interesting period. The Dalai Lama was in exile at this time and the Regent had authority over his seal. Photo

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Estimate
£800 to £1,200

Starting price
£550