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Auction: 25023 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection Part I
Lot: 33

Tibet
Panchen Lama Mail
1918 (c.) a fine scarf cover (175x100 mm) from the Panchen Lama with a fine red wax seal (some cracks) (Dawson 27), addressed in Tibetan with translation above reading, "To the presence of the excellent C. Bell C.M.G., C.E.I., Administrator and Minister in Sikkim, glorious by his good deeds, truly exalted". Scarce. Photo

provenance:
Arnold C. Waterfall, January 1967

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Estimate
£2,500 to £3,500

Starting price
£1800