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Auction: 25023 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection Part I
Lot: 125

Tibet
British Missions
Frontier Commission
Manuscript "Rangpoo": 1903 (29 Mar.) envelope to Col. F. Bailey in Edinburgh bearing pair of India K.E.VII ½a. tied by manuscript "rangpoo 29/3" cancellation in black ink, the reverse bearing the crest of the Punjab Pioneers and Edinburgh & Newcastle Sorting Tender c.d.s. (19.4). A magnificent and highly important cover used on the first day the post office was opened by the Frontier Mission. Photo

provenance:
Clarkson G. Stevens, February 1978

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Estimate
£3,000 to £5,000

Starting price
£2100