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Auction: 25023 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection Part I
Lot: 267

Tibet
Chinese Imperial Post
On Postal Service
The Sea Route Via India: 1911 (12 June) On Postal Service envelope to Chengtu "via Shanghai, China" bearing two fine strikes of the Lhasa registration handstamp type CR3 along with Yatung-Tibet dollar dater type C3, "yatung-tibet/via siliguri" registration handstamp, Yunnanfu and Chengtu c.d.s. and bearing, on the reverse, India K.E.VII ½a. vertical strip of nine tied by fine strikes of "yatung tibet/via siliguri" type B2 c.d.s., Base Office c.d.s. (30.6) and a fine strike of Tengyueh bilingual c.d.s. (6.7). A rare and important cover, it is thought that only a handful of covers were sent via the Bhamo-Tengyueh route. Photo

literature:
Tibet Stamps and Postal History, Chazen and Wong, 2019 (illustrated page 162)

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Estimate
£5,000 to £10,000

Starting price
£3500