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Auction: 25023 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection Part I
Lot: 292

Tibet
Chinese Imperial Post
1911 Surcharge Covers
Chabdo
1913 (4 June) envelope to Chengdu bearing 1a. on 4c. and 2a. on 7c. tied by fine strikes of Chabdo Dollar dater; clean and fine. Photo

Chabdo was the last Chinese post office in Kham west of Yangtze that ceased operation. Chabdo was briefly occupied by Tibetan troops in 1912, recovered by the Chinese, then re-occupied by the Tibetans in 1917. When Chabdo was evacuated the overland route was blocked for normal mail

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Estimate
£1,000 to £2,000

Starting price
£700