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Auction: 25023 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection Part I
Lot: 297

Tibet
Chinese Imperial Post
1911 Surcharge Covers
The Trans-Himalayan Route

1911 (6 Sept.) red band cover from the Diers correspondence registered to Shanghai bearing C.I.P. 2c. and 10c. pair with ½a. on 2c. and 1a. on 4c. all tied by Lhasa Dollar dater type C4, with a superb strike of the registered handstamp numbered "2119" and Yatung-Tibet Dollar dater, the reverse with India K.E.VII ½a. and 1a. (4) tied by Yatung-Tibet type B2 c.d.s. with "yatung-tibet/f.p.o. no.70" registration label. A stunning cover from this important correspondence with a rare and desirable combination franking. Photo

This is listed as cover 13 by Chazen and Wong

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Estimate
£10,000 to £15,000

Starting price
£7000