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Auction: 26025 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection, Part II
Lot: 3012

Tibet
Dalai Lama Mail
Tri-Rimpoche
1904 (Feb.) red wax seal cover to Katmandu bearing a good example of the red wax seal featuring crossed thunderbolts (Dawson 7); the seal is cracked and a small fragment missing. An important cover from this period of the British Occupation when the Dalai Lama fled to China. Photo

Before sending the Mission, the British Government attempted to communicate with the Dalai Lama through the chieftan of Bhutan and the prime minister of Nepal

The Tri-Rimpoche of Ganden is the highest and most respected rank to which a monk, who is not a reincarnation, can rise and is pre-eminence in learning and piety. The Tri-Rimpoche holds the post for five years, after which a new Tri-Rimpoche is appointed.

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Estimate
£300 to £500

Starting price
£150