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Auction: 26025 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection, Part II
Lot: 3018

Tibet
Regent Mail
1817 letter to the King of Nepal, arriving in Kathmandu in September, bearing a fine strike of the seal of the seventh Dimu Hutuktu with six lines of Horyig script showing small character in the top margin (35 x 35mm), there is a small segment of the outer piece which may have contained the personal seal. The message reads, "We have heard from Nepalese Captain at Lhasa that your father has expired." He was the regent for the tenth Dalai Lama. Photo

King Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah died on 20th November 1816, aged 19

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Estimate
£500 to £700

Starting price
£350