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Auction: 26025 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection, Part II
Lot: 3026

Tibet
Amban Mail
1805 cover from the Lhasa Amban to Gurkha King Girbanu Yudha Bikram bearing a single impression of the Grand Seal, the reverse with receipt date and filing note in Bikram script. With the original enclosure which reads, "In the letter you have written that you have received Emperor's Golden Letter and Gifts with great pleasure. Your reply was properly forwarded to Peking on 17th Day of 11th month. Now we have received the Emperor's reply on 10/1/26. This we shall forward to you", with a single strike of the Grand Seal in red; a few age faults. Photo

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£420