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Auction: 26025 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection, Part II
Lot: 3080

Tibet
British Missions
Military Mission
Field P.O. No.84 (Waterfall 34, type B2) in combination with (Waterfall 47, Registered Mail): 1904 (8 2 Oct.) "Grierson" picture postcard to Sligo, Ireland, registered and bearing India KEVII 1a. and 2a. cancelled by field p.o. no.84 c.d.s., alongside rare boxed field p.o. no.84" h.s., London (22.4) and arrival (24.10) c.d.s. The postcard front side showing group of people at Tsar Tso Lake with hand written message "This pass is in Tibet to the South of the Amu Chu. The men resting are transport coolies."; usual minor ageing, still quite fresh and very rare. Believed to be just one of two recorded examples. Photo

provenance:
Robson Lowe, September 1950

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Estimate
£500 to £700

Starting price
£350