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Auction: 26025 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection, Part II
Lot: 3140

Tibet
Mount Everest
Collection
1920-1961 a delightful collection arranged in a Frank Godden album with written up pages comprising photographs, labels and postal history including 1921 envelope to England from a member of the expedition, 1924 label on souvenir page cancelled by Type C, Rongbuk Glacier, 17,000 ft handstamp together with th signatures of the members of the expedition plus the Tibetan Sherpas, 1924 Everest Expedition labels in complete sheet (4), 1924 Tractor Party Type A cancelling the label on local cover with 1912 Tibet 1/6 and 1/3, 1933 Second flight covers (2), 1936 envelope to London with label " "Suffered Detention in Gangtok post office owing to the Postmaster's failure to affix postage stamps and to forward them in time. The post-master has been sent to jail for his offence". Mixed condition and album previously stored in a humid environment with wavy pages due to moisture. A great lot for the Everest collector.

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Estimate
£5,000 to £7,000

Starting price
£3500