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Auction: 26025 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection, Part II
Lot: 3266

Tibet
1912 The First Issue
Plate Proofs
1/6 tr. in violet full sheet of twelve (4x3) on ungummed white wove paper. The only surviving proof in sheet form of this value. The issued stamps were printed in green. Illustrated in "Tibet Stamps and Postal History" by S. Chazen and D. Wong at page 235. Photo

notes:
During the 1910-12 Chinese occupation of Lhasa the Dalai Lama and senior members of his government were given sanctuary in Darjeeling, India. There they gained a knowledge of India's postal system. Early in 1912, whilst still in exile, the Tibetan Government undertook trial printings from wooden plates. Initially some proofs were run off in sheets of twelve and a few examples, mostly those since cut from these sheets, have survived. Subsequently the plates were used to print Tibet's First Issue.

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Estimate
£2,000 to £3,000

Starting price
£1400