1954 Denmark (4 Feb) to Shigatse, returned to sender. Registered
cover, f.w. Danish issue 3x 30 ore (one stamp lost), tied by
Hellerup cds,
1954 Denmark (4 Feb) to Shigatse, returned to sender. Registered
cover, f.w. Danish issue 3x 30 ore (one stamp lost), tied by
Hellerup cds, alongside with registered label. Arrived Gyantse (5
May). Showing “no postal serivce beyond Gyantse” and ”To sender
thru DLO Calcutta” annotation. Unclaimed and departed from Gyantse
(13 Mar). Arrived Calcutta, transfered to Bombay DLO (18 Apr). As
Tibetan stamps were not recognized outside Tibet, incoming mails
had to be exchanged via agent. If not, they would be returned via
Gyantse BPO.
1954.2.4 丹麥寄日喀則,退回寄件人。掛號封,貼丹麥票3x 30
ore(一枚掉票),銷Hellerup日戳,旁帶掛號標籤。5.5抵江孜。寫有“no postal serivce beyond
Gyantse”及“To sender thru DLO
Calcutta”批示。無人認領,3.13離開江孜,抵加爾各答。4.18抵孟買死信局。由於英藏地方郵票不被國際承認,英印郵局承擔了西藏對外通信的部分功能。但同時印度與西藏沒有正式通郵關係,郵件交換需經中間人安排。沒有中間人的進口信件只能退回。