A group of 3 Nepalese merchant covers privated carried by Yizhan to
Lhasa during Qing Dynasty, showing the name of the addressee
A group of 3 Nepalese merchant covers privated carried by Yizhan to
Lhasa during Qing Dynasty, showing the name of the addressee and
Postage Paid annotation by ink-brush on reverse. Carriage of
private mails by Yizhan was prohibited but the rule was ignored by
the couriers for the sake of profit.
清朝廓爾喀民信一組三件,經驛站私遞至拉薩,背面寫有“大木松他收”及“酒資照付”批注。清朝驛卒往往不顧禁令私遞民信。