Lot 1060

1911 (29 Aug) By W.G. O’Sullivan from Gyantse to India. Registered cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon Tibet surch 3p + 1/2a + 1a x2 + 2a + 2-1/2a, tied by Gyatnse Dollar cds, alongside with scarce type CR1 registered mark. Transit Yatung (4 Sep) with dollar cds. In combination with Indian KEVII 1/2a + 2a, tied by Yatung BPO cds., matching with Yatung FPO No. 70 registered label. Arrived Darjeeling (6 Sep). Beautiful franking. Despite pilatelic, the sender O’Sullivan was said to have supervised the evacuation of the Chinese troops driven out of Tibet in Nov 1911.

1911.8.29 由W.G. O’Sullivan自江孜寄印度。掛號封，貼西藏蟠龍半分 + 1分 + 2分x2 + 4分 + 5分，銷江孜大圓戳，旁鈐少見之英文掛號章。9.4經亞東，同樣鈐大圓戳。加貼印度愛德華七世半安娜 + 2安娜，銷亞東英局日戳，另貼亞東軍郵70局掛號標籤。9.6抵大吉嶺。雖為集郵封，但寄件人O’Sullivan據說曾監督中國軍隊於1911年11月撤離。雖為集郵封，但寄件人O’Sullivan據說曾監督中國軍隊於1911年11月撤離。