Lot 1142

1912 Tibet 1st issue native proof, showing lion facing right which was considered un-Buddhist and thereforewas changed to the more accepted design in official issuance. Extremely scarce. Provenance: Tibet Stampsand Postal History, Chazen and Wong, 2019, P. 233.

1912年西藏第一版獅圖試樣票，獅首向右。面朝右方的獅子被視為非佛教，故隨後改為正式發行時所見的設計，可見此試樣票何其珍罕。王劍智及蔡盛《青康藏郵驛史》2019年第233頁。