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Tibet

India Covers bulk lot

Tibet

Lot 2497

4,000 HKD

Live

1907 Gyangtse (7 Mar) to Ludwig Hedin, father of Sven Hedin, Sweden. Registered cover, f.w. Indian KEVII 4a, tied by Gyantse BPO cds,

1907 Gyangtse (7 Mar) to Ludwig Hedin, father of Sven Hedin, Sweden. Registered cover, f.w. Indian KEVII 4a, tied by Gyantse BPO cds, matching with temperory PO registered mark. Arrived Stockholm (7 Apr).1907.3.7 江孜寄瑞典斯文赫定之父親Ludwig Hedin。掛號封，貼印度愛德華七世4安娜，銷江孜英局日戳，另鈐臨時郵局掛號章。4.7抵斯德哥爾摩。

Lot 2498

2,200 HKD

Sold

1918 Gyantse (24 Sep) to Nepal, f.w. Indian KGV 1/2a on reverse, tied by Gyantse BPO cds. Along with scarce Temporary PO Y type B11 due

1918 Gyantse (24 Sep) to Nepal, f.w. Indian KGV 1/2a on reverse, tied by Gyantse BPO cds. Along with scarce Temporary PO Y type B11 due mark. Cover opened out for display. 2002 (Oct) Spink “Meiso Mizuhara The Exhibition Collections” lot 40. Ex- Charles H Dougan (1980 Oct). 2002 (Oct) Spink “Meiso Mizuhara The Exhibition Collections” lot 29.1918.9.24 江孜寄尼泊爾，背貼印度佐治五世半安娜，銷江孜英局日戳，旁鈐稀罕少見之臨時Y局B11型欠資章。封剖開以作展示。1980.10 Charles H Dougan。2002年10月斯賓克“Meiso Mizuhara The Exhibition Collections”拍品號29。

India Covers bulk lot

India Official stamps

India Covers bulk lot

Lot 2499

800 HKD

Live

1919 and 1923 a pair of covers from India to Gyantse, f.w. Indian KGV 1a, tied by Calcutta cds. Arrived Gyantse BPO. 2002 (Oct) Spink

1919 and 1923 a pair of covers from India to Gyantse, f.w. Indian KGV 1a, tied by Calcutta cds. Arrived Gyantse BPO. 2002 (Oct) Spink “Meiso Mizuhara The Exhibition Collections” lot 32.1919及1923年一對印度寄江孜封，均貼印度佐治五世1安娜，銷加爾各答日戳。抵江孜英局。2002年10月斯賓克“Meiso Mizuhara The Exhibition Collections”拍品號32。

India Official stamps

India Cancellations and seals

India Official stamps

Lot 2500

1,600 HKD

Sold

1929 Gyantse (11 Jul) to Germany. On Service registered cover, f.w. Indian KGV ovpt. SERVICE x8 on both sides, tied by Gyantse BPO cds.,

1929 Gyantse (11 Jul) to Germany. On Service registered cover, f.w. Indian KGV ovpt. SERVICE x8 on both sides, tied by Gyantse BPO cds., along with registered label. Arrived Germany. Scarce franking on Tibetan mail.1929.7.11 江孜寄德國。郵政公事掛號封，正背貼印度佐治五世加蓋SERVICE票8枚，旁見掛號標籤。抵德國。加蓋SERVICE票於西藏郵件上少見。

India Cancellations and seals

Lot 2505

1,700 HKD

Sold

1954 Lhasa to Kalimpong via Temporary PO C-622, f.w. Tibet 3rd issue 4tr on reverse, tied by Lhasa bilingual h.s. In combintion with Indian

1954 Lhasa to Kalimpong via Temporary PO C-622, f.w. Tibet 3rd issue 4tr on reverse, tied by Lhasa bilingual h.s. In combintion with Indian 2a, tied by scarce Temporary PO C-622 (29 Sep) cds. Arrived Kalimpong (6 Oct). Cover roughly opened at right. In Jun 1954, Gyantse suffered from a severe flood. A post office at Saugang was turned into temporary PO C-622 in Jul which operated for 9 months. Only about 10 covers of this temporary PO are known.1954年拉薩經臨時郵局C-622寄噶倫堡，背西藏獅圖4章噶，銷拉薩圓戳。加貼印度票2安娜，銷少見之臨時郵局C-622日戳（9.22）。10.6抵噶倫堡。封右側打開。1954年6月，大水淹沒江孜縣城，故印度在少崗鄉成立C-622臨時郵局。該局實寄封存世僅約十件。

Lot 2506

1,700 HKD

Sold

1955 Lhasa to Kalimpong via Temporary PO C-622, f.w. Tibet 3rd issue 2tr on reverse, tied by Lhasa bilingual h.s. In combintion with Indian

1955 Lhasa to Kalimpong via Temporary PO C-622, f.w. Tibet 3rd issue 2tr on reverse, tied by Lhasa bilingual h.s. In combintion with Indian 1a x2, tied by scarce Temporary PO C-622 (26 Jan) cds. Arrived Kalimpong (3 Feb). In Jun 1954, Gyantse suffered from a severe flood. A post office at Saugang was turned into temporary PO C-622 in Jul which operated for 9 months. Only about 10 covers of this temporary PO are known.1955年拉薩經臨時郵局C-622寄噶倫堡，背西藏獅圖2章噶，銷拉薩圓戳。加貼印度票1安娜x2，銷少見之臨時郵局C-622日戳（1.26）。2.5抵噶倫堡。1954年6月，大水淹沒江孜縣城，故印度在少崗鄉成立C-622臨時郵局。該局實寄封存世僅約十件。

India Airmail stamps

Tibet Cancellations and seals

Tibet Airmail stamps

India Airmail stamps

Tibet Cancellations and seals

India Airmail stamps

Lot 2507

5,000 HKD

Live

1934 German Himalaya expedition airmail cover from Rawalpindi (29 Apr) to Germany, f.w. Indian airmail issue 6a + KGV 3a6p, tied by

1934 German Himalaya expedition airmail cover from Rawalpindi (29 Apr) to Germany, f.w. Indian airmail issue 6a + KGV 3a6p, tied by Rawalpindi cds. On reverse with the label of Peter Mullritter. Cover opened at left.1934.4.29 德國探險隊航空封自Rawalpindi寄德國，貼印度航空票6安娜 + 佐治五世3安娜6派，銷Rawalpindi日戳。背貼有Peter Mullritter之標籤。封左側打開。

Tibet Cancellations and seals

Lot 2510

3,200 HKD

Sold

1941 a pair of cover and postcard from Yatung BPO to England and USA, f.w. Indian KGV or KGVI issues, tied by Yatung BPO cds. Both censored

1941 a pair of cover and postcard from Yatung BPO to England and USA, f.w. Indian KGV or KGVI issues, tied by Yatung BPO cds. Both censored in India with triangular marking. According to Steve Chazen and Danny Wong, there was a period of not conducing censorship in Tibet between Oct 1940 and Jun 1942, but this pair was still censored in India.1941年一對自亞東英局寄英美之封片，貼印度佐治五世及六世票，銷亞東英局日戳。均鈐印度檢查三角戳。蔡盛及王劍智記錄西藏於1940年10月至1942年6月間不實施郵政檢查，但這對封片仍需於印度受檢。

Tibet Airmail stamps

Nepal

Tibet Airmail stamps

Lot 2511

4,400 HKD

Sold

1941 (13 Feb) Indian KGVI 14a airmail cover from Gyantse to England. Indicia tied by Yatung BPO cds, along with "NOT OPENED BY CENSOR"

1941 (13 Feb) Indian KGVI 14a airmail cover from Gyantse to England. Indicia tied by Yatung BPO cds, along with "NOT OPENED BY CENSOR" cachet. Steve Chazen and Danny Wong recorded that between Jul 1940 and Jun 1942, there was a period of not censoring on Tibetan mails. Example of this cachet is very rare.1941.2.13 印度佐治六世14安娜航空郵資封，自江孜寄英國。郵資圖銷亞東英局日戳，旁鈐“NOT OPENED BY CENSOR”橫戳。蔡盛及王劍智記錄在1940年7月至1942年6月間，有一段不檢查西藏郵件之期間。此橫戳之例子非常少見。

Nepal

Lot 2560

1,000 HKD

Live

1830 a document applied with royal seal of King Ra- 1834 a document applied with the royal seal of King Rajen- jendra. dra. Scarce early

1830 a document applied with royal seal of King Ra- 1834 a document applied with the royal seal of King Rajen- jendra. dra. Scarce early example. 1930 Rajendra Rajendra年一件鈐國王圓戳之文件。 1834年一件鈐國王圓戳之文件。稀罕之早期例子。

Lot 2561

1,000 HKD

Live

1830 a document applied with royal seal of King Ra- 1834 a document applied with the royal seal of King Rajen- jendra. dra. Scarce early

Lot 2562

800 HKD

Live

1906 Cover by Jit Bahadur, Nepalese Consul in Lhasa to the Commander in Chief, Nepal1906年一件由Jit

Lot 2563

500 HKD

Live

1941-1942 document applied with red Zodiac Royal seal, used by King Tribhubana. With comprehensive content and 9 black seals of senior

1941-1942 document applied with red Zodiac Royal seal, used by King Tribhubana. With comprehensive content and 9 black seals of senior officials of the government. This red royal seal was introduced during the reign of King Bikram Shah. King Tribhubana was his son.1941至1942年一件鈐紅色皇家生肖圓章之文件，由特里布萬使用。帶有詳細內容及九處政府要員之黑色蓋章。這件紅色皇家圓章於巴里斯威統治期間開始使用。特里布萬為其子。

Lot 2564

500 HKD

Live

941 (Apr) document applied with red Zodiac Royal seal, used by King Tribhubana. With comprehensive content and 14 black seals of senior

941 (Apr) document applied with red Zodiac Royal seal, used by King Tribhubana. With comprehensive content and 14 black seals of senior officials of the government. This red royal seal was introduced during the reign of King Bikram Shah. King Tribhubana was his son.1941.4 一件鈐紅色皇家生肖圓章之文件，由特里布萬使用。帶有詳細內容及十四處政府要員之黑色蓋章。這件紅色皇家圓章於巴里斯威統治期間開始使用。特里布萬為其子。

Lot 2565

500 HKD

Live

1941 (Apr) document applied with red Zodiac Royal seal, used by King Tribhubana. With comprehensive content and 14 black seals of senior

1941 (Apr) document applied with red Zodiac Royal seal, used by King Tribhubana. With comprehensive content and 14 black seals of senior officials of the government. This red royal seal was introduced during the reign of King Bikram Shah. King Tribhubana was his son.1941.4 一件鈐紅色皇家生肖圓章之文件，由特里布萬使用。帶有詳細內容及十四處政府要員之黑色蓋章。這件紅色皇家圓章於巴里斯威統治期間開始使用。特里布萬為其子。

Nepal

Indonesia

Nepal

Lot 2566

800 HKD

Sold

1951 (9 Mar) Document applied with the royal seal of King Tribhubana, alongsided with three small black seal.1951.3.9

1951 (9 Mar) Document applied with the royal seal of King Tribhubana, alongsided with three small black seal.1951.3.9 一件鈐特里布萬國王圓戳之文件，旁見三處黑色私章。

Indonesia

Nepal

Indonesia

Lot 2567

500 HKD

Sold

Tibetan scarf letter, applied with small wax seal in black.

西藏哈達信，鈐黑色小圓火漆。

Nepal

Lot 2572

10,000 HKD

Live

1854-1856 a pair of Nepal Tibet War mails from Nepalese General in Kerong to the Nepaese Prime Minister, Kathmandu, both applied with

1854-1856 a pair of Nepal Tibet War mails from Nepalese General in Kerong to the Nepaese Prime Minister, Kathmandu, both applied with Nepalese General black seal. In 1654, Nepal-Tibet War broke out.– 1854至1856年一對廓藏戰爭書信，廓爾喀將軍於濟隴寄加德滿都的首相，均鈐黑色將軍圓戳。1854年，廓藏戰爭爆發。