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Lot #1329
TIBET
1919 (11 Oct) cover franked with 1/2a India George V, tied by clear Gyantse departure cds, addressed to Miss Rennicle, Colaba War Hospital in Bombay, with arrival cds on back. Also included another cover from Gyantse to New York, this one addressed to Theodore Newman (only a handful of Europeans were in Gyantse at that time)
Envelope
$230.00

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Lot #1330
TIBET
1928 (26 May) cover franked on back with India 1a George V, tied by Calcutta G.P.O departure pmk, addressed to Tibet, with 1/6t green added alongside, showing 29 May Pharijong, Tibet arrival pmk
Envelope
$180.00

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Lot #1331
TIBET
1933 commercial (printed "Sahu Krishna Prasad Tej Bahadur Nepali") cover to Shigatse, sent via Gyantse, with India 9pi George V on back (another stamp missing), Tibetan stamp removed, showing partial Gyantse pmk, with 1/2t yellow replaced years later, interesting cover
Envelope
$180.00

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Lot #1332
TIBET
1934 (25 Aug) picture postcard (Mt Everest) franked with India 2a George V, tied by Gyantse Tibet departure pmk, sent to Prague, Czechoslovakia, fine, uncommon destination
Envelope
$140.00

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Lot #1333
TIBET
1940 (25 July) cover from Lhasa, via Pharijong to Nepal, franked with 1r imperforate, tied by indistinct departure pmk on front, with India 1a George V added on back and canceled in Pharijong, opened and resealed by British censors, with triangular "Passed by Censor" handstamp applied in Darjeeling, Kathmandu arrival pmk, fine, scarce commercial, censored cover from Tibet to Nepal
Envelope
$180.00

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Lot #1334
TIBET
1940-49 "Crested Envelopes" collection of 13, showing variety of frankings and hand painted crests on backflaps of covers sent from Tibet to various destinations, different franking combinations, some with Indian adhesives, all written-up and described on pages, mixed condition as always, fine and attractive assembly
Envelope
$1,400.00

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Lot #1335
TIBET
1941 (June) cover franked on back with 1tr and 2tr imperf. singles, tied by Shigatse departure pmk, sent to Nepal, with India 1a and 1a3p George V added on front, uncanceled, but with offset of the Pharijong cancel from the reverse, FPO No.81 semi-circle mark apparently crossed out, interesting combination franking
Envelope
$450.00

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Lot #1336
TIBET
1943 Nepal 8p stationery entire envelope sent to Tibet, with two 1tr adhesives added in Pharijong, English censor tape at right, cover appears to have been immersed in water, still fine, rare incoming censored mail from Nepal to Tibet
Envelope
$230.00

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Lot #1337
TIBET
1944 cover from Kathmandu, franked on back with 8p magenta, sent to Pharijong, where Tibetan franking was added and tied by native cds, with arrival pmk, minor faults, otherwise fine (an Indo-Nepal Postal agreement of 1937, permitted the use of Nepalese stamps in place of Indian stamps on regular mail from Nepal to anywhere in the British India Postal System. Eight Pice postage was required, but the Nepalese Post Office was seldom used, as the British India service was faster and more efficient)
Envelope
$230.00

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Lot #1338
TIBET
1944 selection of 15 covers or cards, various franking, combinations with Indian stamps, incoming mail from Nepal, etc., mixed condition, scarce group
Envelope
$900.00

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Lot #1339
TIBET
1945 two covers from Kathmandu, each franked on back with pair of 4p green, sent to Pharijong, where Tibetan franking was added and tied by native cds, fine pair of incoming covers from Nepal
Envelope
Catalog #15,16
$450.00

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Lot #1340
TIBET
1947 (18 Dec) India 1/2a George VI stationery card sent from Pharijong to Katmandu, Nepal, with arrival pmk alongside, scarce usage of the stationery card
Envelope
$180.00

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Lot #1341
TIBET
1953 cover with Indian adhesives (additional stamp on back) sent from Pharijong to USA, fine
Envelope
$140.00

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