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x 5m. scarlet and black, variety surcharge double, one inverted, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1966). S.G. A9e, £1800. Photo £500-600
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x 5m. scarlet and black, variety surcharge double, one inverted, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1952). S.G. A9e, £1800. Photo £500-600
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x 10p. black and mauve, centred to lower right, fine mint. S.G. A13, £550. Photo £120-150
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x 1906 watermark Quatrefoil, 5p. brown and green block of four (a few split perfs at foot) and 10p. black and mauve single, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1974) for 5p. S.G. A15-A16, £680 £180-220
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x 1913-22 1m. to 10p. (no 2p. purple and orange-yellow) in blocks of four with interpanneau margin at top and an additional 5p. block of four from top left corner with plate number, fine mint; also 2p. purple and orange-yellow used and wmk. Quatrefoil 2m. mint (Brandon Certificate, 2000). S.G. A17-A25, £4000 approx. Photo for 10p. £1,000-1,200
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x 1898-1954 envelopes (25, two registered), stationery envelopes (3, two registered), air letter and picture postcards (15), variously addressed and franked including 1905 and 1908 cards bearing Egyptian adhesives which have been disallowed, 1915 envelope to Paris showing censor h.s. and 1931 Imperial Airways envelopes (2) from Khartoum to Mwanza and from Khartoum to London. An interesting lot worth viewing £250-300
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x 1898 (12 June) soldier's envelope to London, headed "No 2910 J. Moen 1st Lincolnshire Batt", bearing 1p. tied by Darmali c.d.s., and 1898 (21 July) envelope to Coventry, headed "From 4336 Pte C. Pollard E Coy 1st Batt Warwick Reg", bearing 2m. and 3m. tied by Halfa c.d.s.; both envelopes a little soiled £150-180
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x 1908 (July) envelope to Milan, bearing 1m., 2m. (2), 5m. and 1p., all tied by unframed "paquebot" h.s., and 1908 picture postcard to Palermo bearing, on picture side, 4m. tied by similar h.s. £120-150
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x 1921 5m. stationery envelope to London, 1926 photographic picture postcard to Oxford bearing 5m. pair and an undateable picture postcard to USA bearing 1m. (2), 3m. and 5m. with, on picture side, 1m., 2m., 3m. and 4m., all clearly cancelled by "retta",
also three loose adhesives £100-120
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1889-90 perf 12 1/2x12 1d. and 1/-, perf 12 1/2 1/2d., 2d. (2), 6d., 2/6d., 5/-, 1892 1/2d., part to large part original gum; 1933 set (2/6d. and 5/- marginal with plate number), 1935 set and Postage Dues (2) mint £200-250
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x 1858-1980 mainly used collection arranged in a stockbook, including 1858-72 to 50ö, 1924 U.P.U. Congress to 5k., 50th Anniversary of U.P.U. to 50ö. Generally good to fine. (hundreds) £100-120
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Postal Stationery: 1885-1977 selection (86) including post cards with reply paid, envelopes, aerogrammes, military post, letter cards, mainly unused, some a little duplicated though chiefly different and mostly fine £50-80
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Revenues: 1853 (c.) 3sk. receipt forms in black and light blue (2) printed by Charles Whiting, unusual and highly attractive. Also Danish 6s. receipt form £80-100
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1881-1995 mint and used collection housed in four albums and loose contained in a carton, including 1928-31 5f. "Sprenger", 1932 Disarmament, 1934 Landscapes, 1945 Pax set, miniature sheets with 1936 Pro-Patria, 1938 Aarau, 1940 National Fete, 1943 small Zurich, 1942 National Fete, 1943 Geneva, 1945 War Relief, 1948 IMABA, 1951 Lunaba, Pro-Patria, Pro-Juventute, etc., some first day covers but chiefly fine unmounted mint £800-1,000
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Postal Stationery: 1870-1976 selection (58) including cards, envelopes, wrappers, aerogrammes, etc., unused except one cancelled to order; good to fine £50-60
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x A small but useful mint selection on stock leaf with 1917-21 set to 4r. and 10r. with some shades, 1922-24 values to £1, 1927-31 values to 10/- (2) and £1; lightly mounted or unmounted mint. Also Uganda 1898-1902 5r. overprinted "specimen". (32) £180-200
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1917-21 20r. black and purple on red, fine mint. S.G. 61, £325 £100-120
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x A middle period selection of mint in stockbook with 1899-1904 24a., 1908 mounted King 10t., 20t. and 40t. (light gum ageing), 1932 Chakri Dynasty set, 1940 National Day set, 1941 set to 10b., 1950 Coronation set (2), 1951-60 set to 20b. (2), 1955 King Naresuan set (2), 1956 Don Chedi Pagoda and 1963-71 set to 40b. All apparently unmounted mint £1,100-1,300
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1933-39 postal stationery cards with 1933 2s., 3s. and 10s., and 1939 10s., fine unused. H&G G1, B4, 59, 60 £80-100
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1951-60 King Bhumibol 5b., 10b., 20b., fine unmounted mint. S.G. 347-49, £970. Photo for 10b. and 20b. Photo £150-200
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x 1961-68 King Bhumibol 5s. to 40b., unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 422-439, £550. Photo £100-150
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1887-1904 letters with contents (4), relating to G.H. Bretherton, who in 1887 was a Lieutenant in the Corps of Guides based at Mardan (near the Khyber Pass). In 1903 as Major he was the chief supply and transport Officer for the Tibet Mission escort and in 1904 was drowned, with two Gurkas, when one of the missions Berthon boats was caught in a whirlpool and swamped whilst crossing the Brahmaputra river. The first, a letter to Bretherton from the "Military Secretary to the Viceroy" to Mardan and re-addressed to Kashmir (stamp torn away), the second from George Curzon, Parliamentary Secretary for foreign affairs to Bretherton at Kashmir, the third to Mrs. Bretherton from George Curzon, regarding the death of her husband, the final letter, again to Mrs. Bretherton, signed "Kitchener" (Adjutant General in India) mentioning "instructions that the medal which your husband would have received for his service in Thibet is to be forwarded to you" £200-250
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1904 (21 Jan.) envelope (small imperfections) ex the Bailey correspondence from Edinburgh to "32nd, Pioneers Tibet Commission", bearing 1d. (2) and showing, on reverse, a fine strike of the Base Office c.d.s. (8.2); scarce. Photo £500-600
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Queen 3p. (2), 12a. and 1r., Edward 1/2a., each on piece with "lahssa" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B42), fine. The last with Brandon Certificate (1998) £200-250
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1904 (26 Aug.) envelope to Scotland, bearing 1902-11 1a. cancelled by a good strike of the "lahssa" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B42), superb Base Office (6.9) c.d.s. on reverse. Photo £300-400
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1904 (Oct.) picture postcard (Darjeeling Divinity Dance by Lamas Ging Monastry) to Lebong, Darjeeling, bearing 1900 3p. cancelled by indistinct Lhassa c.d.s. (Hellrigl B43) and with a good strike of the "field p.o. no 26" c.d.s. (12.10) and arrival c.d.s. (13.10) alongside; scarce. Photo £600-700
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1904 (6 Oct.) picture postcard (Dajeeling - Coolies), bearing 1900 3p. cancelled by "f.p.o. no. 32" (Hellrigl B35) and with a good strike of "f.p.o. no 26" c.d.s. (12.10) and arrival c.d.s. (13.10) alongside; a trifle soiled, scarce. Photo £300-400
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1907 (7 Feb.) envelope registered to Ludwig Hedin in Stockholm, franked by 1a. and 4a. with "gyantse-tibet/siliguri base" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B45) and with "r/temporary/p.o. y" handstamp alongside, arrival c.d.s. (10.3) on reverse; small faults though a rare cover from Sven Hedin on his mapping expedition. Photo £200-250
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1910 (29 Jan.) envelope to France bearing 1/2a. (on the front), 3p. (2), 1/2a and 1a. (on reverse), "pharijong f.p.o. no 81" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B10) and Base Office (1 Feb.) transit, Bundy arrival (18.2) on reverse; punch holes and a little soiled though very early use of the Pharijong cancellation. Photo £150-200
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1914 (12 May) "Wilson" envelope registered to Birmingham, bearing 3p. (2) and 2a. 6p. with "pharijong f.p.o. no 81" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B10), arrival d.s. (4.6) on reverse; fine. Photo £200-250
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1915 (5 Nov.) envelope to Nepal bearing, on reverse, 1/2a. with "gyantse-tibet/siliguri base" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B14), also 1920 (28 Dec.) envelope registered to Nepal bearing,
on reverse, 1/2a. (6) with "gyantse/tibet" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B16), oval double-ring "kathmandou" arrival d.s. (6.1.); some faults, good appearance £120-150
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1916 (7 Apr.) large envelope to Colonel W. Dundee, Peshawar, bearing 1a. (2) with "gyantse-tibet/siliguri base" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B14), large intact native red wax seal on reverse; fine. Photo £200-250
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1916-22 pieces (9) bearing George V issues (15) with various Yatung c.d.s. (Hellrigl B15, B37); fine £100-120
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1917 (30 Nov.) large envelope, with contents from the British Trade Agency, to Colonel Dundee, Peshawar, bearing 1a. with "gyantse tibet/siliguri base" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B45), large intact native gold wax seal on reverse; fine. Photo £400-500
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1919 (Oct.) envelope to Nepal bearing, on reverse, 1/2a. with "gyantse/tibet" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B16), aslo 1920 (July) envelope from Nepal to Gyantse bearing 1/2a., fine £80-100
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1924 (21 Aug.) "Mt. Everest Expedition, 1924" souvenir postcard to Birmingham, bearing 3p. (2) and 1p. with Darjeeling c.d.s. and the special blue label with red Rongbuk Glacier Base Camp cachet; a little stained £50-70
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1926 (27 Dec.) envelope registered to Kathmandu, bearing 1a. and 2a. (both with faults) with "gyantse/tibet" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B48), 1931 1a. postal stationery envelope with "gyantse/tibet" cancellation and three pieces bearing Official issues, all with Gyantse cancellations; fair to fine £100-120
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1927 (3 Jan.) envelope from Nepal to Pharijong bearing 1a. on reverse, and 1934 (July) envelope to Nepal bearing, on reverse, 3p. and 1a. with Pharijong c.d.s., fine £120-150
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1928 (14 Sept.) envelope to Colonel J.M. Bailey at Yatung bearing 1a. with "gyantse/tibet" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B16); fine £100-120
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1934 (9 Aug.) envelope from Charles Bell to his family in Bexhill, endorsed "Through British Trade Agent Gyantse", bearing (on face) 2a. 6p. with "gyantse/tibet" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B16) and (on reverse) Tibet 1933-60 part pin perf. 2t.; fine. Photo £250-300
Note: Charles Bell joined the Indian Civil service, caught malaria and was hospitalised in Darjeeling. He learnt Tibetan and mentored the exiled Dalai Lama. He retired from the Sikkim Agency in 1918 though was recalled by Lord Curzon in 1920 to support Tibet's economic, educational and military development
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1937 (8 Aug.) India 1a. postal stationery envelope from Pharijong to Shigatse and bearing, on reverse, imperf. 1/2t. orange with multi-lingual Shigatse cancellation; a trifle soiled. Photo £120-150
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1938 envelope to Ganton, handstamped "book post" and bearing 3p. pair with "gyantse/tibet" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B48) with bi-lingual Gyantse marking alongside; vertical crease, otherwise fine £80-100
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1938 envelope to Sikkim, handstamped "book post" and bearing 3p. pair with "gyantse/tibet" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B48) with bi-lingual Gyantse marking alongside; fine £80-100
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1939 (17 Apr.) India 1a. postal stationery envelope to Nepal with Pharijong cancellation (Hellrigl B17); a trifle soiled £60-80
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1940 (8 Apr.) censored envelope to Calcutta, bearing 1a. with "yatung tibet/via siliguri" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B15), Darjeeling and Calcutta datestamps on reverse; fine £75-100
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1942 (6 Aug.) envelope from Pharijong to Nepal bearing 3p. (2) and 1a. with c.d.s. (Hellrigl B17); fine £60-80
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1942 (2 Dec.) large O.H.M.S. envelope registered to Kalimpong, bearing Service 3p. (2) and 9p. (6) with "gyantse/tibet" c.d.s. (Hellrigl B48) and, on reverse, intact black seal of the British Mission/Lhasa; fine £100-150
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1914 (13 Feb.) "Roessler" envelope registered to New Jersey bearing, on reverse, India 1/2a. and 4a. with "gyantse-tibet/siliguri base" c.d.s. and, on face, 1/2t. to 1s. (5 values, 2/3t. with"potsage" error) with Gyantse negative seal cancellations; fine. Photo £200-250
Provenance: "Bernhardt", December, 2007
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1926 envelope (opened-out) to Calcutta bearing (on face) Tibet 1/6t. green with Lhasa cancellation and (on reverse) 1a. with Pharijong cancellation (Hellrigl B17); soiled and small portion of the envelope missing though a scarce mixed franking. Photo £120-150
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1922 (31 Mar.) India 1/2a. postal stationery envelope to Gyantse, on reverse dull ink 1/6t. tied by Lhasa c.d.s. and with oval "kathmandou" transit mark alongside; a trifle soiled. Photo £100-150
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