Tibet 1/6t green Lion Cover Shigatse Gyantse Penam to Lhasa
over franked with 1/6t green Lion, cliche 1, large corner margins on two sides, other two also large, tied by Shigatse c.d.s., Large Fret, Type XI, adjacent Gyantse and Penam c.d.s., the latter dated in manuscript and uncommon as such, to Lhasa, some light staining, an attractive franking and scarce early cover.
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Tibet 1904 Registered KERONG COURT Cover via Rasuwa & Trisuli Kathmandu Nepal
Stampless registered cover, struck with ornate seal of the KERONG COURT in Tibet, carried via runner to the Nepalese Post Office at Rasuwa, with manuscript c.d.s., and Trisuli, with partial hand-dated negative c.d.s., typical flaws and creases, a desirable routing and lovely example of this seal.
Under the Thapatail Treaty of 1855, Nepalese courts were established in the Tibetan towns of Khasa, Kuti, and Kurong, to handle legal cases involving Nepalese citizens. Mail from these courts was struck with the appropriate court seal, and carried with free-franking privileges by couriers to nearby Nepalese border towns.
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Tibet 1912 Registered KERONG COURT Cover via Rasuwa to Kathmandu Nepal
Stampless registered cover to Kathmandu, Nepal, struck with ornate seal of the Kerong Court in Tibet, carried via runner to the Nepalese Post Office in Rasuwa, with Sun and Moon c.d.s. small court official oval handstamp, small corner fault and typical wrinkling and edge faults, a pleasing example with all markings on the same side.
Under the Thapatail Treaty of 1855, Nepalese courts were established in the Tibetan towns of Khasa, Kuti, and Kurong, to handle legal cases involving Nepalese citizens. Mail from these courts was struck with the appropriate court seal, and carried with free-franking privileges by couriers to nearby Nepalese border towns.
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Tibet 1919 Registered KERONG COURT Cover to Kathmandu Nepal via Rasuwa/Trisuli
Stampless registered cover to Kathmandu, Nepal, with ornate seal of the Kerong Court on reverse, carried by runner to the Nepalese Post Office at Rasuwa, with Sun and Moon c.d.s. , Trisuli c.d.s. alongside, typical wrinkles seen on these envelopes, attractive strikes.
Under the Thapatail Treaty of 1855, Nepalese courts were established in the Tibetan towns of Khasa, Kuti, and Kurong, to handle legal cases involving Nepalese citizens. Mail from these courts was struck with the appropriate court seal, and carried with free-franking privileges by couriers to nearby Nepalese border towns.
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Tibet c. 1926 Lhasa to Petan Nepal via Gyantse Dhakwa Family India UK Embassy
Cover from Lhasa, Tibet, affixed with 1/2a King George V issue of India, cancelled Gyantse (5 May), Type 5, to Patan, Nepal, backstamped with oval "Katmandu" marking of the British embassy, pennant/flag manuscript mark of the Dhakwa merchant family, one of the most prominent Nepalese trading families operating in Tibet, a scarce and desirable Indian usage.
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Turkey 1823 Netherlands Consul Smyrna to Belgium Stampless Forwarding Agent SFL
Stampless folded letter, with contents from the Consul of the Netherlands in Smyrna (Izmir), carried privately and endorsed on reverse in manuscript by forwarding agent L. Simoni of Constantinople (26 March), carried via Semlin where it was disinfected and backstamped, transiting further where it was struck with black TUR referring to its origin in the Turkish territories, remarkably fresh and fine.
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