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Auction: 15023 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 3436

Tibet
Postal History
Indian Stamps used in Tibet
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

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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Estimate
£250 to £300