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Auction: 20019 - The Shambhala collection of Tibet
Lot: 589

Tibet
British India Post Office
Mount Everest Expeditions
The Second Expedition
Type C, Rongbuk Glacier, 17,000 ft.: 1924 (9 July) post card to Dwarahat bearing India K.G.V ½a. tied by Yatung Tibet c.d.s. with fine strikes of the types B and C postmarks, redirected and with Dwarahat (15.7) and Nainital (17.7) c.d.s.; the reverse bearing the Expedition label tied by the type B postmark. Fine and rare, possibly only about six type C covers recorded. Photo


絨布冰川大本營17000 呎 (C 型): 1924年7月9日寄印度Dwarahat 明信片, 貼印度K.G.V 1/2a. 票, 銷亞東日戳. 及較完好們B型及C型郵戳, 轉遞時蓋7月15日Dwarahat及7月17日Naintal 日戳, 片背面背探險標籤, 銷B型郵戳. 保存良好, 可能只有六件蓋銷C型郵戳的郵件存世.

Sold for
HK$13,000

Starting price
HK$7000