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Auction: 20019 - The Shambhala collection of Tibet
Lot: 726

Tibet
Local Government Post
1912 The First Issue
Native Proofs: The extremely rare proof showing the lion facing right, printed in crimson-red on soft paper with good to large even margins, there is a partial offset on the reverse; a couple of internal creases do not detract from this highly unusual proof. The lion facing this way was considered un-Buddhist and was changed to the accepted design. Photo


literarure:
Tibet Stamps and Postal History, Chazen and Wong, 2019 (illustrated page 233)


原版樣張：極為罕見的獅面向右樣張, 印在深紅色軟紙上, 邊紙寬度理想, 背面有部分沾印; 有些摺痕但並沒有減損這個非常不尋常的印樣, 面向右的獅子被認為是非佛教的, 之後被更改為公認的設計.

Estimate
HK$25,000 to HK$50,000

Starting price
HK$20000