Lot 60677 – 1940 Xining, province of Amdo cover
Lot 60677 – 1940 Xining, province of Amdo cover
Lot 60677 – 1940 Xining, province of Amdo cover
Tibet » Postal History
Estimate
180 – 260 CHF
Auction date
Sat 20 Jun 2026 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
23d 15h 47m 4s before pre-bidding ends
Description
1937 (26 July) provincial red band envelope from Huangyuan to Xining franked 5c S.Y.S. With contents letter from a Muslim merchant detailing the tight supply of Tibetan wool. The Tibetan Government has always considered Amdo as part of Tibet as the population was Tibetan and owed allegiance to the Dalai Lama. A hard to find item.
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