Burt Todd and the Stamps of Bhutan
Mention the name of Burt Todd to the average collector or dealer and the odds are you will get a blank stare. They have never heard of him: Yet Burt Todd has had an influence on the philatelic world that ...
The White Lion of the Mountains: A letter from Tibet, the Mysterious Land (c.1913)
William Cochrane. Whilst searching through our philatelic archives, I came across this fascinating letter from Tibet. It is a sad indictment of British Imperialism. Sent from a correspondent to Roessler’s Stamp News, originally published c.1913: If you enjoyed this article, you might ...
Turbulent Tibet: Viewed from a Philatelic Standpoint (1910)
William Cochrane This fascinating article by D.B. Armstrong originally appeared in the British journal, The Postage Stamp (August 20, 1910). It is all the more fascinating, given that it is written in the dying days of the Imperial Chinese Empire. Such ...
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