Chinese Empire and Japan Map (Gall and Inglis 1871)
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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Cho-Khang, the Temple of Lhasa, Tibet Map (1902)
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Probable Issue of stamps for Tibet: A Chinese Foreign Post Office? (1909)
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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 ...
Tibet: Dull and Shiny Stamps of 1912-14
Richard A. Turton This article by EA Smythies FRPSL, was originally published in GSM (October 1956). Tibet is coming under a great deal of scrutiny currently and material relating to the stamps of Tibet should be of much interest. If you enjoyed ...
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
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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