Tibet: Dull and Shiny Stamps of 1912-14
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008: Asia, Stamp Profiles, TibetRichard 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.
The White Lion of the Mountains: A letter from Tibet, the Mysterious Land (c.1913)
Monday, April 28th, 2008: Asia, Bhutan, India, Russia, TibetWilliam 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:
Probable Issue of stamps for Tibet: A Chinese Foreign Post Office? (1909)
Saturday, April 26th, 2008: Asia, China, TibetGiven the worldwide media attention given to Tibet at present, I thought this very curious philatelic article on Tibet (originally published in The Postage Stamp October 9, 1909) might be of interest:
Turbulent Tibet: Viewed from a Philatelic Standpoint (1910)
Monday, April 14th, 2008: Asia, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, TibetWilliam 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 ...
Native Paper
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008: Asia, Glossary, Indian States, Papers, TibetLocally made paper mainly used in some Indian States, Tibet and Oriental countries. The texture quality and thickness vary considerably.