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1904 | Tibet

Ref: DR19434
  • £1950.00

Tibet. (Younghusband Expedition to Tibet). 1904. Crested envelope from the '1st Battalion, Borderers Regiment, South Wales' based at 'Meean Meer' addressed to Capt. W.E.B. Smith/ S.W. Borderers/ Commd. No 7 Carrier Corps/ Thibet Field Service, Thibet' bearing India SG 113, 1/2a yellow-green (pair) tied by Meean-Meer date stamp '9th Oct 04' with 'Base Office' dated '12th Oct' on reverse and 'Field P.O. No 87' dated '13th Oct 04' on reverse.

Only one other example of Field Post Office 87 is known on an Indian postal stationery envelope in the "Armand E. Singer" collection which was sold intact by his estate.

'D.S. Virk' notes Field Post Office 87 at Gantok from May to 14th November 1904.

Little mail is known into the Expedition with most correspondence from Younghusband, Bailey or Sven Hedin the famous explorer of Tibet.

George Alevizos and Armand Singer remark the early Field Post Office cancels are rarely clear.