1903 official cover from Kerong with very fine strike of the elaborate court seal, transits comprising mute-circle with manuscript endorsement of "Rasuwa/16.4.1903" & intaglio cds of Trisuli, unusually fine Kathmandu arrival cds of 18.4.1903.
1907 unusually-large official cover from Kuti with very fine strike of the elaborate court seal, transits comprising manuscript of Tatapani & intaglio of Chuatara with manuscript date of 21.5.1907 plus Kathmandu arrival of 24.5.1907. An unusually late usage of the traditional route, which was rarely used after the opening of British India border offices from 1904.
1909 usage of KEVII ½a Envelope with fine 'GYANTSE-TIBET/19MA/09/SILIGURI-BASE' cds with the Dateline Inverted (not noted by Wolfgang Hellrigl & not previously seen by us), very fine Indian 'BASE-OFFICE/26MA09' transit & fine 'NEPAL/2ND DELY/29MA09' arrival backstamp, light soiling.
1909 & 1924 covers from Kathmandu to Gyantse 1) jeweller's advertising envelope with KEVII ½a tied by 25½mm 'NEPAL/26AU09' cds, Indian 'BASE OFFICE/31AU09' transit & 'GYANTSE-TIBET/9SE/09/ SILIGURI-BASE' arrival, vertical fold well clear of the stamp & postmarks; and 2) cover with KGV 1a brown tied by largely fine 31mm 'NEPAL/10JUL24' cds poor 'KATMANDU'-in-Oval handstamp & superb 32mm 'GYANTSE/27JUL24/TIBET' arrival cds. (2)
1923 cover from Kathmandu to "Lhassa/co Pancha Ratna/...Gyanchi Tibet" with part-'KATMANDU'-in-Oval handstamp & fine 'GYANTSE/27SEP23/TIBET' arrival cds. [Gyantse was the northernmost of the British India post offices. The person to whom it was addressed at Gyantse acted as a forwarding agent to get the letter to Lhasa]
1935 cover to "Katmandu (Nepal)" with KGV 1a brown only tied by very fine 'PHARIJONG/20MAY35' cds & a largely superb strike of the rare semi-circle 'PHARIJONG FPO No 81/DUE/("½") AS' handstamp, light Indian 'RAXAUL/25MAU35' transit, 'KATMANDU'-in-Oval arrival & light but clear strike of the octagonal 'NEPAL/27MAY35/UNPAID' handstamp, minor stains. [With the original contents]
1936 covers to Katmandu 1) with KGV 1a3p tied to the reverse by largely very fine 'GYANTSE/16APR36' cds, or 2) with KGV 1a brown only but not taxed tied by largely superb 'PHARIJONG/29AU636' cds; both with poor 'KATMANDU'-in-Oval and light but obvious 'NEPAL/23APR36' or superb 'NEPAL/3SEP36' arrival cds, minor blemishes. (2)
1939 cover to Kathmandu with Lhasa merchant's printed details & 'C/o Danaratna/Rheling Pharijong/Tibet', KGVI 1a carmine only tied by 'PHARIJONG/20DEC39' cds & largely very fine horseshoe 'PHARIJONG FPO No 81/DUE' handstamp, very fine 'Exchange Nepal' part-strike of Kathmandu (Hellrigl & Hepper Type II: see page 49) & very fine Devanagari horseshoe 'KATHMANDU/MAHASUL' (= fee) postage due handstamp, opened-out for display.
1954 registered cover to Kathmandu from a Lhasa merchant endorsed "c/o Gorkha Office/PO Gyantse/Tibet" with India Monuments 6p block of 4 & 2a x4 tied to the reverse by light 'GYANTSE/3JLY' cds, 'INDIAN EMBASSY (NEPAL)/ REG /8JLY54' arrival b/s, minor blemishes.
