Lot of various singles and covers from the 1912 and 1933 issues, also multiples, cancellations, frankings, many with certs, see full scans of the lot on the web (Image)

1967 Methuen "Handbook of Colour", second edition, 242pp, includes "finder", fine & rare, an essential reference book for the Tibet collector

1978 Methuen "Handbook of Colour", third edition, 252pp, includes "finder", small tear to dust cover otherwise fine & rare, an essential reference book for the Tibet collector

2008 Fortune Wang: "Tibet Postal History and Stamps", three large volumes in bookcase, the famous reference work in good condition

MAP 1935: Original Chinese map showing disputed border between China and India, noted the location of "Gartok", published by the Library of the Central Nationalities College, Peking, scarce (Image)

MAP 1935: Original Chinese map showing th South East side of Tibet as well as the disputed territory between China and India, showing the borderline according to the Chinese interpretation, published by the Library of the Central Nationalities College, Peking, scarce (Image)

MAP 1935: Original Chinese map in BLACK showing the South East side of Tibet as well as the disputed territory between China and India, showing the borderline according to the Chinese interpretation, published by the Library of the Central Nationalities College, Peking, scarce (Image)

Large part of a Tibet collector's library in large box, noted Waterfall catalogue. Hellrigl "The Postal Markings of Tibet", Alevizos "The Armand Singer Tibet" plus two supplements, Flack "Tibet 3rd Issue", Bibbins "Tibet First Issue Plating Notebook", Flack "The Classic Forgeries of the 1912 Issue" from 1994 and 2007, Virk "Sikkim Tibet", Haverheck "Tibet", China catalogue from 1995, "Handbuch der FG China Philatelie", Singer "The Officials of Tibet", Singer "The Essays and Proofs of Tibet", Bibbins "Second Series ca1914", plus run of Study Circle and Himal journals, fine & scarce offer

LATE LOT - TIBET

1854-1988, Exhibition collection mounted on pages with annotations in French, housed in three volumes, noted good prephilately and British India items incl. 1854 official letter from Amban of China to King of Nepal, 1912 Dalai Lama letter with his seal, 1914 British India cover "Gyantse Tibet - Siliguri Base", 1912 KEdVII franking GANGTOK 3 SE 12" to Tunis/Africa, 1915-16 covers with Experimental P.O tyoe C46 of British mission in Siliguri, second volume with a nice selection of the issued stamps with sheets, plus also telegraph stamps section, third volume with China PRC perios incl. 18 covers, also private seals, a quite extensive collection and a good basis for expansion

1952 Chinese Liberation of Tibet: Bronze Medal with Ribbon.?In honour of the Liberation of Tibet? (Chinese & Tibetan) showing the Red flag with Mao and the Red Star over the map of Tibet, inscription on the reverse ?South West Military Region, 1 August 1952?, presented to soldiers who participated in the ?Liberation? of Tibet, fine example of this very scarce medal, ex Flack (Image)

1954 Cover from Sinning (code illegible) sent 25 May to Zhushan, Hubei, arrived 8 June, with original letter regarding divorce (Image)

1955 Last native letter from Phari during the closing of the Tibetan post, franked by 1954 $800 Stalin. Letter was initially intended to be sent registered by the Tibetan post, indications show however that letter was treated as normal mail through the Chinese P.O., scarce (Image)

1955 Cover from Phari (Type C6 cds) to Kalimpong bearing early 1952 Liberation $800 single, transit cds from Yatung (Type C11 cds), this issue is rare on covers from Tibet (Image)

1955 Cover from Ribochhe franked by 1951 $1000 airmail stamp, on the northern lorryway to Lhasa (Image)

1955 Cover from Lhasa via Canton to Nepal bearing strip of three of 1954 $800 Lenin, tied by Type C5 cds (Image)

1955 Registered cover from Lhasa to Germany, lot includes registration slip from Lhasa post office (Image)

1955 Registered cover from Shigatse (Type C5 cds) to Kalimpong franked by 1955 $800 in strip of three, obverse bears provisional registration marking in red (Image)

1955 Cover from Yatung (Type C11 cds) to Nepal franked by three 1954 $800 National Congress singles (Image)

1955 Registration receipt from Niemalu, to the Royal Private Secretary in Katmandu, Nepal, scarce form in multiples, ex Singer (included his note) (Image)

1956 Cover from Shigatse to Lhasa franked by 1956 Opening of the China-Tibet roads 8F single, scarce on covers from Tibet (Image)

1956 Cover from Gyantse (Type C7 cds) to Nepal bearing 1955 20F Engels single (Image)

1957 Cover from Phari with only Tibetan text franked by 1956 8F orange, such covers are very rare from a Chinese P.O. (Image)

1957 Cover from Lhasa to Hong Kong franked by 1956 Chinese Views of Peking, tied by bilingual LHASA Type 17 (Hel. C260) dated 57.6.19. sent to C.W. Chiu, a noteworthy Tibet specialist and publisher of "Chiu's" supplement, ex D. Bates (Image)

1963 Registered over from Lhasa (Type C11 cds) to Nepal bearing amongst others 1962 50Y Mei-li Fang single, LASA R-Label on obverse (Image)

1967 8F Postal stationery from Lhasa to Lalitpur (Nepal) bearing 1967(1 October) 8F red plus six extra 1F singles (Image)