8F F-VF Imperf sheet/6 of #8 trangka carmine, appears to be forgery created for philatelists as described by Waterfall, NG on native paper; accompanying material incl philatelic pen-pal letter from Nepal to New Jersey in 1961, with a request for a couple of academic books on sex with the hope that the value of these stamps will cover the cost; a second letter the following month assures the receiver that the stamps were "not the rumour one. It is real one." covers w/ many current Nepalese stamps; interesting collectible (Image)

Est. $140-180 SE

Group of used stamps sent from philatelic pen-pal in Tibet to collector in New Jersey; cvr w/ Indian stamps tied by 1/16/52 Gyantse pmks, handstamped Gyantse/Tibet registration etiquette & red 2/27/52 Yardville, NJ receiver on back; inside is a letter offering these "50 Tibetain used stamps and one Tibetain local envelope" to pay for his subscription to the Cover Collector's Circuit Club; stamps are on- and off-paper used w/ some faults & soiling expected, mostly #16-17 incl some pairs, but also pair #14 & sgl #18; cvr has #18 tied by Lhasa pmk; F+ (Image)

Est. $300-400 SE

Collection abt (49) used stamps of type A3 1930s imperf Lions, variety of native & bilingual pmks, many still on paper; incl (12) yellow, (1) blue, (19) orange vermilion or red w/ shades & (17) green shades; these were sent to American pen-pal by a man in Gyantse, Tibet, in 1952 (original registered cvr incl); typical cond for these, AVG to F-VF (Image)

Est. $350-450 LE