Acclaimed Philatelist, Exhibitor, Author Judge and Philatelic Society of Lancaster County friend Alan Warren spoke on Tibet Stamps & Postal History.
He takes us on a journey through the postal documentation of this strange country, beginning with pre-stamp mail of the 19th century. Stops along the way included the British presence, the brief Chinese occupation in the early 1900s and their stamps, the British-Indian post offices, the three native stamp issues of Tibet, back of the book issues, and the literature of Tibet philately.
The material extended up to the 1950s when Communist China took over Tibet’s postal services. Some of the Tibet rarities were shown as well as examples from interesting correspondences, including Francis Younghusband, Sven Hedin, and Major Bailey. A dynamic Q&A followed – Enjoy this trip to a far away land!
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