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Tibet Stamps are a much sought after 20th century stamp series. For many the Stamps and postal history relating to Independent Tibet form the basis of their collections, but this is only one piece in the puzzle. Other parts of the puzzle include: the British-Indian postal connection with Tibet; the Chinese Imperial Post; the Modern Chinese Occupation of Tibet and the postal history relating to the Expeditions to Everest and the Himalayas. 1912 & 1914 ISSUE STAMPS The Tibetan Government introduced its own Postal System in 1912 and initially produced five values. This First Series was used for more than twenty years and a number of distinctive printings of each value are known. (An additional value as well as several late printings date from 1949-50.) The Second Issue of Tibet dates from 1914-15, but was not "discovered" by the philatelic world until 1942. 1933 ISSUE STAMPS OF TIBET The 1933 issue is probably the most interesting series of Tibetan stamps. The plate for each of the five values consisted of twelve individual carved blocks tied together in a frame. This design was used for more than 25 years and a number of different settings exist for each value. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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