Stamps for tibet blue book

A personal history of a lost land by patrick french. Your generosity will be recorded across time by placing an official stamp in your blue book to the value of your donations. His checklist completed arnold waterfalls handbook list. Your generosity will be recorded across time by placing colorful stamps bearing the picture of different ancient tibetan heritage affixed on the book to the value of. Tushita postcard book item model number tubu11 manufacturer part number tubu11 additional information. This is a basic overview and guide to chinese stamps for noncollectors that have recently inherited a collection. Into the deep blue the 2014 scott classic specialized 18401940 catalogue has, for tibet 1912 34 50, 18 major number descriptions. The first adhesive stamps issued for use in tibet were typewritten overprints on indian postage stamps through the 1903 period, during which the tibetan frontier commission, led by sir francis younghusband, arrived in kamba dzong on july 7, 1903. China, taiwan formosa, hong kong, macau, peoples republic of china, korea, nepal, tibet, mongolia, vietnam, indochina, indonesia, manchukuo, thailand siam. Clearly, tibet is an expensive country for the ww collector, although a mitigating factor is there are only 18 major. The central tibetan administration or cta is an organisation based in india. Filled with the most current values and the latest market reports, this guide has all the information you need to become a knowledgeable collector of stamps.

Jun 06, 2016 into the deep blue the 2014 scott classic specialized 18401940 catalogue has, for tibet 1912 34 50, 18 major number descriptions. An 8 trangka vermilion left and a 4 trangka deep blue right, all of shade 5, tied by unknown cancellation. Dark blue paper wraps with black lettering to front cover, threestapled pamphlet. It provides the most comprehensive and systematic record of every stamp from the first customs issue of 1878 to the dah tung print postage due stamp in 1947. Click on number to go to familypage face value family number english name scientific name 1911. The blue book is a record of all your payment, we will put the date and stamps with value of your every contribution. To make it a combination cover a tibetan stamp has been added at a much later date. Since both tibetan stamp and postmark are genuine this type of forgery is very dangerous. It is a land rich in minerals and the variety of its flora and fauna.

Tibet bird stamps from tibet click here for cataloguenumbers mainly images gallery format abbrevations. Other series of stamps were issued in 1914, 1933, and through the end of the 1950s. Introduction to tibetan stamps, postal markings, and postal history. A set of five in december 1912, a set of two in 1914, and the last set, of five in may 1933. May 09, 2020 the 1921 six stamp semipostal issue consists of regular issue scott 16 surcharged in black or red. Excellent book about tibet and its struggle under the rule of china. The tibetan solidarity alliance the blue book application.

Program, affiliated to universities in india, and research fellows of various research institutions to present their research papers. Postage stamps and postal history of tibet wikipedia. Mas illustrated catalogue of the stamps of china wikipedia. Donors will receive a colorful stamp bearing the picture of different ancient. Postage and postal history qinghaitibet highway qinghaitibet railway. Jun 24, 2018 introduction to tibetan stamps, postal markings, and postal history. The stamps were intended to provide funds in favor of poland for the polishgerman plebiscite of. Blue book seeks to reach out to friends of tibet around the world whose support is crucial to help resolve the issue of tibet. Tibetans are engaged in a life and death struggle to preserve its culture and restore freedom in tibet. An overview of steam communications in the 19th century.

These pages are dedicated to the fascinating stamps and postal history of tibet. Soon after, as no progress was made in diplomatically settling issues of the tibetan border with sikkim, this became a military. Of course, with very few exceptions the basic colors yellow, blue, red and green has been used but within these color ranges many shades exists, some of them are very distinctive and rare. Trangka blue stamp on it, produced as a custom order by the. The nepal and tibet philatelic study circle ntpsc ntpsc is a postal society with a world wide membership of approximately 150, for the study of the stamps of the himalayan states nepal, tibet, sikkim and bhutan. Author is great lover of tibet and tibetans, but also scholar trained in critical thinking. The fact that partrick french didnt succumb to lame shangrilaism while keeping his affect for the country and people makes this book on tibet outstanding. Unfollow tibet stamp to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Tibet had its own stamps, currency, trade agreement, etc etc. The blue book or the tibetan solidarity partnership is a project of the central. The nepalese stamps are genuine, but nepalese postmark is a forgery and so are the registration mark. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back.

The tibet policy institute is hosting the 6th young tibetan research scholars conference from 0911 november 2020. The stamps were intended to provide funds in favor of poland for the polishgerman plebiscite of upper silesia. With your first contribution, you will receive an individualized blue book validated with a tibetan stamp. I dont know much about the stamps of this country, but ive been told that the next stamps are forgeries. New listing tibet stamps scott 9 imperf used scv 580. Jun 24, 2018 a fourth was set up at gartok in the far west of tibet, but this is reported to have closed in 1943. The independent government of tibet issued only three sets of definitive postage stamps.

The stamps were marked in tibetan characters meaning tibet government and in english by tibet. A short history of tibet postage stamps malaria, stamps. Two high value stamps in a new square design were issued in 1914 in sheets of six stamps, a 4 trangka blue, and an 8 trangka red, each carved from a single piece of wood. Whatever color that has been available at that time of printing had been used.

A fourth was set up at gartok in the far west of tibet, but this is reported to have closed in 1943. The blue book or tibetan solidarity partnership is a project by central. The country of tibet issued stamps from 1912 to 1945, about 19 types in all. The postage stamps of china, japan, and tibet livingston, l. The socalled wirelesstelegraph or radio telegraph stamps of tibet present a problem in that there is no agreement on whether they were ever genuinely used or whether they are spurious and created only to raise money from collectors. Popular tibet books showing 150 of 1,515 seven years in tibet paperback by.

Philatelic hub with fine resources for all aspects of indian philately. A short history of tibet postage stamps malaria on stamps. The 1921 six stamp semipostal issue consists of regular issue scott 16 surcharged in black or red. In 1949 it became independent, although it continues to be guided in foreign relations by india, with whom it carries on 99 percent of its. The tibetan solidarity alliance the blue book application form. Authenticated tibet stamps are rare, and often fetch high values on the collectors market.

Only twelve stamps in all so that sounds pretty simple, but it isnt. The blue book or the tibetan solidarity partnership is a project of the central tibetan administration cta, the legitimate representative of six million tibetans. The official blackbook price guide to united states postage stamps 2015 is an indispensable, easytouse sourcebook for collectors. Not sure if the gold dust is still part of the lot. And, contrary to popular belief, tibet is not entir. Jan 01, 2003 excellent book about tibet and its struggle under the rule of china. Your generosity will be recorded across time by placing colorful stamps bearing the picture of different ancient tibetan heritage affixed on the book to. Support the tibetan community in exile tibet information office. Tibet issued two stamps in 1914 printed in a sheet of 6 stamps with hand carved wooden printing blocks, reprinted on demand till 1950s figure 6. Counterfeits are produced to defraud stampissuing governments. The official blackbook price guide to united states.

Stamp forgeries of tibet stampforgeries of the world. Tibet, the roof of the world, is a vast country over twothirds the size of india or more than two and half times the size of austria, denmark, france and germany put together. Be a friend of tibet tibetology seeking truth from facts. An 8 trangka vermilion left and a 4 trangka deepblue right, all of shade 5, tied by unknown cancellation. Your generosity will be recorded across time by placing colorful stamps bearing the picture of different ancient tibetan heritage affixed on the book to the value of your donation. Wikipedia wp philately colnect tibet commons stamps of tibet crossreferences related albums wsa imperial and roc tibet. Tibet postal cover, 1933 issue complete set on cover. Asia stamps asian stamp collections for sale auctions. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Therefore we ask people to keep it safe and post it to us with every contribution. From the galata bridge in istanbul to the eastern tip of hokkaido and from the borderlands of kazakhstan to the islands of indonesia the vast area referred to as asia offers philatelists stamps and postal history as varied and exotic as the people and landscapes within its massive reach. They appeared around 1950 in the denominations listed below. A blue book is issued to every member wishing to contribute to this project to symbolize their solidarity. Bhutan was under tibetan rule from the 16th century.

It provides the most comprehensive and systematic record of every stamp from the first customs issue of 1878 to the dah tung print. I am happy that his book seven years in tibet which gives a true and vivid picture of tibet before 1959 is being reprinted when there is a renewed interest on tibet. A facsimile is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original. Tibetan stamps had a figure of a snowlion, the national emblem of tibet.

Get the best deals on bhutan stamps when you shop the largest online. Bogus stamps are fictitious stamps which purport to be produced by an entity that exists and might have produced them, but did not. It is an early 1934 cover to tibet from india, but it was only delivered to gyantse. Kingdom in the eastern himalayas between india and tibet.