Lot 1199 Tibet 1933/60, ½tr to 4tr, collection of 13 Third Issue stamps in sheets plus forgeries, with related philatelic literature, with the previously hinged stamp sheets and forgeries neatly organized in a stockbook with dated Geoffrey Flack certificates (genuine) or typewritten descriptions (forgeries). We note typical minor scuffs and surface markings on some of the sheets, mentioned for the record, an opportunity for further study or to begin this very interesting area of philatelic research. Included are seven volumes of Tibet philatelic literature, including plating studies: Tibet First Series, 1912, Bibbins; Tibet Second Series circa 1914, Bibbins; Tibet Third Series 1933-60, Bibbins and Flack; The Postal History of Tibet, Waterfall; The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Tibet, Haverbeck; The Postage Stamps of Tibet, Holmes; and Tibet Handbuch und Katalog der Marken und Stempel, Dahnke. All pictured online and fine or better. Estimate C$1,500, sold for C$1,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
A Traditional Philatelic Auction House — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
