·POSTAL HIMAL QUARTERLY OFTHE AND TIBET PHILATELIC STUDY CIRCLE

No. 31 3 rd Quarter 1982

January I, 1983 THE NEPAL POSTAL HlMAL is the quarterl y publication ~ 10 of The Nepal and Tibet Philatelic Study en Circle. Sub.cription dues are £4 tor one -1 <.J C year and £11 tor three years or 17 tor ::J one year and $19 for three years in the w ~ United State. ot America. Uues should be Q paid to The Secretary or your close.t ~ Society Representative. Advertisins rate. ~ and information may be obtained by writins ~ the publhher. Cl AND TIBET ~

PRESIDENT: Dr. Pierre Couvreur PATRONS: Mac Linscott Ricketts and Harrison D.S. Haverbeck FRPSL SECRETARY: Co lin Hepper, 4 Osric Court, Danes Close, Peterborough, Cambs. ENGLAND ED ITOR: Lester A. Michel, 309 Yucca Circle, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, USA PUBLISHER: Thomas Matthiesen, Box 406, Duvall, WA 98019, USA SOCIETY REPRESENTATIV ES: USA Roger D. Skinner, 1020 Covington Road, Los Altos, CA 94022 USA NEPAL Dhruba Rudra, p.a. Box 80, Gana Bahal, Kathmandu Rajesh Kumar Lodha, p.a. Box 16609,27 Badridas Temple Street Calcutta 700 004

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CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP FEES Du e t o increasing costs of producing POSTAL HIMAL and other factors, including a predicted increase in overseas postage rates from the USA, membership fees will increase as of 1 January 1983 to £4($7) for one year and £11($19) for 3 years.

OUR COVER illustration for this issue is of the 2 pice value of the 1907 Sri Pashupati stamps. Uetails on the definitive book, "The Sri Pashupati Issues of Nepal" by Colin Hepper can be found on page 39.

I'rin!t'c! ill 1I .S.A. No. 31 Third Quarter 1982

Dear Friends,

In my letter with the Second Quarter issue of POSTAL HIMAL, I referred to an en­ closed copy of the "Philatelic Foundation Analysis Leafle t" for Tibet. Due to space limitations and o ther reasons, our publisher, Thomas Matthiesen, was unable to include that extra page. Upon reconsideration, we have determined that the most valuable portion of that two- page leaflet is the "Ana lysis of issues of Ti­ bet" examined by the Foundation from 1945 to January 1980. That table is includ­ ed in this issue. Those who ma y wish to have a complete copy of the leaflet may get one by sending a SASE to your editor, or by requestion one from The Philatel­ ic Foundation, 270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016. USA.

As I write these words, we are approaching the traditional American hiliday called "Thanksgiving " ---a day set aside throughout the nation for giving thanks for the blessings of life and, in particular , for the bountiful food supply in this great land. It is a time for family reunions and for a tra ditional feast featuring a native bird---the turkey. Exactly four weeks later we celebrate a nother day- -­ Christmas---with special meaning to Christians throughout the world. How glad we are that, in our Study Circle, which counts members in many countries around the world, we can transcend our differences and enjoy fr i endship and mutual coopera­ tion through a commo n interest in philately.

As we near the close of the year 1982 A. D., it is a pleasure to recognize and give thanks to the many memb e rs of our Study Circ l e who have written letters, sent news items, articles, questions, suggestions and constructive criticism---including the material not yet published---but all appreciated . We also thank Peter Fink for his aerogrammes, sent from a variety of interesting places in the world; to Cris Halle tt for his s haring of mail auction experiences; to President Pierre Couvreur for his ideas and enthusiastic s upport; to our Society Representatives, Dhruba Rudra, Rajesh Kumar Lodha a nd Roger Skinner for news items of various kinds a nd for their efforts in enlisting new members for our group; to our well-known authors Prof. Armand E. Singer, Colin Hepper, Dr. Wolfgang C. Hellrigl, Mr. Frank Vignola and t o o thers, not so \vell-known, \vho have support ed our effort s to make POSTAL HI~~L the b est possible publication for our readers. We are a lways looking for in­ formation of all sorts---information which may be of interest to some, if not to all of our read ers. We make every e ffort to offer something for everyone as fre­ quently as we can. Remember that our publication can only be as good as you help us make it.

We regret the n ecessity of increasing membership dues for next year, but increasing costs make i t n ecessary a nd we point out that not one penny of your dues payments go for salaries for any of the people involved in eith er POSTAL HI MAL or the auction lists. ---And, ma y 1983 be the best year ever for our organization and for each of its members.

The Fourth Quarter issue of POSTAL HIMAL should reach y ou within the first two months of 1983 . Your editor hopes to c atch up and publish the 1983 issues on time. Lester A. Michel

31 bers of the post boxes will expect the postal authorities to provide services commensurate with the charges.

Postal services are among the most sacred and important anywhere in the world and Nepal is no exception. Prompt delivery of postal articles, especially letters, is one of the most important tasks of the au­ thorities concerned. In this respect, the transit and delivery of postal articles can be compared to the modern air travel in that the actual time to reach the des­ tination is relatively short but the air- NEWS FROM KATHMANDU port formalities at both ends and the traf­ fic hazards in both cities take up quite --from 'The Rising Nepal' substantial time. However, in the case of (We express our appreciation to Mr. Dhruba postal articles, it is to be hoped that Rudra for clippings from this English lang­ such unnecessary delays are avoided, and uage daily.--Ed. ) the mail delivered without any waste of time. There are said to be many formali­ Editorial for 4 July 1982, on the subject: ties between the receipt by the post office Postal Services: of foreign ma il and their delivery to the addresses. These formalities must b e ended The initiation the other day of the night forthwith and our postal system come up to. mail service to Janakpur from Kathmandu be compared to the best in the world. Even and vice versa is a significant step to­ though there are limitations as to what can wards greater postal efficiency. The ser­ be achieved in the postal services within vice will enable all letters posted on the the ambition and limitation of the national previous day in both cities to be deliver­ resources, but anything that interferes with ed to their destinations the next day. In the normal delivery and transit of mail a country where postal deliveries in some should be done away with as it would not on­ cases t ook months and months, this is no ly speed up the delivery but also the trans­ doubt an almost revolutionary development it of postal articles. which should be sustained and furthered. Indeed, the next day delivery is not con­ ADDITIONAL POST OFFICE AT LIMITHANA fined to Janakpur but is now theoretically Parbat, June 27: available for postal articles between An additional post office has been set UP Kathmandu on the one hand and the urban at Limithana village panchayat in Parbat areas of Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, District, reports RSS. Morang and Jhapa districts, Birgunj, Pok­ In there are now four hara, Trisuli, , Chitwan, Nawal­ district post offices, fifteen sub-post parasi, Butwal and Siddharthanagar on the offices, and sixty-two additional post of­ other. Transport network permitting, the fices. According to programme, one more Postal Services Department can be expected post office will be opened in the zone this to extend such services to other areas in year . Nepal also. That efficiency coupled with Money order service has been introduced speed should be brought about in the pos­ in the four districts: Mustang, Myagdi, tal services is in conformity with the ex­ Baglung and Parbat, while a postal savings pectation of the people, especially because bank has been introduced in Mustang dis­ of the rise some years ago of the postal trict in order to make postal service more charges without additional and visible im­ attractive. provements in the services rendered. For Money order service will be introduced instance, the charges of the renting of at Thak Tukeche this year as a part of a post boxes in the General Post Office has plan to promote financial transactions in been increased from forty-five rupees to remote areas. sixty rupees to one hundred rupees per According to the Zonal Postal Control year at present. Obviously, the subscri- Office, revenue collected by the post of- 32 fices in the zone in the first ten months By the end of that fiscal year, money of the current fiscal year has reached 326 order services have been introduced in 75 thousand rupees. Revenue worth 332 thous­ district post offices and 28 sub-post of­ and rupees was collected from the post of­ fices, while savings bank services have fices of the zone last year. become available in 45 district post offi­ ces. MONEY ORDER SERVICES Pokhara, July 16: MONEY ORDER SERVICES INITIATED Money order services have been resumed , July 20: in the sub-post offices of three districts Rangeli village panchayat pradhan pancha of the Western Development Region recently, Satyanarayan Shaha initiated the money or­ reports RSS. der services at the sub-post office of the Money order services are available at village panchayat recently, reports RSS. Arughat of Gorkha district, Thak Tukuche Rangeli sub-post office is the second of Mustang district and Naudanda of Kaski sub-post office to provide money order distric t, according to the director of the services to the people of the Morang dis­ regional post office. tric t. At present mon ey order services are being provided at twenty sub-post offices of the NEW POSTAL LINES AT 12 PLACES Western Development Region. Arrangements ' Kathmandu, ~uly 25: have been made to send money orders up to The postal services department has open­ Rs. 1,000/- to different parts of Nepal and ed new postal lines at 12 different places India. in the kingdom, reports RSS. The postal lines of Akhol-Karektahare ADDITIONAL POST OFFICES OPENED and Chainpur-Tumlingtar have been set up Biratnagar, July 16: in the Eastern Development Region, Sind­ One additional post office each has been huli-Bahun-Tilpung and Bhaktapur-Lubhu in opened in Bhojpur, Terathum and Sankhuwa­ the Central Development Region and Khera­ sabha districts, it is learned from the Chandrakot, sisaghat-Damauli and Dab ang­ post control office of Kosi zone, reports Galkot in the Western Development Region. RSS. Likewise, Liwang-Sirp, Dailekh-Kalikot The additional post offices have been and Pina-Mugu postal lines were set up in opened in Chaukidanda village panchayat of theMid-western Development Region, and Bhojpur district, Thoklung village pancha­ Humla, Kunnakoti (Bajura), Boktan-Madgai­ yat of Terhathum district and Madi Mulk­ sen-Bajura and Bajhang-Doti Postal Lines harkha village panchayat of Sankhuwasabha in the Far Western Development Region. district. With the new postal lines, the mails, The total number of additional post of­ which had to be carried through round a­ fices has now reached twenty in Bhojpur bout ways, could be transported directly district, seventeen in Sankhuwasabha dis­ and expeditiously, it is learned. trict and twenty in Terhathum district, it is learned. EFFORTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PHILATELY Apart from the additional post offices LAUDED there are five sub-post offices in Bhojpur Kathmandu, July 25: district, two in Terhathum district and Minister of State for Communications, four in Sankhmvasabha district. Fateh Singh Tharu, said here Friday that Meamvhile, it is learned that the postal the need of the hour for the units con­ services department has started postal sa­ cerned with the Nepal Philatelic Society vings service in Bhojpur district also. was to coordinate their efforts for pub­ licity both in the country and outside, MONEY ORDER SERVICES reports RSS. Kathmandu, July 18: Declaring open the annual convention of The Postal Service Department introduced the Nepal Philatelic Society, he lauded money order services in twenty sub-post the society's achievements, counselled it offices and savings bank services in ten to formulate a plan concerning classifica­ district post offices in the kingdom in tion and distribution of postage stamps. the fiscal year 1981/82, reports RSS. His ?-laj esty' s Government \vas consider- 33 NEWS FROH KATHJ:1ANDU (continued)

ing the formation of an advisory committee Nmvakot, (RSS): for development of philately in Nepal, Hr. An additional post office has been esta­ Tharu said. blished in local Beteni village panchayat Pointing out that HMG had taken concrete ward No. 8, Golfu Bhangyang. steps toward consolidating and expanding The newly established additional post postal service in the country, he said that office was declared open at a f unction re­ arrangements had been made for reaching cently by district panchayat member Krishna mails from east to west of the country in Bahadur Gurung. The function was held un­ one day. der the chairmanship of upa-pradhan pancha of Ratubesi village panchayat Som Bahadur Biratnagar, August 21: Tama ng. There are now a total of 360 post offices At present there are 4 sub-post offices in the Eastern Developm e nt Region of the and 20 additional post offices ,in the dis­ country. Out of the total, 16 are district trict, it has been learned from the dis­ post offices, 20 sub-post offices and 84 trict post office. additional post offices, according to the Regional Postal Direc torate, as reported by RSS. According to a n official coneerned, ther are 6 district post offices, 20 sub-post offices and 84 a dditional post offices in FORMAL CHARGES FILED against former Study the Sagarmatha district; 6 district post Circle member, John W. White ( AP S #062727) offices, 33 sub-post offices and 107 addi­ b y three Study Circle members, for failure tional post offices in the Kosi Zone and to settle his obligations to them, are now 4 district post offices, 24 sub-post offi­ pending with the American Philatelic Soci­ ces and 76 additional post offices in the ety. He h as failed to answer any letters . for a period of at least three years in Apart from all the district post offices one instance, although he did respond to of the Eastern Development Region, the sub­ a telephone call this past s ummer, it has nost offices of Birthamod in Jhapa district, not resulted in any satisfactory action on Rangeli in Horang district, Inaruwa in Sun­ his part. He \vonder if other members of sari district, Khadbari in Sankhuwasabha our group have had similar experiences distric t, La han in Siraha district, ,with Mr. White. If so, please send parti­ Rumjatahar in Okhaldhunga district a nd Kan­ culars to me, or directly to the APS, if chanpur in Saptari district offer postal you prefer. We regret the necessity of money order service. such action, but all other avenues hav~ Likewise, savings bank service is offered been tried, without success.--Ed. by the Jhapa and Panchtar district post­ offices in the Mechi zone; Saptaria and Siraha district post offices in and all the district post offices in the Kosi Zone.

This orange-red seal illustrated on page 57 of POSTAL HlMAL #27-28 has brought forth the following comment from Mr. Co Tulsiyan: liThe seal belongs to Oeb Vharma Lama, i.e. Ruler of Bhutan. Bhutan has a dual ruling system, one to look after the spiritual and religious matters known as Uharma Raja. The other, Ueb Raja, looks after the general ad­ ministration and dealings with foreign powers." 34 EXHIBITION NEWS Tibet, will be made available at two ex­ hibitions. The first one was SESCAL'82, held on 15-17 October, in the Ambassador N & T S C AWARD WON BY ALAN WARREN Hotel, Los Angeles. This was the 38th annual show sponsored by the Feder§ted The 1982 SESCAL exhibition held on 15-17 Philatelic Clubs of Southern Calif~rnia October was a successful one---especially and normally hosts regional meetings of for NTSC member Alan Warren. Alan exhibi­ specialist groups. This year, meetings ted his Tibet collection which has been of the U.S. Philatelic Classic Society , accumulating in a box for many years. Are Scandinavian Collectors Club, German some of the rest of us doing the same? If Philatelic Society, United Postal Station­ so, dig it out and mount it for show. There ery Society and the Eire Philatelic Socie­ are collectors \.Jho would enjoy viewing your ty were scheduled. material. You have a distinct advantage in collecting exotic countries and most exhi­ The second chance for the award will be at bition visitors are glad to see new and FRESPEX'83, scheduled for 19-20 March. It different exhibits. We asked Alan to tell will feature Asian material. Data about us about his collection so that others who specialist society meetings is still being missed it may have a better grasp of its formulated, but information and a prospect­ contents. Here are Alan's comments: us can be obtained from the exhibit chair­ person, Diana Ward, 7490 E. Herndon, Clovis "The SESCAL entry consisted of 64 pages in CA 93612. This show welcomes your exhibits four frames and was titled.: TIBET: STAMPS, and your participation is encouraged. It COVERS, CANCELLATIONS, and the description is our intention to provide incentives to was, 'Philately of Tibet up to the Commun­ all our members to exhibit some of the fine ist Takeover.' collections that have been hidden from view far too long. I have one pre-stamp late 19th century co­ ver, followed by examples of the stamps of India used in Tibet (including a few with BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION cancels from the Younghusband Expedition), 1983 will be held in Thailand on 4-13 a couple of the stamps of China overprinted August 1983. Of interest to our readers in three languages for use in Tibet, mint is the news that several of our members and used examples on cover; some forgeries are involved in this exhibition in im­ of this issue; mint, used, multiples and porta nt ways . Mr . P . Gupta h a s been se­ sheets of the 1933 issue, with examples on lected as an Apprentice Juror, while Mr. cover and examples of forgeries. In most Frank Vignola and Mr. N. G. Rajkarnikar cases the 1933 issues are identified by have been appointed Commissioners from printing and cliche where possible. There their respective countries, USA & NEPAL. are also some examples of the 1 Sang green We congratulate these members on their and the 4 tr and 8 tr issues of 1914-20." important appointments and look forward to reporting the awards received by the Our congratulations to Alan in his effort to put his collection in order and to allow other collectors to enjoy it. Let us hope to see more displays from Alan and the rest of our members! For all your requirements (Our thanks to Roger Skinner for supplying of Nepal and Tibet! us with this information. Remember that Write to: POSTAL HI~ffiL needs y our contributions in order to make it a better publication for &L.SHRESTHA(MEMBER:NTPSCt all of our readers.--Ed.) 5/148 Ombahal, GPO Box 72, Kathmandu, Nepal. * Visiting Kathmandu? NEPAL STUDY CIRCLE AWARD Please, send an Air-letter.

The elegant award plaque, made up exclu­ sively for the collectors of Nepal and/or 35 members who are sending, or taking, ex­ QUOTATION FROM "Out of This World - hibits to Bangkok. Frank Vignola writes Across the to Forbidden Tibet" that he, his wife, Mae, and his son, Dr . b y Lowell Thomas, Jr., p. 149 (1950). Frank E. Vignola, will be travelling to­ " Approaching the village a nd lofty fort gether to Thailand and will make a side­ of Nagartse Dzong on the shore of the trip to Nepal while in Asia. The Socie­ lake, VJe overt ook a man who 'vas loping ty for Thai Philately has announced a a long with a sac k on his b ack and a plan for g roup travel to this event, spear in his hand. He was one of the with departure from the West Coast of Tibe tan ma il carriers. They travel on the USA on 1 August 1983 via Thai Air­ foo t, running most of the way . The lines. Frank Vignola reports that he spear is the carrier's badge of office. expects 25 to 35 persons to join this After five or six miles another man flight and that the round trip flight to seizes the mail bag. It is a day-and­ Bangkok is less than $ l,OOO---remarkably night relay race against time b e tween low for such a trip. In addition, the Lhasa a nd Gyantse, where the Indian Go­ arrangements allow for many options af­ vernment takes over the postal service ter arriving in Ba ngkok. American phil­ to India. As we rode up to his heels, atelists and their family members a nd he turne d without stopping, stuck out friends could hardly find a b e tter op­ his tongue in the Tibetan polite greetin~ portunity to visit Asia, take in an out­ a nd c h a llen ged us to a race, h e on foot, standing International Philatelic Exhi­ carrying the ma il, our party on horseback. bition and even take a side trip t o Ne­ It was a n eck-and- n eck race. " (Our tha nks pal---no more tha n 2 hours from Bangkok to Dr. Fr a nk E. Vi gnola for sending us this by air. Those interested should con­ d elightf ul little excerpt from the writings tact Carlos Swanson, President-Soc iety of a well-known tra v e lle r.--Ed.) - for Thai Philately, Bo x 370, Bryn Mawr, CA 92318, for further deta ils and reser­ vations.

Analysis of the issues of Tibet submitted to the Phi latelic Foundation between 1945 a nd J a nuary 1980: (from the Philatelic Founda tion Analy sis Leafl et ISSN 0196-576X) Scott fI Number Submitted Genuine Not Genuin e No t e: This analysis is is approximate l y three 1 ~ t 2 sheets of 12 2 s h eet s o years old. We will a t­ 3 ~ t 1 cov er 1 cover o tempt to secure a more 4,4a 2/3t 4 sheets 4 sheets o up-to-da t e lis ting if 1 cover 1 cover o a nd wh en it b ecomes a­ 1 stamp 1 stamp o vailable.--Ed. 5 It 1 cover 1 cover o 6 I s 7 s h eets 7 shee ts o Summary: It is n oted 1 cover 1 cover o that, of 4 0 separat e 3 s tamps 2 stamps 1 stamp items submitte d, o nly 7 4t 1 sheet 1 s h eet o two wer e judged to be 1 cover 1 cover o " No t Genuine. " This 8 8t 6 s hee ts 6 sheets o indicates that 2 of 40 2 stamps 2 stamps o or only 5% of the items 1 cover 1 cover o s ubmitt e d were in this 14b ~ t 1 sheet o 1 sheet category. It should 15 2/3t 1 sheet 1 sheet o not b e assume d tha t the 17 2t 2 sheets 2 sheets o percentages indicated 01 1/3t 1 sheet 1 sheet o h e r e can be expected to 1 stamp 1 stamp o apply to more recent 02 1/3t 1 sheet 1 sheet o years. Telegra ph stamps 1 cover 1 cover o 36 BIO-DATA OF MR. J. B. MANANDHAR Mr. Manandhar h as tra velled to the n ooks --Dhruba Rudra a nd corn e rs of his own country and h as visit ed Pakista n, Hongkong, Le b a non, Tha i­ Our first Hono~ar y Member was born in 1935 land, Italy, United Kingdom, West Germany, at Lalitpur and educated in Kathmandu. France and Lic htenstein. Jit Ba hadur Manandhar gradua t e d in Arts He is decorated with the Gorkha Dakshin from Patna University, India, in 1957. Bahu, Third Class, the Trisha kta Patta, He secured his Master of Arts and the Fourth Class, the Coronation Me dal - 1975 Bachelor of Law d egrees from Tribhuvan a nd the Janapad Sewa Padak . University, Nepal. As a r esearch oriented philate list a nd postal historian, Mr . Manandhar's writings are ext ensive . He h as contributed more than ~OO a rticles p ert aining to differ e nt philatelic and posta l t opics in Ne pa l e se Journals and dailies. Und e r his c hief e ditorship, in 1962, the Po stal Training Ce ntre brought out 'Hula k,' a postal journal which, amon g o ther things, h as b een instrumenta l in popularising philately in the . In a ddition to his Eng lish articles published in 'Hulak,' 'Philate ly' and 'The Rising Nepal,' his popular articles written in the Nepali l a n guage include: 'The Post,' 'Pigeon on ,J. B. Manandhar the Historical Background of the Post,' 'Date-s t amps a nd Postage Stamp s,' ' Pos tage Stamps of 1907 A. D., ' 'Le tter Box,' 'Our Old Postcards,' 'Regi s tration Envelopes, ' Mr. Manandhar joined His Majesty's Govern­ 'Pos tal Envelopes, ' 'Sub-Inspector in the ment service in the officer cadre in 1960. Post,' , Our New Year ' s Days, ' 'Our First As a career civil servant, h e served more Aerogrammes,' , Perfora tion,' 'Postage than two decad es in the fol l ow ing differe nt Stamps and Philately,' 'His Late Majesty capacities: King Mahendra a nd the Phil a t elic World,' (a) First Gazetted Postmaster, GPO, 'Unive rsa l Postal Union,' ' Intern ati on al Kathma ndu , Reply Coupons, ' ' Mail Transportation in (b) Controller of Post Offices , Nepal,' 'Thaple Hulak, ' 'Unite d Nations (c) Chief I nstructor, Postal Training Postal Adminis tra tion - A Brief Introduc­ Ce ntre (on deputation) , "tion,' ' Folder Collection,' ' Gut t er, ' (d) Chief Inspector, Postal Inspection 'First Day Covers in the Field of Collec­ Bureau, tion,' ' Wa termark,' 'Gum,' etc. (e) Section Officer, Postal Services Department , Mr. Manandhar is on e of the advisors and ( f ) De puty Director, Postal Services the only Hon orary Life Member of the Nepal Philatelic Society. He acted a s a j udge Department, at the firs t 'National Philatelic Exhibi­ ( g) Director General (Head of Depart ­ ment) , Postal Services Department tion,' held in 1966, and at the Centenary Philatelic Exhibition (Second National (1977-1980) . Philatelic Exhibition), 1981 . He is, at present, the Joint Secretary i n the Ministry of Communication s, HMG. Mr . Manandhar received the WESTPEX A,vard in 1972 in recognition of his o utstanding Mr. Man a ndhar received training in India c ontributions to the field of Philately in (1959), USA (1964), Switzerland (1970) Nepal. The Nepal and Tibet Philatelic and Afghani stan (1976). He att e nded the Study Circle award, in the form of a plaque, Postal Executi ves Seminar in Japan (Sep­ was presented to him in person by Mr. Colin t ember 1973) a nd r epresente d Ne pal at the He pper, Secretary, in 1981 . 17th UPU Congress held at Rio de Janerio, Mr. Manandhar is married and has t,vo sons Brazil (September-October 1979), as a and one da ughter. ~ pleniptentiary delegate. 37 PUBLICATIONS

Mr. S. L. Shrestha has sent us copies of 3 teresting cover of the Gorkh a Post Office/ artic l es which he has published: etc., etc. 1) "Some New Findings on Nepal Revenues" (Let us hope that Mr. Shrestha will trans­ (in Nepali) by Sure ndra Lal Shrestha. The late these interesting artic l es into Eng­ a rticle appears to b e a sequel to his ar­ lish, for the benefit of many of u s.--Ed. ) tic l e titled " The Landlord & The Hand­ Struck Revenue Stamps," which appeared in PHILATELY, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 23-26 (2 Jul NEH BOOKS AVAI LABLE 1978). Since your e d itor does not read Nepali, we find it impossible to comment 1) Dr. Holfgang C. He llrigl, "A Catalogue further on this article at this time. of Nepalese Postmarks (1879-1935), " pub­ 2) "Nepalese Posta l History in Brief and lished by Forschungagemeinsc haft Indie n Postage Stamps" (in Newari) by Surendra E.V./Im Bund Deutscher Philatelisten E.V., Lal Shrestha. This article appeared in First Edition (O c tober 1982) Hest Germa ny. "NEPAL," a bi-monthly Newari publication, Price: DM 20.- in Germany, £5 in Europe on pp. 11-15 (1102 N. Sa mb at - Hemanta 20- and $13.- in the USA ( a irmail pos tpaid!) . 38, 1981/82 A.D.) and was prompted by the happy occasion of the Stamp Cent en ary. Mr. This is a most timely a nd d esirabl e supple­ Shrestha indicates that this was the f i rst ment to the \v ell-known book by Dr. Hellrigl such article to b e printed in toe Newari and Colin Hepper, "The Native Postmarks of dia lect. It d ealt with such. topics as: Nepal," published by the Nepal Philatelic " The printing of the first issue at the Circle in 1978. This soft-bound work ( 21 'Ty pe Chhapakha na , Thapathali, Kathmandu'/ x 29.5 cm) includes a numb er of n ew and the first Postal Card, printed in a quan­ useful features. It is profusely illus­ tity of 50,000 as p er the Sanad d ated Mar­ trated, with all postal markings in actual ga sudi 6, roj 2, 1944 B.S./th e fact that size---n ot reduced, as we n ote in many in­ 'Gorkh a Sarkar ' was inscribed on the stamp stances in the earlier b ook. All captions, of Nepa l during 1881-1907 and 'Nepal Sar­ titles and commentaries are printed in both kart thereaft er/that two different prin­ German and English, making the book attrac­ tings were ma d e by the famous ' Gorkha Pa­ tive to a wider group of readers. Another tra Press ' of the imperforates in various novel feature is a point system designed to issues/that the highest denomination was indicate the relative scarcity of each t ype Rs. 3,000 i n the Court-fee documentary of marking---a system which should not so s t amps !/tha t the early Talukawa (Director readily b e o ut-dated, as no a ttempt is made General) of ' Nepal Hulak Ghar'-35 was Bij­ to put monetary valuations on the markings aya Jung Pandya (Capta in) and the early themselves. A number of new fin ds in tr Post-man was Mr. Kulbahadur 1956 (1899 A.D past 4 or 5 years, resulting in part from in the Kathmandu Circle!/comments concern­ the stimulation to research occasioned by ing the early postal system for fast mail the appearance of the earlier book, have service a nd safe delivery around the clock been included---at least 125 new drawings and the development of sharp strikes for of postal markings, together with correc­ date stamps/ with an illustration of the tions and extensions of periods of use. He figure of an early postal runner as shown note two new maps of post offices and pos­ in the book titled, "The Last Home of Mys­ tal routes and a complete list of 19th cen­ tery" by E. A. Powell. tury post offices. In the introduction, 3 ) "Go rkha-Hul ak" (in Nepali) by Surendra Dr. Hellrigl explains his reasons for end­ Lal Shrestha, in HULAK, the official pub­ ing this new catalogue with the year 1935-­ lication of the Postal Services Department primarily to limit the book to a reasonable Year 20/No. 99 (27 June 1982) . This arti­ size, since, shortly after 1935, the rapid­ cle traces the history of the Postal Ser­ ly growing Nepalese postal service brought vices Department, continuously serving for many new post offices and postal markings 167 years. It recounts the discovery of into existence. A publication of this sort the 'Gorkha Postal Head-Office: 1941' and may not be absolutely complete in every de­ its official seal and documents/notes the tail, but this one brings us very ,close to postmark variations and illustrates an in- that goal. He congratulate and thank Dr . 38 Hellrigl for this valuab l e addition t o the prlnted issues, by d e nomination. Finally, philate lic litera ture of Nepal . (Arrange­ Chapter 12 discusses the use of these is­ ments h ave been made to p e rmit those liv ing sues on telegraph/telephone messages, and in the USA to send their checks to the USA the book con c ludes with a short chapter REPRESENTATIVE, Mr. Roger D. Skinner, 1020 on forgeries. Although the pape r is not Covington Road, Los Altos, CA 94022. Books of the high quality of the postmark book, will be shipped from West Germany.--Ed.) mentioned in the review of Dr . Hellrigl's book, a nd alth ou gh the many illustrations are produced, for the most part, from photocopies, the book is a very pleasing and satisfying publication in nearly all respects. The page s i ze permits the il­ lustration of no less tha n 41 full sheets of the locally printed issues, not to men­ tion the many, many illustrations of every thing from essays and die proofs and plate proofs, through e rrors of all sorts, to the modern forgeries. The method of print ing used was the only way such a wealth of detail could b e presented while keeping the cost from becomin g prohibitive . While a very few t y pographical errors are noted and a n occasional illustra tion is less tha n c l earl y printe d, the book as a whole represents a nother 'la ndmark' publication 2) Colin Hepper, " The Sri Pashupati Iss u es by' the Study Circle. Mr. Hepper is to be of Nepal, " published b y the Nepal & Tibet congratulated for this culmination of Philatelic Study Circle a nd printed b y the several years of hard work. The book is Printce ntre (1982). The price: £7.50 + a nother 'must' for the library of every ser­ £1.00 for pos tage and packing , ordered di­ ious student of Ne pal philately. With the rectly from Col in Hepper. Colin reports books selling so rapidly, it is comforting that 120 copies of the first printing of to know tha t Colin has retained the 'master 200 have already bee n sold . Sixty members copy ' a nd that future printings can b e pro­ took a dva ntage of the l ower pre-publication duced as n eed ed---hopefully at little or no price, while the remaining 60 went to var­ increase in cost. ~ ious dealers a n d booksellers. Th ese orders are already on the way to buyers, travel ­ ling via surface mail. Although a number of excellent articles dealing wi th the Sri Pashupati issues h ave been publis h ed, this soft-bound book, uti­ liz ing a page size of 21 x 29.5 cm, will EARLY, RARE ANn FINE ROOKS stand as the definitive work on the com­ ON THE HIMAI.AYAN AREA plex story of these stamps, including the three British issues and the local issues NEPAL TIRET RHllTAN SIKKIM printed in Nepal. While the book summar­ For a free, complctc li,ti ng incl llding price' and detailed i zes virtua lly a ll previ ous writin gs on de

In response to a request to help with a August 19, 1982. That is the date on which Tibetan bibliography by Dr. Wolfgang the Board of Directors of the American Hellrigl, the Western Philatelic Library Philatelic Society met in Milwaukee to con­ has identified articles on Tibet that can sider the application of the NEPAL & TIBET be copied. Currently, the library has a STUDY CIRCLE a s an Affiliate. Approval was charge of 50~ for each request, plus a fee given and our group is now APS Affiliate of 10~ per page copied. If you would like No. 122. You will see that bit of infor­ any of the following articles, send your mation reflec ted in our masthead listing of request, together with remittance, to: data about our organization, its represen­ FWPL, P 0 Box 2219, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 tatives and officers. USA. Overseas requests should add suf­ ficient funds to cover postage for Air­ mail Service. The advantage to our group is the potential - - TIBET - - growth in membership from the publicity a­ rising from being listed among the APS af­ THE YOUNGHUSBAND MILITARY EXPEDITION TO filiates. (We have already seen a news TIBET by Robson Lowe (3 pp ill) . Data on item about our affiliation, in STAMP COLLEL FPO registration marks with postcard TOR, one of the popular weekly US stamp pa­ photos illustrated. (1950) Cost: $0 . 30 pers.--Ed.) The APS will also provide mem­ bership fors to anyone asking for them at TIBET - CHINESE MILITARY POSTS by Theo National Headquarters. (USA MEMBERS of our Klewitz (2 pp ill). Notes about post­ Study Circle who are not members of the APS marks during the turbulent 1950's. should find a convenient request card en­ (1958) Cost: $0.20 closed with this issue of POSTAL HIMAL.-Ed.) We may also receive publicity in the Ameri­ SOME NOTES ON THE ONE SANG GREEN OF TIBET can Philatelist, the APS monthly journal, AND RELATED PROBLEMS by S. Radgowski and through the APS affiliate coordinator and A. Singer (3 pp ill). Reasons behind the his monthly column. When new APS members belief that the 1 sang might be spurious. list Nepal or Tibet as a collecting inter­ (1958) Cost: $0.30 est, our group ma y ask for his/her address, and APS will respond. THE EVEREST EXPEDITION nla (1 p). Data taken from Melville's account in the LON­ There are reciprocal advantages to the APS DON TELEGRAPH (1924). Cost: $0.10 in the same manner. When our members hear of the APS, and becomes interested in join TIBET- 1~33 ISSUE - RECENT DISCOVERIES ing its ranks, the APS grows as well. It by Wolfgang C. Hellrigl (3 pp ill). Data is through mutual support that both groups on the 2/3 trangka and its various states will become stronger and better. (1979). Cost: $0.30

FORGED BLOCKS FOR OVERPRINTED STAMPS n/a For our international members, there is the (3 pp ill). A list with illustrations of possibility that meetings may be arranged type & cancels made up by an Australian at exhibitions under the FIP cognizance. charged with forgery - - Tibetan part on- One of our members in the USA, Alan Warren, ly (1962). Cost: $0.30 suggested that possibility and we encourage our overseas members to investigate the TIBET - THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM b y Wilfried matter further. Please report back to us Myers (2 pp). A brief description of Ti­ so that others ma y know the facts. bet and its postal system (1933). $0.20 Over a period of time, the affiliation THE MOUNT EVEREST PICTORIAL STAMP by Stan­ should prove to be most beneficial and we ley G. Radgowski (2 pp). Data about the look forward to a long a nd satisfactory 1924 expedition and the stamp designed for a~sociation as the 122nd affiliate of the it, plus a note about the current Swiss American Philatelic Society---the largest expedition (1953). Cost: $0.20 philatelic organization in the world. 40 latest listing (Sale No. 19, with a clo­ sing date of 14 November 1982, was mailed AUCTION flat and has a cover of pleasing design. The address on the cover is his Calcutta ACTION address, as shown in the membership list --Lester A. Michel enclosed with the First Quarter 1982 issue of POSTAL HlMAL. Bids should go to Nepal.

Favorable comments concerning this column indicate a need to keep it up-to-date. If Lists continue to be mailed from Nepal and you are aware of sales which include sig­ are franked with Nepal stamps. A good var­ nificant Nepal and/or Tibet material and iety of Nepal and Tibet items are offered, which have not bee reported, we would ap­ along with India, as shown by the following preciate hearing from you . Likewise, if statistics: Lots offered: India u. you are aware of future sales which may Sale No. D~te Nepal/Tibet in Nepal/Tibet be of interest to our readers, we would 16 28 June 37 3 5 5 like to report them also. 17 31 July 53 8 3 4 18 30 Au g. 58 6 3 4 ADVANCED PHILATELICS (5410 Wilshire Blvd., 19 14 Nov. 57 0 7 1 Suite 208, Los Angeles, CA, is a firm that holds irregularly scheduled sales several As usual, these lists continue to offer a times a year. Although they donot normal­ good variety of material, especially Nepal, ly offer Tibet or Nepal, Thomas Matthiesen with valuations ranging from 50 to 700 In­ reports that, in their 25 October 1981 dian rupees. As noted in earlier reports, auction, 23 lots of Tibet material were lots go to the highest bidder, at his maxi­ included. In his report, Tom states, "I mum bid. Realizations are not available. did not learn of the offering until after the fact and some of the low realizations EAST OF ENGLAND PHILATELIC AUCTIONS had a bring tears to my eyes. The firm has now single lot of Nepal in its sale on 10 July promise d to let us know n ext time there is and another in its offerings on 11 Septem­ any Nepal or Tibet material to be offered." ber. Catalogues for 3 April and 22 May indicated similar offerings---none of them Of the 23 lots in the sale, ten were co­ especially noteworthy. Lot #363 in the 3 vers. All stamps and covers offered were April sale consisted of 11 stampless covers indicated with Scott catalog numbers from valued at £20, which sold for £14. Lot # No . 1 to 18 and were valued from $35 to 507 in the 22 May sale consisted of a small $100. In every instance the lots sold for collection, valued at £50---sold at £43. less than the valuation, with the average An inquiry brought a statement to the ef­ being slightly above 65% of the valuation. fect that "no exceptional offering of Nepal The lots appear to be carefully described ma t erial was expected during the remainder a nd two Scott No. 8 mint stamps, valued of 1982." at $100 each and described as " VF-SUPERB " were illustrated. Each of these sold for LONDON & BRIGHTON STAMP AUCTIONS, which $82. We can only speculate concerning the held two special auctions of the Heddergott authenticity of these items, and our com­ collection in 1980, occasionally offers a ments here may be termed " sour grapes. " few lots of Nepal and/or Tibet. Their sale How ever, the sale of such material by a of 10 September contained five lots of Ne­ firm lacking specialized knowledge con­ pal in the £10 to £15 range, including a cerning it and the probable inexperience "circa 1930 indigo pis. card, used. " Tibet of many of the bidders, along with the was represented with 7 lots, including an low realizations, makes one wonder about 1856 French "missionary letter" valued at the material. With so much excellently £1500. The remaining lots were covers val­ forged material about, thorough knowledge ued at £20 to £25. is the buyers only protec tion. American firms offerin g material of inter­ RAJESH KUMAR LODHA (formerly R. K. Inter­ est to our rea ders include STAMPAZINE (N ew national) continues with his monthly mail York) which offere d 29 lots of Tibet covers sales. His recent listings indicate a new valued at $5 to $50, plus 65 lots of Ti­ address: G.P.O. Box 2806, Kathmandu, b e t stamps, including a number of full Nepal, and telephone number: 21180. The sheets. "Starting bids" were indicated, 41 ranging from l ess tha n $2 to as much as $65. The Nepal stamp lot s, as a whole, sold for We have had no experi e n ce with this firm a pproximately 80% of estimates, but there a nd can only wonder how many of these l o ts were wide variations on individual lots, were genuine. Can a n y of our readers offer in b o th directions. The classic issues information concerning this sal e and/or the sold well, with the 188 1 issues leading company? the way. A complet e set of single imper­ fora t es on European paper, including the major shades (Lot #1528---8 stamps), sold KOVER KING INC. (New York) offered two for $525 against a valuation of $400. lots of Nepal cards (H & G #27-29) a nd on e Tibet cover in their sale of 17 Au gus t Among the earlier iss u es on na tive paper, (Lo t # 103). It is of interest to note a 4a, gree n , top marg in block of 27, with that the ir latest cat a l og (received very complete inscription, brought $450 vs. a recently ) is h eralded as "Our First NET valua tion of $350. A lovel y, XF mint' singl e PRICE SALE!" It is well-known to regular of the ha lf a nna vermilion b rou ght $500, auction bidde rs tha t lots h ave gen erally against a n estimate of $350, a nd a mint sold for less than they did two or three block of 25 of the 2a, pin -perforat e, in a years ago. One wonders if more net price rosy lilac shade sold for $340, while the sales will b e offered in the future. The estimate was $250. Proofs of the Sri firm normally buys the material it has Pashupati i ssues sold b oth up a nd down been selling at auction and does not take f rom estimates, with a 5r die proof of the materi al on consignment. At any rate, vignette (1930 issue) in black going final­ this latest catalog cont a ins, as usua l , a l y to a determined bidder for $ 1,500. It few items of inte r est, including : a n ha d b een estimated at $600! On the other aerogramme of India-Used in Nepal (Lot # ha nd, some bargains wer e to b e found. A 2,815), two mint Nepal cards (Lots #3160 set of plate proofs of the 1907 Pashupati and 3,161) a nd on e Tibet cover (Lot #8363). issues, in blocks of 10 , went for $450--­ Our experience h a s been tha t l o ts are not h a l f the estimate. A collection of 56 mint adequately described with regard to con­ sheets of the 194 1-49 l ocal Pashupati pr in­ dition, although some purchases have be ~ n tings went t o a l ucky purc haser for $1,500 quite satisfactory. A few lots of Nepal ---also half the estimate. Some rare per­ a nd/or Tibet covers a nd postal stationery for a tion errors from this issue sold for as a r e t o be found in nearly every cat alogue. little as 35% of estimates.

EARL P. L. APFELBAUM INC. (Phila delphia), The Tibe t stamp lots, as a group, sold for in the i r cat a l ogu e for "Mail-bid Sa l e 157 a bout 87% of the total estima tes, but, like of Post al History & Station ery ," which the Nepal material, s howed notable varia­ c l osed on 20 September, included 3 lots tions. The very f irst item (Lot No. 1717) . of Nepal postal sta tionery (lot # 2982-84), estimated at $750, act u ~ ll y brought $1, 05 including a mint card ide n tifi ed as H & G as migh t h ave been expected for such a n un­ # 12. Our experience with this reputable usual item. Three literature offerings ap­ firm has b een very satisfactory, a lthough peared in this group. The second of these their offerings of Nepal and Tibet are (Lot No. 1720), a copy of "The Pos t age relatively few. Stamps of Tibet" by H. R. Holmes and pub­ lished in 1941, sold for $ 105 against an SUN PHILATELIC CENTER, INC. (San Fran cisco) estimate of $65, while the previous lot--­ offered a 1924 Everest Expedition postal a copy of the first edition of "The Postal card, 11 lots of Nepal a nd 4 Tibet covers History of Tibet" by A. C. Waterfall, brou­ in a sale held on 14 August. A variety of ght $95---indicating the importance of this items was noted, includin g both stamps a nd scarce reference material and the recent covers---all in the $30-$60 price range . upsurge in interest in Tibet philat ely.

Prices realized in the GEORGE ALEVIZOS Sal e Not a ll scarce stamp items sold above esti­ No. 33 ( 11 - 13 May) are now available . The mates, howeve r, as the rare set of the 1912 reader should r e fer to the discussion of issue, in complete sheets, in VF condition, this sale in our First Quarter issue of (Lot No. 1728) sold for 2/3 the estimate of POSTAL HIMAL, page 14, in connection with $1,500 a nd a very rare 4 tr emerald s heet the following s ummary. of 12 (Lot No. 1753) was taken home by a 42 happy buyer for $700---well below the esti­ The sale ended with a group of Tibetan Cur­ mate of $1,000. Not all good buys went to rency lots, of which the scarce items sold the "high rollers" either, as Lots No. 1725 well, with Lots No. 1979-80 bringing nearly and 1756 each sold for $40 (Estimated at 50% above the estimates. $75 each)---not bad buys for almost any sort of genuine Tibet material these days! As pointed out in our First Quarter issue of POSTAL HIMAL, this sale of Tibet material The Tibetan postal history material sold really did have something for everyone, with very well, bringing better than ~% of the lots ranging from the relatively common to estimates as a group, but, as before, with the exceedingly scarce. It should be noted some interesting variations. The first lot that none of the selling prices quoted in­ (No. 1779), consisting of an 1803 cover cluded the 10% buyers premium, which has be­ with original letter (translated), "most come a common addition on the part of many interesting and rare," brought $260---a auction firms. And, as stated before, the very good purchase---vs. the estimate of unusual range. of offerings and the excellent $350. An 1895 cover, also stampless, but lot descriptions make this catalogue for with 3 l arge red Chinese seals, valued at Alevizos Sale No. 33 an important reference $250, sold for $340, indicating greater work in its own right. interest in this item. A VF 1911 Chinese occupation cover (registered), franked with five different denominations of the Chinese overprints and bearing Indian stamps on the back---a lovely cover--- Cris Hallett, who provided information for sold for only $525, against the estimate this column in our First Quarter issue of . of $750. Several lots in this price rabge this year, now offers some prices realized sold for less than the estimates, includ­ in the Peter Kenedi auctions for the first ing a series of lots (No. 1833-37) of Gy­ quarter of 1982: antse covers franked with varieties of ihe 16 Jan--Massive collection, est. $1,000- 1/6 tr stamp, which consistently sold for 1, 250 US, realized $1,000. 2/3 (or less) of the estima tes. Several --Scott 10a/21/a (?S.G.34a,13a/20a) respectable covers, throughout, sold for 8 different tete-beche pairs, tele­ $30-40, indicating that good buys were g raph cancels, F-VF overall, Cat. made b y collectors of modest means. In value $430 US, realized $180. fact, one 1940 cover, franked with two 16 Mar--90 SFLs of varying periods, in­ stamps of the 1933 issue ac tually sold cludin g Royal, Official & Commer­ for $20---little more tha n half the esti­ cial mail, est. $40-50 US, reali­ mate. zed $42.50. --Ca.1915, cover from Nepal ( 2 #S. These low prices were balanced, as usual, G. 30 & S.G. 33 plus S.G. 31, a ll by the occasional tussle over very desir­ tied) to Gyantse, Lhasa transit, able lots, such as the unusual 1906 Tibet Scott # 1 & #3-4 tied as de­ " Tibet Frontier Commission" cov'er to Lhasa, livery fee b y negative seal Gyan­ signed by F. M. Bailey, which brought $1,050 tse cds, est . $200 US, realized $230. although estimat~d at $750 . . Lot No. 1~09, Cris continues, "Vance Auctions have con­ a g roup of 15 covers illustrating the 1 tr sistently had some Nepal material over the rate during 1935-40, brought $1,050---more last 3 years (since I have been collecting) than twice the estimate! and their address is: Vance Auctions, Ltd. Box 267, Smithville, Ontario LOR 2AO, CANA­ On the other hand, Lots No. 1912-14, l arge iJA ." Auction #58 was held on 8 April 1982: groups of covers illustrating the 3 tr and 8 April--Scott lOa (?S.G. 34a) tete-beche 4 tr rates, went for half to two-thirds the pair, VG-F (Note this item appears estimates, which were in the $500 to $1,500 faulty but is normal for native range. paper, est $40 CANADA, realized $29 --Accumulation of 29 early imperfs, Scott type Al (Type S.G.l). All are the la blue or ultramarine. In­ cludes 2 pairs. Also includes one 43 4a green imperf. Most with full margins - condition a bit mixed. SPECIAL OFFERS FOR THE COLLECTORS Good study lot for various paper & OF NEPAL & TIBET printings. Est $80 CANADA, reali­ # 1. 25 all different used stamps...... •...... $ .50 zed $66. # 2. 50 all different used stamps. . ... $ 3.00 # 3. 100 all different used stamps. .. .. $ 8.00 --S.G. 64-72 Mint F-VF, Scott Cat. # 4. 200 all different used stamps...... $ 18.00 # 5. 300 all different used stamps...... $ 40.00 value $50, realized $41 CANADA. # 6. 350 all different used stamps...... $ 70.00 --S.G. 85-96 Mint F-VF, Scott Cat. # 7. An (atmost) complete Collection of used stamps. native issues to modern, beautifully mounted on graph sheets, in cl. many rare & value $45, realized $38 CANADA. scarce items. 430 stamps...... $125.00 # 8. An (almost) complete Collection of Postal Stationery, incl. pair --S.G. 97-101 Mint F-VF, Scott Cat. Cards, Registered Stationery, Aerogrammes etc. for 26 items, value $56.10, realized $44 CANADA. mint ...... $ 75.00 used ...... $125.00 --S.G. 103-114 Mint F-VF, Scott # 9. 1st. issue Aerogramme of 8 p ...... mint $10.00 used $15.00 #10. 1st issue Envelope of 4p. (native paper) ... mint $15.00 used $10.00 Cat. val. $26.70, realized $6.75. #11. 2nd. issue Envelope of 8p. (native paper) .. mint $16.00 used $ 7.00 #12. U.P.U. 4p. card ...... mint $ 8.00 used $10.00 --S.G. 120-133 Mint F-VF, Scott #13. U.P.U. 6p. Envelope with F.D .C ...... mint $ 3.00 used $ 7.00 Cat. val. $42.05+, realized $30. #14. 4 & 8p. pair card, (per item) ...... mint $ 3.00 used $10.00 #15. 4,8, 20p. single cards, (per item) ...... mint $ 1.00 used $ .50 21 May--A selection of stampl ess native #16. 6,10, 30p Envelope, (per item 6,10 or 30) .. mint $ 1.00 used $ .60 #17. 12 & 15p. Envelope per item ...... mint $ 2.00 used $ 1.00 covers, with a variety of postmarks #18. 15p. (2 different issue) 30p (2 different issue) inc ludes sun crescent types, con­ 25p. Aerogramme, per item...... mint $ 1.00 used $ .75 & #19. 75p., Re.1, Rs. 1.25, 1.50, 2.50 Aerogramme, dition mixed as usual (105), est. (pe r item) ...... ' ...... mint $ 3.00 used $ 5.00 #20. 46p. & Rs. 2.50 Registered Stationery. . . mint $ 2.00 used $ 1.50 $50, realized $62.50 CANADA. #21. Native Issues, 4v. complete set y" 1, 2 & 4 as. (Available in many different and --S.G. 64-72 Mint F-VF, Scott Cat. interesting shades) . . ... mint $35.00 used $15.00 value $50, realized $29 CANADA. #22. Native paper stampless covers (early period) with wide variety of pmks ...... $40.00 per 100 covers. --S.G. 85-96 Mint F-VF, Scott Cat. #23. Native paper cutting documents (various values) ...... • ...... $30.00 per 100 covers value $45, realized $23 CANADA. #24. Ordinary paper stampless covers (with wide variety of pmks.) ...... mint $20.00 per 100 #25. Court Fee stamps, complete set 20v. SCARCE ...... $25.00 per set Cris goes on to say, " Gold Medal Mail Sales #26. Commemorative stamps commercially used on continues to be prolific o n their Nepal ma­ covers...... $10.00 per 100. #27. Commemorative stamps commercially used on Regd . cove rs t erial. Lots inc lude early material and ...... $25.00 per 100 #28. 1980 National Referundum 21 Post Offices (complete set) with mint sets. They are a good compan y to deal pictorial cachets ...... $20 .00 per set with but, unfortunately, donot issue prices #29. 1980 H.R.H. Prince Charles visit to Nepal, cove.s with special cancellations, complete set of 8 days.. . .. $30.00 per set realized." He adds the following informa­ #30. 20 different Expedition covers, with Autographs ...... $100 per set #31. 50 different special cancellation covers, incl. many complete tion to the listings in the First Quarter sets, ...... $100 per set issue of POSTAL HIMAL: #32. 1890·1911 , 20 different pmks. stampless covers ...... $120.00 per set #33. BAMBOO LETTER written on bark with a fine neat seal (for 12 Apr 82--24 lots of Nepal postage was paid to carrier) 300·350 years old, scarce P/H item ...... $50.00 each 12 Ma y 82-- 7 " " " TIBET 12 Jul 82--13 " " " #34. 1933·595 value complete sets in complete sheets .... $150.00 per set (We wish to again thank Cris Hallett for #35. 1912 to 20, letters from Tibet to Nepal folded with black wax his contributions to this column. Our seal, carried by private carrier, (with short description in English) fine, ...... each $35.00 President, Pierre Couvreur, has suggested #36. KGV stamp on covers with tied pmk. add. to Tibet with Tibetian dely. cds, (of Br. India) ...... each $15.00 that European members of our group should #37. 1952, Telegraphic V, & 1 Sang complete sheets in mint .. each $35.00 #38. 1956-60, Chinese stationery used in Tibet to Nepal with resp. be encouraged to provide similar informa­ cds, ...... each cover $25.00 tion . We would be pleased to receive any 'Special rates for bulk purchase. Want lists of India/States/NepallBhutanl and all contributions of this sort from Tibet/Bangladesh/Burma/Straits Settlements/Malaya & Pakistan are also welcome. We also hold regular Auctions, with world wide materials, strong members anywhere in the world.--Ed.) in South East Asia. Yearly airmail subscription $12.00.

Rajesh Kumar Lodha p.a. Box 16609, 27, B.O. Temple Street, Ca lcutta· 700 004, India. G. M. Rosamond has sent me a copy of the Cable: "Hobbyphila". Phone No. 355305. auction catalogue for Sale No. 21 of the CHINA PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF LONDON, which Prices are in U.S. dollars and include had a closing date of 16 November 1982. Registered Mail, packing and handling. 10% This "coming-of-age" sale included more discount on orders above $500. than 540 lots of material in the 16-page cat alogue---r ath er impressive! Only two lots of Nepal were included and no Tibet. Mr. Rosamond indicated that lack of space r e quired the omission of 20 lots, includ- 44 ing most of the Nepal lots. The deadline kim Usages, " 5 lots of expedition covers for submission of lots for the next sa l e and 3 currency lots, for a grand total of is 5 December 1982, so we may expect some 165 lots. As usual, the l ots are care­ Nepal lots in that sale which will pro­ fully described and well illustrated, ma­ bably be held earl y nex t year. king this catalogue another va luable ref­ erence item for the students of Nepal and The George Alevizos Sale No. 36, restric­ Tibet postal history. We congratulate our t ed to Central and Eastern Asia, was held member, George Alevizos, on ano ther in a on 22-23 November, 1982, immediately after l e n gthening line of outstanding sales. the ASDA National Show in New York City. This sale offered more than 125 l ots of The David Feldman sale of November 29-3 stamps a nd postal history material of Ne­ December, 1982, also included an Asian pal, including a wide variety of mint and section, with n earl y 30 lots of Nepal a nd used stamps of the classic period, as well more than 35 lots of Tibet material. as some u seful modern material. Another unused half-anna red orange stamp was in­ cluded, as well as several use d copies. SUN PHILATELIC CENTER, INC. (San Francisco) A few nice multiples of the la pale emer­ has just issued a catalogue for their 38th a ld stamp, telegraphically used, of course, Public Auction, to b e held on December 18. were also avail able. A variety of stamps, The offerings include 61 lots of Tibet and die proofs a nd plate proofs of the Pashu­ 27 lots of Nepal. A good variety of ma­ pati issues were noted as well. The Pos­ terial is offered in both areas, though tal History section included some outstan­ the Tibet offerings are especially worthy, ding stationery items, as did the India n with 47 of the lots represented by photos. Offices section---altogether a very fine At least half of the Nepal lots are illus­ offering with much variety. trated. We will not comment further at this time , since the sale will be history The Tibet lots included 3 o ut-of-print b y the time your: receive this issue of POS­ books, 47 lots of stamps (including two TAL HIMAL. It is worth noting however. VF essays) including a few v e ry rare that this catalogue indicates that the next items. The Postal History offerings in­ auction -will be h e ld in San Francisco/Tokyo cluded 25 lots under "Chinese Offices," 13 in Ma rch/April 1983, with a consignment lots under "Indian Offices in Tibet," in­ deadline of 6 January 1983. cluding 4 from the 1904 Military Mission. The remaining 78 lots covered virtual1yall other periods, 9 of them devoted to "Sik --

REPOHT FROM TH~ PUBLISHER: By averaging the costs of the last two issues of POSTAL HIMAL (#s 29 and 30) we have arrived at a fairly reliable figure of annual and per issue expenses. All amounts in U.S. dollars .

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Our thanks to Mr. Frank Vignola for the fine black & white photo of a rare essay of Chan­ dra Shamsher's Seal, of 1919, drawn and type­ written, measuring 126 x 102 mm. The adopted version is lis ted as 'Type 5 f) in TlJE SEALS OF THE KINGS AND MAHARAJAHS OF NEPAL by Wolf­ gang C. Hellrigl and published by George Ale­ vizos. It indicates some changes in the wor­ ding from that shown in this essay. (This is a fine beginning for an idea mentioned in the previous issue. Who will offer the next?--Ed.)

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