Tibet Chinese Post Offices 1911 set of 11 to 2r claret and bright yellow, SGC1/11 Cayman Islands stamps and the actress Elsa Lanchester

and the actress Elsa Lanchester

Swaziland 1948 Royal Silver Wedding set in blocks of 4

with this example pre-dating the official date by 22 days

With the change of the name to become the Territory of Papua

Accompanied with an example of the normal stamp for comparison

Tibet Chinese Post Offices 1911 set of 11 to 2r claret and bright yellow, SGC1/11 Cayman Islands stamps and the actress Elsa LanchesterTibet Chinese Post Offices 1911 set of 11 to 2r claret and bright yellow surcharged at Shanghai, SGC1 11. A fine and fresh mint set with part to large part original gum. A very scarce set of surcharged stamps with interesting historical context. In the latter half of 1909 a large force of Chinese troops marched into Tibet and defeated the Tibetan army at Chamdo. The Chinese troops occupied Lhasa in February 1910 and the Panchen Lama, rival to the