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TIBET – SUPERB LIFETIME COLLECTION – 418616
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Apfelbaum (178)
TIBET – SUPERB LIFETIME COLLECTION – 418616 Stock Number: 418616 TIBET – SUPERB LIFETIME COLLECTION – Stamp collecting in modern age, where major and ever minor varieties can be ordered with a click of button on your touchscreen may feel more akin to gat ... Read More
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- Country
- Tibet
- Centering
- Superb
- Stamp Format
- Single
Item Description
TIBET – SUPERB LIFETIME COLLECTION – 418616Stock Number: 418616
TIBET – SUPERB LIFETIME COLLECTION – Stamp collecting in modern age, where major and ever minor varieties can be ordered with a click of button on your touchscreen may feel more akin to gathering ingredients for lasagna, it comes down to finances and internet connection, rather than Indiana Jones like pursuit of philatelic holy grail that you need to fill that last spot! And while, counterintuitively, that may be true for countries that issued thousands of issues, enter Tibet with mere three dozen major varieties listed in Scott catalog under its name and the tables flip! This collection right here is a beautiful throwback to the golden days of stamp collecting! The sheer effort and time required to put together such an all-encompassing and well-rounded collection is measured in decades of dedication, coincidentally it has been roughly half a century since this philatelic gem has been exhibited! Within this unassuming green Scott album, you will find an exhaustive study of Tibetan philately that features stamps presented as singles, complete sheets of 12, and numerous strips/pairs/blocks, as well as countless enticing covers with detailed annotations. An inclusion of foreign stamps postally used in Tibet elevates this collection to next level yet again, as you will come across Chinese Offices in Tibet (#1-11 cat value $3,255(!) once again in the form of singles and sheets), alongside Indian stamps used in Tibet including 1904 Younghusband military expedition covers, as well as later midcentury Indian and PRC covers. In total the volume commands an astronomical catalog value even counted as straightforward single major varieties! The serious side of this collection is highlighted once again, as towards the back some dozen pages are allocated to forgeries that plague Tibetan philately! Taken altogether, this is an absolutely marvelous collection, the best Tibetan collection we’ve ever had in stock, that deserves your attention whether you’re in the market for one or not, this is a great example of old school philately at its best! VERY FINE (this collection was last exhibited in 1953!)
Estimated Net Value: $100,000.00 – $125,000
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- Apfelbaum (178)
- Registered Since
- 02/01/2007
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- Earl P.L. Apfelbaum Inc.
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- Item Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Ships To
- United States
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