Losnr. 1196 - 298.-307. Auktion
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Losnr. : 1196 Nepal
1854-56 Third Nepal-Tibet War 1855 (Nov 2): Cover from Kerong, Tibet (indicated on obverse of cover in violet ink) to General Jung Bahadur in Kathmandu with the oval negative seal (45 mm.) of General Jagat Shamser superbly struck on reverse in black. Notations of contents "The troops which arrived at Ramgoan are not very strong". The dated receipt "1912 Kartik Sudi 4" = 2 November 1855). A very rare cover from this War.rnrnNote: In March 1855 Nepal attacked and occupied Kuti and Kerong (which they had lost in 1792) and Jhunga. The hostilities ended in March 1856, the Nepalese withdrawing from the occupied areas but receiving trading rights in Lhasa.Ausruf : 300 CHFZuschlag : 700 CHF