Tibet Stamps

Reprints of Tibet's first stamp issue, reproduced from rare original sheets carved from a single block of wood, one for each value. The 2/3tr (carmine) value has the famous "Potsage" error in its original setting. 

Prior to 1912 letters were wax sealed. It was following China's issue of the overprints for the Chinese Offices in Tibet in 1911 that Tibet saw the need to issue her own postage stamps a year later in 1912. This act, for future generations,would be a reminder of Tibet's independent status. 

Help Free Tibet- cut these stamps and apply to your correspondence. These stamps are gummed.