Nepalese Courts in Tibet, circa late 1890s, Kerong Court to
Kathmandu, Nepal, stampless registered cover, struck with choice
ornate seal of
Nepalese Courts in Tibet, circa late 1890s, Kerong Court to
Kathmandu, Nepal, stampless registered cover, struck with choice
ornate seal of the Kerong Court in Tibet, carried by runner to the
Nepalese Post Office at Rasuwa, with Sun and Moon c.d.s., one year
earlier than the currently documented earliest recorded date, very
fine examples of these scarce strikes. Under the Thapatail Treaty
of 1855, Nepalese courts were established in the Tibetan towns of
Khasa, Kuti, and Kurong, to handle legal cases involving Nepalese
citizens. Mail from these courts was struck with the appropriate
court seal, and carried with free-franking privileges by couriers
to nearby Nepalese border towns
