3 Trangka mystery stamp

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The shown stamps are well known among the Tibet collectors, however the story behind is, at least in my opinion, not yet completely solved. I am aware of the few articles i.e. by Dr. Oakley Shields and the remarks in Dahnke’s Tibet handbook however, additional information is much appreciated.
I show two such stamps I have in my collection, is any member is having more copies, maybe even multiples to check plating possibility?

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Rainer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List NTPSC Member Joined: 11 October 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 178	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rainer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 3 Trangka mystery stamp Posted: 04 November 2011 at 12:28pm
	The shown stamps are well known among the Tibet collectors, however the story behind is, at least in my opinion, not yet completely solved. I am aware of the few articles i.e. by Dr. Oakley Shields and the remarks in Dahnke’s Tibet handbook however, additional information is much appreciated. I show two such stamps I have in my collection, is any member is having more copies, maybe even multiples to check plating possibility? Edited by administrator - 09 November 2011 at 1:06pm

Yeti Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 November 2011 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yeti Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 November 2011 at 7:20pm
	Hi Rainer! I have some too in my collection, but have placed them in the same album as the "Officials", i.e. I doubt they are genuine, either for postage or revenue. Tibet had good engravers who did a wonderful work within their limited resources to produce the printing plates for the stamps. They did the same good work for the radio-telegraph paymentlabels. Why should they suddenly produce a work looking like they had taken a dose of LSD before they started to engrave? I really don´t belive in it.
	The Yeti

Rainer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List NTPSC Member Joined: 11 October 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 178	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rainer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 December 2011 at 8:32am
	In his book „The Essays and Proofs of Tibet“, Armand Singer writes about the 3 Trangka stamp, however, he also mentioned a 5 tr. Stamp. Has any member seen that stamp of is having information about it?

Yeti Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 November 2011 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yeti Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 December 2011 at 11:36pm
	The question is, from were did Armand Singer got his information? The tibetan engravers did excellent works, either it was about stamps, monastry books or whatever. Why they should have an "hangoverday" just then they engraved the revenues is another question? But I suppose this is a matter just as the "Officials". Noone knows for certain and we can all belive in whatever we like.
	The Yeti