Date issued: Unknown, EKU July 8, 1910.

Printing: Black on thin white

Perforation: Imperforate

Inscription: "Found open and / officially sealed."

Control Number: None

Description: Two official seals repair registered June 1910 red band cover from Tibet to British Post Office in Shanghai, China with red annotation "This cover received open." Mail was routed along supply lines over a 16,000 foot pass via Gyantse, Tibet to the British base at Siliguri, India. British missions in Tibet used Indian postage stamps during this period. Two elliptical British Post Office in Shanghai July 10 registry cancels struck on reverse.

Lone recorded example of this seal.

NOTE - Further research indicates that these are likely British Post Office Shanghai seals. If further supporting evidence is found, these seals will be listed in the Great Britain Foreign Office section.

Catalog: Drummond OS3

Date issued: Unknown, EKU June 20, 1932

Printing: Black

Perforation: Imperforate

Inscription: "FOUND / OPEN / OR / DAMAGED/ AND / OFFICIALLY / SECURED."

Control Number: "Lab.-39." at upper left

Description: 1937 cover from Hobart, Tasmania to Bombay, India with Indian post office seal affixed at upper right. Letter was returned to sender. Numerous backstamps including violet boxed "REFUSE / (REFUSED).", and black dead letter office markings of Bombay and Madras.

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