INCOMING REGISTERED MAIL
FROM TIBET
Yatung Tibet Registry Label
Yatung Tibet Via Siliguri [India]
18 Nov 1949 cds,
to Elizabeth, N.J. USA,
28 Dec 1949
Forwarded to Poste Restante,
Luxembourg
2F Postage Due pays
Poste Restante Charge
3 Jan 1950
Luxembourg-Ville cds
Tibet was a semi-independent country until 1951, when it was occupied and annexed into the People's Republic of China. Its postage stamps were valid only within the country. Thus, the Yatung cds routing the cover to Siliguri in West Bengal, India, for entry into the Universal Postal Union and the India Post franking.
