The Postal Markings of Tibet, by Wolfgang Hellrigl, issued in 1996, is the very first handbook which features all Postmarks of Tibet which had been used in Tibet between 1903 and 1959 as follows:

• The British-Indian Postmarks
• Imperial Chinese Postmarks
• Independent Tibet Postmarks
• Chinese People's Republic's Postal Markings
• Private Expedition Cachets, 1924-1939

This Masterwork featuring a comprehensive listing of over 300 markings;  an entirely new classification with a simple but efficient numbering system; clear line drawings of all markings; and evaluations on a 100-point rarity scale. As a special feature, the numerous forged markings of Tibet - containing many previously unrecorded types - are listed and illustrated. A must for every collector of any part of the Tibetan Postal History