TIBET: AR srang (18.86g), year 15-43 (1909), Y-12, YZM-390-391, L&M-656, Autonomous Tibetan issue, snow lion looking back, ornaments above lion's back, within circle to which eight lotus petals are attached, each containing one syllable of the legend dga ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal ("the Ganden Palace, victorious in all directions") // triratna (triple gem) at center, surrounded by circle around, legend following: rab byung 15 lo 43 tam srang gang ("cycle 15, year 43, one tam srang"), this surrounded by a circle to which eight lotus petals are attached, each containing one of the eight Buddhist auspicious emblems, PCGS graded EF45, R, ex George Anderson, Wesley Halpert Collections (Spink Auction New York 11 Dec 2000 Lot 136).
Estimate: 4,000-5,000 USD