The curse of 74
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Topic: The curse of 74
Posted By: MalcolmC
Subject: The curse of 74
Date Posted: 19 October 2019 at 10:24pm
| Any collector of Nepal postal history that can read the Devinagri script will have noticed that most early covers bear the numbers 74 on the back. I believe that this is a curse ( leave my mail alone or suffer) but I would like to know the origin. NO such explanation exists on the Internet that I can find. |
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Posted By: Rainer
Date Posted: 20 October 2019 at 10:26am
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I believe it is a warning that anyone who tempers with the cover receives a punishment in the same value as 74 cows. If i am not wrong, something like that was mentioned in the Tibet handbook of Waterfall. |
Posted By: gandarva
Date Posted: 20 October 2019 at 7:05pm
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Yes, this is what I learned: -------------  https://www.bilder-aus-nepal.de" rel="nofollow - https://www.bilder-aus-nepal.de
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