AtD seal translated

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W---wait a goldurn minute. "The Tibetian Government Commerce Chamber"?
Guess it wouldn't hurt to figure out what the usual text for a Tibetian
stamp would be. 

Somewhere, Gengis Cohen and Pierce Inverarity are laughing their asses off.
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Ya Sam" <takoitov at hotmail.com>
> I contacted the Tibetan Cultural Centre with the request to translate the 
> mysterious legend on the AtD seal. They were kind enough to forward my 
> request to the Tibetan tranlsator Tenzin Namgyal to whose generosity we owe 
> the solution of one more AtD related mystery.
> 
> It is the Tibetan language, alright, and it means ...... Tibetan Government 
> Chamber of Commerce.
> 
> Read their response below:
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Ya Sam,
>       I showed the seal you sent to our Tibetan translator, Tenzin Namgyal. 
> He says the word to word translation is: Tibetan Government Commerce Chamber 
> in other words: Tibetan Government Chamber of commerce.  Why Pynchon has 
> chosen to place this on the cover of his book is anyones guess. Reading the 
> book reviews gave no insight into the reason. Perhaps after one has read it?
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Sandy Belth
> Tibetan Cultural Center
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: New Request for Prayer/Puja
> From: "Ya Sam" <takoitov at hotmail.com>
> Date: Fri, December 01, 2006 10:43 am
> To: tcc at tibetancc.com
> 
> Thank you very much for your speedy reply. Please find the scanned image of
> the seal in the attachment.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Y.S.
> 
> 
> >From: tcc at tibetancc.com
> >To: takoitov at hotmail.com
> >Subject: RE: New Request for Prayer/Puja
> >Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:40:03 -0700
> >
> >Dear Ya Sam,
> >     go ahead and send it and we will see what we can do.
> >
> >Sandy Belth
> >TCC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-------- Original Message --------
> >Subject: New Request for Prayer/Puja
> >From: takoitov at hotmail.com
> >Date: Fri, December 01, 2006 6:49 am
> >To: <tcc at tibetancc.com>
> >Cc: <dan.plumlee at gmail.com>
> >
> >NameYa Sam
> >Emailtakoitov at hotmail.com
> >DetailsDear Tibetan language specialists, There is a mysterious Tibetan 
> >seal with a legend most probably in the Tibetan language on the cover, as 
> >well as a front matter page of Thomas Pynchon's novel 'Against the Day'. I 
> >have a scanned image of this seal. If I were to send it to you via e-mail, 
> >could you be so kind as to tell me what word or phrase is written on the 
> >seal? Best wishes, Ya Sam
> >
> 
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