PIN PERFORATED: 1a dull blue SG 1 (F&V 1) Stg 2, unused with small-part brown original gum, Cat £350 (US$400). Wolfgang Hellrigl's example with large-part o.g., sold for SFr576.
PIN PERFORATED: 1a ultramarine SG 1 (F&V 1) Stg 1 [18, lower frame uneven at left], gorgeous shade, unusually well centred, unused, Cat £350 (US$400). Superb. Wolfgang Hellrigl's example with large-part o.g., sold for SFr600.
PIN PERFORATED: 2a purple SG 2 (F&V 2), full colour, well centred, large-part original brown gum, Cat £400 (US$600). Wolfgang Hellrigl's two examples sold for SFr1080 & SFr576 respectively.
PIN PERFORATED: 4a yellow-green SG 3 (F&V 3), delicate shade, unusually well centred, light ironed-out horizontal crease, large-part original white gum, Cat £550 (US$550). Wolfgang Hellrigl's two superb examples sold for SFr660 & SFr600 respectively.
IMPERFORATE: 1a blue SG 4 (F&V 4) three examples comprising 1) ultramarine Stg 1, margins good to large, superb; 2) dull blue Stg 2 [63; notch in upper frameline at left], margins close to good; and 3) milky blue Setting unknown, large-even margins; all unused, Cat £675 (US$450). (3)
IMPERFORATE: 1a blue SG 4 (F&V 4) Stg 1 horizontal strip of 4 [1-4], unit [3] with Dent at Upper-Left Corner, large even margins, the first unit with a couple of almost imperceptible tonespots otherwise the strip is superb, unused, Cat £900+ (US$600+). [Hellrigl & Vignola state at page 67, "...the imperforates are invariably without gum...multiples of this setting are extremely rare"]
IMPERFORATE: 2a bright purple SG 5 (F&V 5) Stg 2 [34; White Flaw to Centre-Left at Base], margins just clear - at upper-right - to large, large-part original white gum & rare thus, Cat £225+ (US$175+). [Hellrigl & Vignola state at page 122 "only a handful of clearly printed 2 annas are known with a white gum"]
EARLY PRINTINGS WITH CLEAR IMPRESSIONS: Early Printings remaindered selection on Julie Marshall's exhibit pages comprising 1a dull blue Setting 9 lower-left corner block of 4 and Settings 10-18 1a unused x4 & used x5 including a vertical strip of 3, 2a Settings 4-6 unused x11 including two pairs with small-part marginal characters & block of 4 with frameline at left, generally very fine to superb, Cat £2180+ (US$1370+). (Image1)
Estimate AU$750
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00
Closed..Mar-01-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 575
Sale No: 250
Lot No:1945
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Cat No:7 (F&V 7
EARLY PRINTINGS WITH CLEAR IMPRESSIONS: 1a blue SG 7 (F&V 7) Setting 8 block of 4 [51-52/59-60] comprising two vertical Tete-Beche Pairs SG 7a (F&V 7a) in dull blue on toned paper, and Setting 9 lower-right corner block of 4 [49-50/57-58] in bright blue on white paper, both with margins good to huge, unused, Cat £1750+ (US$800+). Superb. [SG 7/a comprises stamps from Settings 4-8] (2 blocks)
EARLY PRINTINGS WITH CLEAR IMPRESSIONS: 2a dull violet SG 8 (F&V 8) block of 4, margins good to large, Character-in-Bars cancels of Kathmandu, Cat £520+ (US$320+), for singles. [SG 8/a comprises stamps from Settings 4 to 6]
EARLY PRINTINGS WITH CLEAR IMPRESSIONS: 2a blue-violet SG 8 (F&V 8) on Stout Paper Setting 6 (?) marginal block of 8 [49-52/57-60] from the lower-left of the sheet, margins good to huge, unused, Cat £960+ (US$400++). Superb.
EARLY PRINTINGS WITH CLEAR IMPRESSIONS: 2a blue-violet SG 8 (F&V 8) on Stout Paper Setting 5 marginal irregular block of 18 [31-32/37-40/45-48/53-56/61-64] from the lower-right of the sheet with traces of the marginal lines at right & base, margins good to huge, unused, Cat £2160+ (US$900+), for singles. Superb. With 1999 letter from Wolfgang Hellrigl: "...the only blocks I know of are from the top and bottom corners of the left side...your block is probably (90%) from Setting 5 [and] the largest known multiple of this rare setting!!" In their book, Hellrigl & Vignola state at page 127 "...Multiples and marginal copies must be regarded as great rarities"
Sale No: 250
Lot No:1949
Symbol:G
Cat No:Collection
EARLY PRINTINGS WITH CLEAR IMPRESSIONS: 2a deep blue Error of Colour tete-beche pair F&V 8ba (Hellrigl & Vignola 9a), margins close to good, bold Character-in-Bars cancels of Ilam, F&V Cat US$1200++, for two singles but unpriced for a tete-beche pair (Hellrigl & Vignola US$3000). For some reason known only to themselves, the Error of Colour is unlisted in Gibbons but mentioned in a footnote. Absent from the collections of Wolfgang Hellrigl, Richard Frajola and Henry Pattiz.
Hellrigl & Vignola state at page 127 "...The printings in blue are extremely rare. These are undoubtedly genuine errors of colour, since the deep blue shade of the contemporary 1 anna is matched in every respect". [The Error of Colour is found only in Setting 5 of 1886]
EARLY PRINTINGS WITH CLEAR IMPRESSIONS: 4a deep yellow-green SG 9 (F&V 9) Setting 4 block of 12 [27-30/35-38/43-46], margins good to large, vertical crease affects the first column, Cat £1680+ (US$960+), for singles. [SG 10/a comprises stamps from Settings 3 and 4]
EARLY PRINTINGS WITH CLEAR IMPRESSIONS: 4a deep yellow-green SG 9 (F&V 9) Setting 4 irregular block of 18 [25-28/33-36/41-44/49-52/59-60] from the lower-left of the sheet, margins good to huge, Cat £2520+ (US$1440+), for singles. Superb.
Please note that the illustration is on its side: the base is to the right of the page.
EARLY PRINTINGS WITH CLEAR IMPRESSIONS: 4a yellow-green on stout paper SG 9 (F&V 9) Setting 4 marginal block of 9 [45-47/53-55/61-63] from the base of the sheet with the central unit Inverted resulting in a Tete-Beche Pair SG 9a (F&V 9a), margins good to huge, paper inclusion on [55], unused, Cat £1880+ (US$1060++), for seven singles & a tete-beche pair. Superb.
LATER PRINTINGS WITH SLIGHTLY BLURRED IMPRESSIONS: Balance on Julie Marshall's exhibit pages comprising 2a Settings 7-12 unused x9 including two pairs with marginal framelines at left or right & a horizontal Tete-Beche Pair, and various settings used x11 including a block of 4 (thinned) with superb character-in-bars cancels of Doti and five in various shades all with the Major Frame Dent at Centre-Left, and 4a unused x9 including a marginal pair from the base of the sheet with frameline at base, and used x8 including with a superb character-in-bars cancel of Banke & a horizontal strip of 3, a few problems in the used otherwise generally very fine to superb, Cat £1600+ (US$3150+). (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Mar-01-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 460
Sale No: 250
Lot No:1954
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Cat No:10 (F&V 7
LATER PRINTINGS WITH SLIGHTLY BLURRED IMPRESSIONS: 1a dull blue SG 10 (F&V 7) Settings 8-11 marginal block of 12 [29-32/37-40/45-48] from the right of the sheet, margins large to huge, [37] with Diagonal Scratch at Lower-Left, [40] with Small Diagonal Scratch at Upper-Right & [48] with Vertical Crack at Upper-Right, the apparent ink-marks are fibres in the paper & the transient Halo Flaw on [38] is caused by a flaw in the paper, unused, Cat £266+ (US$480++). A technically interesting positional block. [SG 10/a comprises stamps from Settings 9-18]
Sale No: 250
Lot No:1955
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Cat No:10 (F&V 11
LATER PRINTINGS WITH SLIGHTLY BLURRED IMPRESSIONS: 1a dull blue SG 10 (F&V 11) Settings 8-9 marginal block of 12 [1-4/9-12/17-20] from the upper-left of the sheet, and marginal block of 6 [6-7/14-16] from the upper right of the sheet, between them with almost complete inscription 'EK ANE TEKAT [CHAR] RUPAIYA KO' (= 1 anna stamps [totalling] four rupees), both with margins good to huge, unused, Cat £180+ (US$720++). Very scarce positional pieces. (2 blocks)
Sale No: 250
Lot No:1956
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Cat No:12a (F&V 9a
LATER PRINTINGS WITH SLIGHTLY BLURRED IMPRESSIONS: 4a deep yellow-green vertical Tete-Beche Pair SG 12a (F&V 9a) Settings 5-6 [54/62], margins good to huge, minor writing-ink mark in the upper margin, unused, Cat £300 (US$500).
Sale No: 250
Lot No:1957
Symbol:O
Cat No:12a (F&V 9a
LATER PRINTINGS WITH SLIGHTLY BLURRED IMPRESSIONS: 4a deep yellow-green vertical Tete-Beche Pair SG 12a (F&V 9a) Setting 8 [54/62] with marginal line at the base, indistinct cancels, Cat £250 (US$750). Wolfgang Hellrigl Certificate (1985).
Tete-beche pairs are much scarcer used than unused. In most cases, this is not reflected in the Gibbons prices.
IMPERFORATE: SG 13-17a (F&V 10-12) selection on Julie Marshall's exhibit pages comprising 1a strip of 3 & two tete-beche pairs, all used; 2a shades unused x8 including two pairs, and used x14 including a pair & strip of 3, fine postmarks of Butwal, Hanumannagar, Kardaban x2, Karnali & Kathmandu; and 4a shades unused x7 including a pair, and used x10 including a strip of 4 & a rare olive-green single; some annotated varieties, condition a bit variable but most are fine to superb, Cat £2690+ (US$2330+). (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Mar-01-2023, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 250
Lot No:1959
Symbol:G
Cat No:15 (F&V 11
IMPERFORATE: 2a grey-violet SG 15 (F&V 11) Setting 14 marginal block of 6 (5-7/13-15] from the top of the sheet with thick marginal frameline, margins good to huge, character-in-bars cancels of Kathmandu, Cat £350+ (US$300+). Rare. Only Settings 14 (1899-1900) & 15 (1900-1901) had the upper frameline 4-5mm above the stamps. On Setting 15, the frameline was thinner than here.