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Nepal
Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
1189 image1777/99: King Rana Bahadur Shaw, cover bearing the Royal Seal of Nepal (first united by the King's grandfather), beautifully struck in bright red reading in Devanagri script "Shreed Nathasya Nayab shree 5 Maharje Rana Bahadoor Sama Sher Jung" and addressed in Persian, the court language of most Asian countries at this date, on obverse. Some minor imperfections as to be expected due to age but of great rarity. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF420.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1190 image1872: Royal document bearing the circular red "Lal Mohur" seal handstamp reading in Devanagri "Shri Durga" (Goddess Durga, the destroyer) and "Bawani" (female) and double edged sword. The earliest document bearing this seal is dated 1794 - for a similar but earlier example see the Hellrigl sale (Corinphila sale 206, June 2016, lot 3001). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1191 imageAnglo-Nepalese War 1814 (Dec 29): Entire letter from Ontaree endorsed "OHMS" at top and signed at lower left "Lt. Col. Chamberlain at Ontaree" (Commander of the 24th regiment South Wales Borderers), addressed to Colonel C. Doyle, Head Quarters, Field Army and carried by courier or as enclosure; with contents stating "All here is still & stupid. The Gen'l (Marley) still on tour of his outposts". A salient letter - the Nepalese successfully attacked three days later on January 1st and inflicted 125 casualties in the ensuing battle.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, Nov 2005, lot 3233. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1192 imageAnglo-Nepalese War 1815 (March 29): Entire letter endorsed "Service" at top, addresssed to Major C. Doyle, Military Secretary at Headquarters, and countersigned at lower left from Lt. H. Dwyer, ADC of the 21st Bengal Native Infantry Regiment at Kashapore, struck with oval framed "MORADABAD / POST FREE" handstamp in black and manuscript dated (March 30). Interesting contents regarding the Campaign (Dwyer was part of Col. Jasper Nicholls' force sent to support Col. Gardner before the key fort of Almora) "we can do nothing by joining Gardner until we get the heavy guns, of which we have not heard anything since we left HQ. but Col. N(icholls) wishes personally to inspect the road... to hasten their passage to Almora" and continues "we hope to induce the Kumaonas to enter the service - they are as averse to clearing their hills as the lowlanders were to enter them...". Almora was taken in April and the whole of Kumaon surrendered to the British. A rare entire that displays well.rnrnNote: The Nepalese had overrun Kumaon in 1791 and taken Almora. The Kumaon area was ceded to the British as part of the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816. It is now part of the state of Uttarakhand in India.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, Nov 2005, lot 3234. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF4,200.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1193 imageAnglo-Nepalese War 1814-1816: Covers (2) with first cover showing well struck rectangular seal in black on reverse of cover from Butwal addressed to the King of Nepal in Kantipur from General Amir Singh Thapa, commander-in-chief of the King's forces with much docketing in red script, the second cover with superb impression of square seal in black of Aachal Singh Thapa addressed to the Prime Minister, Bhimsen Thapa. Fresh and very fine for these early covers.rnNote: Bhimsen Thapa (1775-1839), was Prime Minister of Nepal when the British East India Company invaded Nepal in 1814. Eventually subdued with heavy losses by the British, the Gorkha forces have fought alongside the British Army ever since. Bhimsen Thapa committed suicide whilst under arrest in British custody in 1839. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF340.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1194 imageAnglo-Nepalese War 1814-1816: Covers (3) with first cover showing three well struck seals in black on reverse of cover from Salyana, second cover with superb impression of rectangular seal in black of an Officer in General Amar Singh Thapa's forces sent circa 1814 to the King of Nepal in Nuwakot and a third cover with fine full wax seal in black of Shri Kamini addressed to the Prime Minister of Nepal, Bhimsen Thapa. A scarce group.rnrnNote: Bhimsen Thapa (1775-1839), was Prime Minister of Nepal when the British East India Company invaded Nepal in 1814. Eventually subdued with heavy losses by the British, the Gorkha forces have fought alongside the British Army ever since. Bhimsen Thapa committed suicide whilst under arrest in British custody in 1839. (Image 1)

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SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1195 image1854-56 Third Nepal-Tibet War 1855 (Nov 2): Cover from Kerong, Tibet to Kathmandu with three oval negative seals of Capt. Singh, Capt. Shankar and Lieutenant Kashiram well struck on reverse in black. Notations of contents "Enemy is within our firing range - we are keeping a close watch on their activities". The dated receipt "1912 Kartik Sudi 4" = 2 November 1855). A very rare cover from this War.rnrnNote: In March 1855 Nepal attacked and occupied Kuti and Kerong (which they had lost in 1792) and Jhunga. The hostilities ended in March 1856, the Nepalese withdrawing from the occupied areas but receiving trading rights in Lhasa. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,300.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1196 image1854-56 Third Nepal-Tibet War 1855 (Nov 2): Cover from Kerong, Tibet (indicated on obverse of cover in violet ink) to General Jung Bahadur in Kathmandu with the oval negative seal (45 mm.) of General Jagat Shamser superbly struck on reverse in black. Notations of contents "The troops which arrived at Ramgoan are not very strong". The dated receipt "1912 Kartik Sudi 4" = 2 November 1855). A very rare cover from this War.rnrnNote: In March 1855 Nepal attacked and occupied Kuti and Kerong (which they had lost in 1792) and Jhunga. The hostilities ended in March 1856, the Nepalese withdrawing from the occupied areas but receiving trading rights in Lhasa. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF700.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1197 image1846/72: Official covers (2), each bearing negative seal handstamps, with smaller 1846/47 cover showing brilliant impression of trilingual (Devanagri, English and Urdu) seal of "Jung Bahad Dower, Prime Minister, Commander in Chief, Nepal" in black (6 cm. diameter); large cover with "Maharajah Jung Bahadur Rana / GCB Prime Minister and Com / mander in Chief of Nepal 1859", again in black (10.8 cms.) with manuscript notation of receipt (BS 1928 / 1872). Usual slight glue staining but a rare and most attractive pair. (Image 1)



SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1198 image1856 (Dec): Official cover to Kathmandu with, on reverse, superb oval negative seal of sender in black, and recipient's note of date of receipt "1913-9-4-2" (2nd weekday, 4th day of month "Sarwan" of 1913 BS) = 17 Dec 1856. A most attractive and early cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1199 image1859 (Dec): Official cover with fiull original contents to Kathmandu with, on reverse, with rectangular and superb oval negative seal of senders in black, and recipient's note of date of receipt "1916-9-5-7" (7th weekday, 5th day of month "Sarwan" of 1916 BS) = 18 Dec 1859. A most attractive and early cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1200 image1861: Official stampless cover and contents from Lt. Col. George Ramsay mailed to Seetapore endorsed at top 'On H. M's. Service', and signed at left 'G. Ramsay, Resident', treated as fully paid and struck on reverse with NEPAUL / G.P.O. datestamp (Nov 3), Lucknow transit cds (Nov 9) and Seetapore arrival cds (Nov 11) in red. A fine and scarce cover, the earliest recorded Official cover mailed from the Residency Post Office in Nepal.rnrnNote: Contents state that Ramsay was about to take a week's tour of the District by pony, and "Jung Bahadur intends to cross the Urrah Muddee on about the 20th December...after a short tour of the lately ceded territory...his object in crossing a portion of the Northern Oude is merely to avoid the difficulty of moving through the mountains as the Nepalese have no terrace in that quarter - he will give you no trouble and his people will pay promptly for everything provided you don't make too much of him. He is very vain and very weak...".rnProvenance: Collection Hellrigl, Corinphila sale 206, 15 June 2016, lot 3017. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF1,400.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1201 image1883: Stampless Official cover from Banke to Kathmandu, struck in lieu of stamps with octagonal framed BANKE negative seal handstamp in black (as Hepper page 26, fig. 2) and manuscript "Taulihawa 39/11/27" of 10th March 1883, with shield shaped handstamp of Lalit Jung. Scarce oval arrival of Kathmandu at right (March 16) in black. Rare.rnrn  (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1202 image1891: Stampless Official cover from Taulihawa on the Indian border in West Nepal to Kathmandu, struck in lieu of stamps with octagonal framed TAULIHAWA negative seal Postmaster's handstamp in black (Hepper page 26, fig. 7) and manuscript alongside (June 28). Circular arrival of Kathmandu above. Scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1203 imageIncoming Mail 1827: Cover from the Amban (Chinese Governor) of Tibet to the King of Nepal bearing large chop (65 x 100 mm.) in red dated as introduced in 1814 and notation on reverse of receipt of the cover "2 Baisakh 1884" by the Bikram Sambat (BS) calendar of Nepal. Rare.rnrnNote: The 'BS' calendar commences on the coronation if King Vîkramaditya in India and is 56 years, 8 months and 17 days ahead of the Gregorian calendar. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1205 imageIncoming Mail 1847: Cover from a member of the Nepalese Royal Family in exile in India, struck on reverse with sender's octagonal framed negative seal handstamp in black, alongside framed "PATNA / Bearing" handstamp with manuscript rate "2 annas" and dated "15th April 47". Small hole in sender's cachet but a scarce usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,100.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1207 imageIndian Post Office 1836 (Jan 16): Entire letter from Kathmandu to Calcutta written by the British Resident in Nepal, Brian H. Hodgson to Calcutta brilliantly struck on reverse with octagonal framed "NIPAUL / POST OFFICE / POST FREE" handstamp in brown with manuscript rate (9 annas) alongside and date (Jan 17) below. "Calcutta / GPO" arrival cds (Jan 24) in red below. Despite the period of use of this handstamp (1816-1836), examples are exceedingly rare. A magnificent entire - the latest recorded date of use of the first handstamp.rnrnNote: Brian Houghton Hodgson (1801-1894) was initially the Postmaster (1824) and assistant British Resident in Nepal (1825) and British Resident from 1833-1843. An outstanding linguist, naturalist and scholar with many species of birds named after him, he also wrote at length on Buddhism of which there is a mention in this letter and authored "Essays on Language, Literature, and Religion of Nepal and Tibet" published in 1874.rnProvenance: Cavendish, Derby, 31 Oct 1995, lot 340. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF2,400.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1208 imageIndian Post Office 1843 (July 17): Cover and contents from Nepal written and countersigned by the British Resident in Nepal, Brian H. Hodgson, to T. H. Maddock (the previous British Resident to Hodgson) in Calcutta, struck on reverse with oval framed "NEPAUL / FREE" handstamp in magenta with manuscript date "18th July 43" inserted, with Calcutta arrival (July 26) in red below. Fascinating content "Lord E(llenborough) wants my place for some pet soldier, of late he has shown it rather broadly so that I shall cease to cross him and go home" - Hodgson resigned in 1843 due to Ellenborough's interference and was posted to Simla. Ellenborough's 'pet', Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-1857) was installed in his place (he was to die at Lucknow during the Mutiny). Just five examples of the Resident's "Nepaul / Free" handstamp are recorded, all used between April and August 1843.rnrnNote: Brian Houghton Hodgson (1801-1894) was initially the Postmaster (1824) and assistant British Resident in Nepal (1825) and British Resident from 1833-1843. An outstanding linguist, naturalist and scholar with many species of birds named after him, he also wrote at length on Buddhism and authored "Essays on Language, Literature, and Religion of Nepal and Tibet" published in 1874. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF2,600.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1209 imageIndian Post Office 1845 (Nov 15): Small envelope from Nepal to a Capt. Marshall of the Madras Native Infantry in Wallajabad and sent on to Madras, struck on the reverse with fine strike of rectangular framed "NEPAUL / Paid" manuscript rated "1 rupee" and manuscript dated ("15th Nov 45") handstamp in magenta. Two boxed Wallajabad datestamps (Dec 4) of arrival (one 'Paid' one 'Bearing') alongside. Just nine examples of this handstamp are recorded from the pre-philatelic period. Arricator in red but a remarkable and extremely rare cover.rnProvenance: Illustrated in "India Used Abroad" by J.A.L. Cooper (1972) on page 62; Illustrated in "India Used Abroad" by (Vispi S. Dastur) on page 107. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF2,200.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM
1210 imageIndian Post Office 1868: Unpaid cover from Kathmandu to Patna struck with superb strike of "NEPAUL / PO" despatch cds in black with rare framed "TOO LATE" handstamp applied on despatch in black alongside. Hexagonal Trihoot transit and "Patna PO" arrival cds (Feb 29) alongside. A scarce cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM

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