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819

1856/1927c.: Collection with 1856 and 1859 early Official cover and entire to Kathmandu, range of stampless covers and some 1 a. blue covers from Bhojpur, Birghanj, Dailekh, Gahawa, Gorkha, Illam, Kadarban, Kathmandu, Pyuthan, Taulikawa; good range of classic period stamps with 1881 European paper set of three imperforate, 1886 1 a. blue and 4 a. green unused, some telegrapically used multiples, ½ a. black incl. tête-bêche pairs, 1907 4 p. green in an imperf. strip of four etc. Viewing highly recommended (Stamps 200+ items / Covers 41). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27)

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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

820

India PO, Residency PO and British Legation in Nepal 1862/1965c.: The collection of covers/cards (48 items) all with India frankings incl. combination usages with Nepal, with 1862 and 1866 incoming covers from India with "NEPAUL P.O." datestamps of receipt in black, 1909 cover with ½ a. green used to Gyantse, Tibet with fair FPO / 81 cds in black, 1885 India ½ a. blue stationery envelope cancelled "D" in bars with "NEPAL" cds well struck on reverse (cert. Hellrigl), 1896 reg'd cover to Rangoon from Nepal at 4 a. rate, 1899 cover with 32 p. carmine pair tied Nepal squared circles, 1902 three colour registered franking to Transvaal; 1908 India ½ a. green on local cover tied NEPAL cds and a similar usage on ½ a. stationery envelope, 1921 reg'd cover to Austria with India ten ½ a. green, 1922 cover with ½ a. green underpaid and taxed, 1936 registered cover to General Shamsher Jang Bahadur franked 3 x 3 p. grey, 1936 cover to Transvaal franked 2 a. 6 p. orange, 1936 cover with India 1½ a. red and Airmail 6 as. bistre to UK, 1945 registered 1½ a. blue reg'd envelope with ½ a. (4) and 12 a. (2) ex British Legation PO, 1951 reg's and Insured cover ex the Indian Embassy, 1953 Registered Diplomatic Bag item with mixed Postage & Official franking to New Delhi, 1954 "California Himalayan Expedition" red label on cover handstamped "Barun Glacier Base Camp", 1959 registered cover at 90 np. rate to Tibet etc. Condition varies but many very fine, an extraordinarily difficult lot to replicate and the basis of an outstanding future collection. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19)

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SOLD for CHF900.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

821

1881/1986: Collection on leaves with 1881 European paper set of three values imperforate (Gi. 4/6 = £ 800), 1886 1 a. blue imperforate unused (RPSL cert), 1935 and 1941 Sri Pasupati sets unused, 1949 set of nine unused, 1954 Map set of twelve unused (Gi = £ 225), 1956 Coronation set of five unused, 1959 pictorial and Pheasant set of fourteen unused, 1960 Children's Day sheetlets perf. and imperf., 1961 Children's Day sheet of sixteen unused (Gi = £ 1'000+), thereafter with complete unused issues to 1986 and an early edition of the Hellrigl catalogue (1981). Generally fine and some seldom seen sets included. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

822

1890/1937c: Collection on leaves and loose with early 2 a. grey-green and 4 a. green on cover, page with re-cut 1 a. blue used, most with telegraphic cancels, 1917/30 2 a. brown and 2 a. maroon each in used tête-bêche pairs, 1901 India ½ a. green stationery envelope cancelled by NEPAL squared circle datestamp and a similar usage with ½ a. green on cover, useful documents and up-rated postal stationery usages etc. (55 items). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15)

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SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

823

1903: Covers (12) all with 1 anna blue frankings (one at double rate), including fine 1903 cover from Palpa tied by barred obliterator, covers from Birganj, Pokhara (3), recut 1 a. pair on cover from Parisi, condition fine to very fine for this period. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)

SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

824

1907: First Sri Pasupati Issue, the Postal History collection, the outstanding group with postcard at 2 p. inland rate, cover with 2 p. brown single franking, 4 p. green single frankings for inland single rate (8) from Acham Ridikot, Doti, Ridi, Siraha, Taulihawa and fine covers with Birganj negative seal; cover at 6 p. rate franked 2 p. and 4 p., cotton covers (3) franked by single 8 p. scarlet ex Sindhuli and one with Kalaiya negative seal, inland registered covers franked at 24 pice (5), double rate registered covers at 28 pice rate (6), cover at 32 p. rate franked by 8 p. crimson each tied by Kalaiya negative seals etc. A generally very fine selection with much cancellation interest (30 items). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16)

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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

825

1927/37: Album page with covers (2), each with beautiful crested embossed crests in colour on reverse, 1927 cover from Maharaja Chandra Shamser to Bombay franked by India 2 a. used to Bombay, and 1937 cover from Prime Minister Juddha Shamser to London franked below the crest with India ½ a. green, strip of three 1 a. chocloate and single 4 a. olive all tied by NEPAL cds's at the Residency PO ((March 23). Delightful and scarce. (Image 1)

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SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

826

1928: Box with balance of the Postal History collection with over 100 stampless covers from circa 1885-1935 with much cancellation interest, covers (7) with 1 a. blue usages from the classic period, 1921 covers (2) franked by India ½ a. green tied by Gyantse / Tibet" datestamps to Kathmandu, 1925 'AR' receipt card with NEPAL cds and framed NEPAL handstamp below, 1928 Telegram receipt form cancelled NEPAL cds (Dec 8) etc. Much material here for further research. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

827

1930: Second Sri Pasupati Issue, the Postal History collection on leaves and loose (14 covers), with a variety of frankings including inland covers at 4 pice rate, inland covers at 24 p. registered rate (one franked 8 p. + 16 p., another with 3 x 8 p. scarlet, three others with multiple frankings of the 4 p. green including one with pair and block of four); fine four colour registered franking addressed to M. C. Smithes, Forest Inspector at Kathmandu; four further three colour frankings at 28 pice rates, generally fine with much postmark interest. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8)

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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

828

1935/41: Third & Fourth Pasupati Issues, the collection on leaves and loose with 2 pice rate covers - both from the Maharaja's hunting camps (probably at Chitwan), 4 pice rate single frankings (13, one tied by negative seal), covers at 8 pice double rate (13) one with reseal Censor label, 24 p. single rate registered covers (9) one with delightful Kadakan seal handstamp on 24 p. orange, 28 p. double registered rate covers (8), 32 p. registered rate cover, registered four colour frankings (one with 32 p. blue), 36 p. rate covers (2) one with 32 p. blue, together with some postal stationery usages and 1949 issue frankings; a most interesting lot with much cancellation interest (79 items). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32)

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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

Nicaragua

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684

1796/1810c.: The collection of Colonial covers/fronts (9) with large Official front to Guatemala with str. line "NICARAGUA" superb in black rated at "46" reales and a small front to Costa Rica with same handstamp equally fine, 1800c. front to Guatemala rated "8" reales with "Managua" handstamp well struck in black, circa 1800 fronts (2) with fine strikes of scarce oval framed "VIEXO" in brown -one rated "9" and the other "19" reales, 1796 cover and a front used to Guatemala each struck with framed "MASAYA" in brown. A scarce assembly. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

3568

1885: Stampless envelope, sent from León, Nicaragua to Bremen, Germany, dated on transit at Panama 6 June 1885, with light strike of the 'AGENCIA CORREOS NACIONAL / PANAMA' duplex in black, to reverse printed backflap 'B COMDÜHR & Ca. / LEON / NICARAGUA', New York/Panama transit dated 15 June and Bremen arrival dated 27 June 1885, has expert mark of Carl H. Langs to back (respected expert of German States); rare cover from the stampless civil war period. The only known originating outside Panama. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

5422

1869: 5 c. black, perf and 1878 rouletted 25 c. green, used on 1881 cover from Granada to Paris, France, tied by framed "3 / G" handstamp in black, with circular "CORREOS DE NICARAGUA / GRANADA" faintly in blue to left, franked in combination with Great Britain 1880 1½ d. venetian red and 1 s. orange-brown plate 13, partially overlapping the Nicaragua 5 c. adhesive, which are tied by "Grey Town" cds (Oct 15 code B with month error) in black with information strike at left. Reverse with London transit dated (Nov 11) in red. Reinforcement tape to back to close small tear to envelope at lower left, two vertical filing creases not affecting the stamps, one of three known - this being mailed on the same day as the "Dubois" example (Corinphila sale 253, Sept 2020, lot 5617). A spectacular and rare cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF4,400.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

Oman

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829

1944 (Nov): Al-Busaid set of fifteen values complete cto used, and Official set of ten values complete, cto used Gi = £ 340. (Image 1)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

Panama

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685

1872: Group containing 15 items - Two stampless letters from COLON (Aspinwal) 1872 and 1873 to New York. There is a fine registered cover with 5x 2 c. issue 1892 + registration stamp from 1900 + registration label from New York to Germany; 7 registered envelopes all addressed to same person in Budapest, each letter with registration label from New York and franking with 1903 overprint stamps in various combinations, including inverted, 3 other letters also to Budapest including 2 AR-covers (one with 'retardo' stamp) and a letter unregistered + one front. 1 cover issue 1905 on envelope endorsed 'CANAL COMMISSION CANAL ZONE' from local use. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

3501

1807: Entire letter from Panama to Santa Fè de Bogotá (New Granada), dated 30 September 1807, addressed to Camilo Torres, with superb strikes of the 'PANAMÀ' straightline handstamp (Tizon 2 = RR) in combination with a superb "FRANCA" handstamp (Tizon 4 = RRR), both in red, indicating pre-payment, exceptional quality, extremely rare; one of four letters reported with both marks, this being the earliest known and by far the better example and only twenty-one covers with the 'PANAMÀ' handstamp are recorded during the Colonial Period.rnNote: Camilo Torres (1766 - 1816), was a Colombian Politician credited as being an early founder of the Panama nation due to his fight for independence from Spain. He was executed for treason against the Spanish monarchy.rnReference: Copacarta, September 1992, Jim Cross (described this cover as the only reported letter with both marks, subsequently an additional example was discovered, dated 2 December 1808 which sold at the Dr Hugo Goeggel sale, Corinphila, February 2013, lot 4264, (CHF 2'600) and later ex Alfredo Frohlich, Robert A. Siegel, 4 December 2018, lot 1504, ($1'400). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF2,500.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

3502

1816: Disinfected entire letter, from Panama to Lima, dated 7 September 1817, with fine strike of the 'PANAMÀ' straightline in red, charge '4' in manuscript, interesting content about gold extraction in the province, the letter has a cut at right and stains produced by vinegar used for the disinfection, scarce and fascinating example. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF900.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

3503

1820c: Envelope sent from Panama to Madrid, undated, with fine strike of the 'PANAMÀ' straight-line in red, manuscript charge mark to front, very attractive and rare; just twenty-one covers recorded during the colonial period with this handstamp. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

3504

1820: Entire letter sent from Panama to Madrid, dated 6 March 1820, with fine strike of the 'PANAMÀ' straight-line postmark in red, part overstruck with '7R' charge mark in black on arrival in Spain, an attractive and rare entire; only six pre 1821 letters recorded with this postmark and a total of twenty-one letters with the Panama straight-line. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM

3505

1825c: Cover from Panama to Antioquia, sent by Panama City Hall to the Governor of the Province, undated, with a combination of the 'PANAMÀ' and 'DEBE' straight-line handstamps in red to front, rare; this being the only reported straight-line Debe with Panama combination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF1,200.00
Closing..Jun-03, 11:59 PM