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Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
2061 ng Hellrigl #5a imageHellrigl #5a, 1881 2a Purple, tete-beche pair, on European wove paper, imperforate, setting 3, positions 21-22, unused without gum as issued, the magnificent rarity of the only First Issue value having this tete-beche variety that Nepal is so well known for, position 21 is the inverted cliche, a wonderful pair having wide full balanced margins all around, excellent bright color and impression showing the inverted cliche exceptionally well, fresh white paper, very fine and exceedingly attractive.Hellrigl in his handbook calls this "the greatest rarity of Nepal", Since it is not found in settings 1 or 2 by process of elimination it must come from setting three of which there are no sheets or even large multiple known, thus this key position piece becomes the quintessential example of this setting. There are a total of only three pairs known. All are mint making Scott's listing and pricing of mint and used #2a and #5a ludicrous. There is one damaged mint pin-perforated example that was in the Dawson sale in 1967. The pair offered here is one of only two known imperforate tete-beche pairs and considering its excellent condition it certainly fits Dr. Hellrigl's description as The Greatest rarity of Nepal, an essential position piece for a World -class collection of Nepal (Scott #5a; S.G. #5a). (Image) Est. $3,000-4,000

SOLD for $13,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2062 ng Hellrigl #5b imageHellrigl #5b, 1881 2a Pale purple on European wove paper, imperforate, setting 2, position 57, unused without gum as issued, attractive left sheet margin single, the three other margins are large as well, tiny tear in extreme top margin that could be trimmed away leaving a margin as large the bottom, fresh color on bright paper, very fine and scarce; the marginal marking establishes both setting and position (Scott #5; $200.00; S.G. #5; £225). (Image) Est. $150-200

SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction
2063 ng Hellrigl #5b imageHellrigl #5b, 1881 2a Pale purple on European wove paper, imperforate, setting 1-3, unused without gum as issued, lovely centering within four balanced margins, attractive pale purple color, fresh and very fine (Scott #5; $200.00; S.G. £225). (Image) Est. $100-150

SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction
2064 ng Hellrigl #5b imageHellrigl #5b, 1881 2a Pale purple on European wove paper, imperforate, setting 1-3, unused without gum as issued, well centered with large margins, excellent color and impression, very fine (Scott #5; $200.00; S.G. £225). (Image) Est. $100-150

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
2065 ngbl Hellrigl #5b imageHellrigl #5b, 1881 2a Pale purple pn European wove paper, imperforate, setting 2, positions 6-8/15-16/24, unused without gum as issued, top right corner margin irregular block of six, large untrimmed sheet margins at top and right showing portions of the setting 2 inscriptions, mostly large margins on the other sides, distinctive pale purple color, horiz. fold between position 24 and the pair above, very fine and impressive; mulptiles with marginal markings are extremely rare, especially as large as this (Scott #5; $1,200.00+; S.G. #5; £1,350+). (Image) Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2066 ng Hellrigl #6 imageHellrigl #6, 1881 4a Yellow green on European wove paper, imperforate, settings 1-2, unused without gum as issued, handsome single with large lavish margins, bright color and fresh, extremely fine; 1984 Hellrigl certificate (Scott #6; $275.00; S.G. #6; £350). (Image) Est. $150-200

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction
2067 ng Hellrigl #6 imageHellrigl #6, 1881 4a Yellow green on European wove paper, imperforate, settings 1-2, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, attractive with excellent color on fresh paper, choice very fine; 1984 Hellrigl certificate (Scott #6; $275.00; S.G. #6; £350). (Image) Est. $150-200

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
2068 ng Hellrigl #6 imageHellrigl #6, 1881 4a Yellow green on European wove paper, imperforate, settings 1-2, unused without gum as issued, full to extra-large margins, pretty yellow green color on bright white paper, very fine (Scott #6; $275.00; S.G. #6; £350). (Image) Est. $100-150

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
2069 ng Hellrigl #6 imageHellrigl #6, 1881 4a Yellow green on European wove paper, imperforate, settings 1-2, unused without gum as issued, four balanced margins fresh and bright, very fine; 1984 Hellrigl certificate (Scott #6; $275.00; S.G. #6; £350). (Image) Est. $100-150

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
2070 ngbl Hellrigl #6 imageHellrigl #6, 1881 4a Yellow green on European wove paper, imperforate, setting 1, positions 4-8/12-16, unused without gum as issued, incredible top right corner margin block of ten (5x2) with full wide sheet margins showing half of the inscription at top and the first two words of the inscription at right easily confirming that this is setting 1, margins on the other sides are full and large, color is strong and attractive, impression is less clear than usual being a bit blotchy which is more typical of setting 2, but showing the constant plate flaws in position 6 with white crown and position 16 with dent in right margin (flattening of the upper right corner), vertical folds are between the first and fourth vertical rows and some minor cliche pressure wrinkles, one at left between stamps breaking paper, a very fine inscription multiple; while not the largest imperforate multiple known (there was a block of fifteen in the Gupta collection) it may be the the largest imperforate marginal multiple of either setting 1 or 2 and very rare; a wonderful exhibition piece (Scott #6; $2,750.00+; S.G. #6; £3,500+). (Image) Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2071 ng Hellrigl #6a imageHellrigl #6a, 1881 4a Green on European wove paper, imperforate, settings 1-2, unused without gum as issued, attractive single with large to very large margins, clear green color on bright paper, very fine (Scott #6; $275.00; S.G. #6; £350). (Image) Est. $150-200

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
2072 ng Hellrigl #6b imageHellrigl #6b, 1881 4a Pale green on European wove paper, imperforate, settings 1-2, unused without gum as issued, full balanced margins, attractive color and impression being the scarcest of the 4a shades, very fine (Scott #6 var.; $275.00+; S.G. #6 var.; £350+). (Image) Est. $100-150

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2073 ng Hellrigl #4-6b Hellrigl #4-6b, 1881 1a-4a First issue on European wove paper, imperforate study collection of 39 singles and a horiz. pair of the 1a Milky blue, unused without gum as issued, besides the pair there are seventeen singles of the 1a value showing the different shades, ten singles of the 2a in bright purple and pale purple, one example is position 35 with constant plate flaw of dent in top left corner, also twelve of the 4a value showing the different shades including two of the scarcer pale green, virtually all with full to large margins, small back faults are present, fine-very fine appearance or better; also includes two 1a and one each 2a and 4a forgeries with fake cancels for reference; accompanied by ten 1984 Hellrigl certificates (Scott #4-6; $8,625.00; S.G. #4-6; £10,725). Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2074 ng Hellrigl #7a imageHellrigl #7a, 1886-89 1a Grey blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, tete-beche pair, settings 4-6, positions 51-52 ( 52 being the inverted cliche), unused without gum as issued, attractive horiz. pair with well clear to extra-large margins all around, characteristic shade for these first three settings of the 1a on native paper, very fine; settings 4-6 are very scarce with no full sheets known; positions 55 and 62 are known to be inverted in setting 6 and presumed to be inverted in setting 4 and 5 though only 62 is confirmed in setting 5; standard catalog values do not really apply to this pair as Scott is for all the settings of 1886-98 (settings 4-17) of which there numerous inverted cliches making their listing very low and does not apply at all, while S.G. is for the early printings of 1886-89 but includes setting 8 which has three inverted cliches and are much more readily available; Hellrigl notes that tete-beche pairs of settings 4-6 are extremely rare with only four or five having been found; an important position piece for the specialized collection; 1985 Hellrigl certificate (Scott #7 var.; S.G. #7a; £600+). (Image) Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2075 ngbl Hellrigl #7b imageHellrigl #7b, 1886-89 1a Dark blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, setting 8, position 1-4/9-12, top left corner margin partial inscription block of eight (4x2), unused without gum as issued, showing half of the inscription which now appears only at top and a large portion of the sheet frameline at left, lavish margins on the other two sides as well, extremely fine; multiples with marginal inscription are uncommon (Scott #7 var.; S.G. 7; £1,120+). (Image) Est. $300-400

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
2076 ng Hellrigl #7b var. imageHellrigl #7b var., 1886-89 1a Dark blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, setting 8, position 37, unused without gum as issued, a lovely single with deep rich color, well centered within extraordinarily large margins, showing progressive plate flaw of long diagonal scratch in left frame, this flaw first appeared in this setting, extremely fine (Scott #7 var.; S.G. 7 var.; £140+). (Image) Est. $100-150

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2077 ng Hellrigl #7b var. imageHellrigl #7b var., 1886-89 1a Dark blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, setting 8, position 48, unused without gum as issued, choice right margin single showing a trace of the sheet frameline, other margins are extra large as well, rich color, showing constant plate flaw of deep vertical split starting from the top right corner, bare trace of edge toning, extremely fine and one of the most dramatic plate flaws of the One Anna value (Scott 7 Var; S.G. #7 var.; £140+). (Image) Est. $100-150

SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction
2078 ngbl Hellrigl #7b, var. imageHellrigl #7b, var., 1886-89 1a Dark blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, setting 8, positions 21-24/29-32/37-40, right margin block of twelve (4x3) showing large portion of sheet frameline, unused without gum as issued, other margins are large, rich color, contained in this attractive multiple showing progressive plate flaw of long diagonal scratch through left margin (pos. 37) and constant plate flaw with bottom right corner dented (pos. 39), very fine and choice multiple (Scott #7 var; S.G. #7, a; £1,680+). (Image) Est. $300-400

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2079 ngbl Hellrigl #7b, c imageHellrigl #7b, c. 1886-89 1a Dark blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, tete-beche pair in bottom margin block of four, setting 8, position 54-55/62-63, inverted cliche is 62, unused without gum as issued, large wide margins all around, rich color, choice very fine; a nice block that eliminates all other settings than possibly 7 which is a far scarcer setting; ex-Garratt-Adams (Scott #7 var., a var.; S.G. #7, a; £880). (Image) Est. $200-300

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2080 ngbl Hellrigl #7b, c imageHellrigl #7b, c. 1886-89 1a Dark blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, tete-beche pair setting 8, position 51-55/59-63, reconstructed bottom margin block of ten (5x2) consisting of a block of six at left (faint horiz. crease in bottom row) and block of four, shows all three tete-beche pairs in this setting and only in this setting, inverted cliches are 52, 59 and 62 but not 63, unused without gum as issued, full to extra-wide margins all around, rich color, very fine marginal position block that is crucial to setting 8 ex-Garratt-Adams (Scott #7, a; S.G. #7, a; £2,360+). (Image) Est. $500-750

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction

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