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NEPAL continued...

19th Century Pre-Stamp Mail continued...
LotNo. Symbol Lot Description Estimate in AU$'s
1921 c image1852 (Sep 26) cover with very fine to superb seals on the reverse of Kazi Gambhir Singh Adikari, Sardar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Thapa and Subba Bhimsen Rana, to the Prime Minister & Commander-in-Chief Jang Bahadur Rana, endorsed also on the reverse with a summary of the message "We met Talbae Dainbu Dhaewas and are leaving for Kuti" (in Tibet) minor soiling. [In 1846, Jang Bahadur Rana lead the Kut Massacre that eliminated all his political rivals. He effectively appointed himself Prime Minister, a position he held for all but 10 months until 1877]

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1922 c image1879 (Oct 12) large-part cover from Kathmandu (poor first-type backstamp) endorsed on the reverse "Mahasul Chukti" (= postage fee paid), to Palpa with very fine first type datestamp, part of the reverse missing. In 1879, the first provincial post offices were established; Nepalese-inscribed postmarks were introduced; except for official mail, postage was required to be pre-paid; and mail was accepted from members of the public. Between 1879 and 1935, all dates on postmarks - most of them entered by hand - are from the Bikram Sambat calendar, always showing year-month-day. This cover is dated twelve months earlier than Wolfgang Hellrigl's earliest cover of this period, from Palpa, that sold for SFr552. The Bikram Sambat calendar is a marvel of complexity. Dating from 57BC, it is thus almost exactly 57 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar. Fun fact: the smallest measure of time is the bipala, equivalent to four-tenths of a second! To expand your mind further, see the full explanation of the calendar and how to convert it to European dates, in 'The Native Postmarks of Nepal' by Wolfgang Hellrigl & Colin Hepper (1978).

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1923 c image1880 (Aug 8) official cover with largely superb seal on the reverse of Amini Goswara, to the Prime Minister & Commander-in-Chief Rana Udip Singh Bahadur, with fine strike of the first Kalaiya postmark inscribed 'BARA' (the province of which Kalaiya was the capital) with manuscript date & legible strike of the first type Kathmandu arrival datestamp, characteristic minor wrinkling.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1924 c image1880 (Oct 19) cover to the Prime Minister & Commander-in-Chief Rana Udip Singh Bahadur, with superb strike of the first Hanumannagar postmark with manuscript date & fine strike of the first type Kathmandu arrival datestamp in bluish-black, manuscript "J" signifies "Postage not required", significant staining. Another very early cover from the new system.

Grade C (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1925 c image1890 (Dec 3) official cover from Banke with an identifiable strike of the postmaster's private seal & his manuscript endorsement of the office name and date, minor blemishes. In about 1885, the inscriptions were removed from all the datestamps which were re-issued as circles without inscriptions! Office name & date were to be written in the circle. As shown here, some postmasters ignored the circle implements and reverted to the old manuscript-only system.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
British India Stamps & Postmarks
LotNo. Symbol Lot Description Estimate in AU$'s
1926 c image1862 (Jan) cover with a superb strike on the reverse of the stupendous 83mm seal of the Nepalese Commander-in-Chief Krishna Bahadur centrally inscribed in Devanagari & Persian & around the rim 'SREEISTODEBTAHCHURN/ KRISNOBAHADORECOOMARSHURN', to India with fine strike of the double- circle 'NEPAUL/4/JAN/1862/P. O' cds & small 'BENARES/JA9/62' arrival cds both in red, roughly opened on the face & the Indian stamp(s) removed. [Almost 10 months earlier than Wolfgang Hellrigl's similar cover - also repaired on the face & with the stamp(s) removed - that sold for SFr288]

Grade C (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$420.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1927 c image1863 tiny flimsy unstamped cover with largely superb 'E.X./CALCUTTA/G P O/JU29/1863' cda & boxed 'CAL GPO/BG 1 ANNA' h/s in black, to the Rana Family in Kathmandu, fine double-circle 'NEPAUL/3/JUL/1863/P . O' arrival cds in black, remarkably fine for this class of material.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1928 c image1867 tiny flimsy cover to India with East India ½a tied by scarce double-circle 'NEPAUL/3MR/67 - 137' duplex (numeral within diagonal bars), superb strike of the rare boxed 'TOOLATE' h/s (one word) on the reverse with largely superb strike of 'TRA...TJUN GPO/ No2/7 MAY/ JB /BENGAL' transit & poor Benares arrival b/s in red, opened-out for display.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1929 PSE image1883 usage of Indian ½a Envelope with largely superb 'D'-in-Bars 'killer' of the Bihar Circle & similar quality 24½mm 'NEPAL./SEP:21' b/s, to "Mutiharee" with light but clear 'FIRST DELY/MOTIHAREE/SEP24' arrival b/s, minor fault at lower-left otherwise very fine. [In the late-1870s, Indian post offices were assigned to one of 12 Postal Circles. All post offices within the Bihar Circle (headquartered at Dinapore), including Kathmandu, were assigned a 'D'-in-bars 'killer'. The origin of an article can therefore be determined only from the despatch datestamp. In this period, India also instituted the strange policy of removing the year from all datestamps] The illustration is above Lot 1927.

Grade A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1930 c image1884 stampless cover from India to "HH the Maharaja Sir Runoo/dupsingha Rana Bahadoor/Primeminister and Commandert in Chief Nepaul" with very fine to superb backstamps of 'BAGHBAZAR/CALCUTTA /21NOV84' b/s, 'THIRD DELY/MUTIHAREE/22NOV84' transit & 24½mm 'NEPAL27NOV84' arrival plus boxed 'POSTAGE DUE/("2as")' handstamp (Type B57; the earliest of the Postage Due handstamps), ironed-out vertical fold clear of the Nepal markings.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1931 PSE image1891 usage of stampless 'On Postal Service/EAST INDIA POST CARD' in pale green/white to 'The Commanding Officer/9th B.I. [= Bengal Infantry]/Durenda" with a superb strike of the scarce 19mm 'thimble' cds inscribed 'NFPAL/JA2/91', transit of '[...]OWLIE' & 'DURENDA/6JA/91' arrival cds, minor clipped corner & rather spotty. [Wolfgang Hellrigl informs that the misspelling was a graving error & not the result of wear or damage. The cds was corrected or replaced later in 1891. The message states that "a registered cover...containing a reservist notice..." to a member of the Thapa Family "has not been delivered owing to the place being far off in the hills..."]

Grade C (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$150

SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1932 PSE image1901 usage of Indian 'ONE/ANNA' on 2a6p Envelope uprated on the reverse with ½a x4 all tied by 'NEPAL/13AP/01' squared-circles, to "Bank of Bengal/Calcutta" with superb large-part strike of the boxed 'REGISTERED/NEPAL/[N] W ' handstamp inscribed "NO 542" in violet below, poor Calcutta arrival b/s of 16AP01, minor blemishes.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1933 cPSE image1904-07 covers x3 & postal stationery Envelopes x4 with all-different 'NEPAL' postmarks comprising Swiss bridge-pattern cds x2 (one with 'NFPAL', caused by damage), 'NEPAL/1ST DELY' 25mm (with oval 'UNPAID/ MOTIHARI' h/s in green) or 24½mm (registered), 'NEPAL/2ND DELY' with 2-line date or 1-line date, & 'NEPAL/3RD DELY' with 1-line date (rare), the strikes all fine to superb.

Grade A-/B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1934 c image1925-28 usages of 31½mm cds on 1) 1925 stampless 'On Postal Service' pre-UPU 'Acknowledgment' of receipt of registered letter also with 'NEPAL'-in-Box & 'KATMANDU'-in-oval handstamps; 2) 1927 Registration Receipt; & 3) 1928 'A.R. Receipt for Inland or foreign Telegrams'; minor imperfections. Scarce.

Grade B (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1881 First Issue, on European Wove Paper
LotNo. Symbol Lot Description Estimate in AU$'s
1935 # imagePIN 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.

Grade A C1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1936 # imagePIN 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.

Grade A+ B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1937 og imagePIN 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.

Grade A B1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$500

SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1938 og imagePIN 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.

Grade (A-) A1 (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1939 # imageIMPERFORATE: 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)

Grade A+/A- (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM
1940 # imageIMPERFORATE: 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"]

Grade A-/A+ (Image1) (Image2)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$750.00
Closing..Mar-01, 06:00 PM

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