Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3672
Symbol: *#
Cat No: 1 (F&V 1
1881-1900 Primitive Issues high-quality selection with 1881 First Issue on European Wove Paper Pin Perforated 1a dull blue SG 1 (F&V 1) Stg 2, unused with small-part brown original gum, another superb unused example in deep bright ultramarine, 2a purple SG 2 (F&V 2) with large-part original brown gum, and 4a yellow-green SG 3 (F&V 3), light ironed-out horizontal crease, large-part original white gum; Imperf 1a blue SG 4 (F&V 4) three unused examples in different shades (one is superb), 2a purple SG 5 (F&V 5) x2, one with large-part original gum, and 4a yellow-green SG 6 (F&V 6), a couple of minor shallow thins, unused; 1886-98 Local Paper of Good Quality 1a blue Setting 8 block of 4 [51-52/59-60] comprising two vertical Tete-Beche Pairs SG 7a (F&V 7a) and Setting 9 lower-right corner block of 4 [49-50/57-58] in different shades & both superb, 2a dull violet SG 8 (F&V 8) used block of 4 & superb unused marginal block of 8 [49-52/57-60] from the lower-left of the sheet; Later Blurred Impressions 1a block of 12 (4x3), 1a two vertical tete-beche pairs & another in a lower-right corner block of 8 (4x2), Local Paper of Poor Quality 4a vertical tete-beche pair & Pin Perf 4a block of 4; Cat £8500+ (US$8000+).
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Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3673
Symbol: #
Cat No: 8 (F&V 8
1886-98 on Local Paper of Good Quality 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". (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 200.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
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Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3674
Symbol: #
Cat No: 9 (F&V 9
1886-98 on Local Paper of Good Quality 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. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3675
Symbol: #
Cat No: 9 (F&V 9
1886-98 on Local Paper of Good Quality 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] (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3676
Symbol: #
Cat No: 9 (F&V 9
1886-98 on Local Paper of Good Quality 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. (Image1)
Estimate AU$350
Opening AU$ 270.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
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Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3677
Symbol: #f
Cat No: 22 (F&V 13
1899-1900 New Denomination for Royal Mail ½a black SG 22 (F&V 13) selection on exhibit pages with shades & papers comprising singles x6 (two pin-perforated), Clearly Defined Impressions Stg 1 block of 6 [31-32/39-40/47-48], Stg 2 block of 4 & Stg 3 used block of 4 with varieties on all units, Blurred Impressions Stg 3 block of 12 [3-5/11-13/19-21/27-29] & horizontal Tete-Beche Pair [7-8], Pin-Perforated Stg 3 corner block of 20 [1-5/9-15/17-21/25-29] with annotated varieties on seven units, various other annotated varieties, generally fine to very fine unused, Cat £3000+ (US$3600+).
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Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
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Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3678
Symbol: #O
Cat No: 35 (F&V 16
1917-30 Telegraph Period with Blurred Impressions ½a black selection comprising singles x4, Tete-Beche Pairs x2 [1-2] & [25-26], vertical strip of 4, blocks of 4 x3, block of 8, & lower half-sheet of 32 (8x4) including Tete-Beche Pair [57-58], other annotated varieties, and ½a vermilion SG 35 (F&V 16) Setting 6 singles x3 in different shades, a few faults but most are fine to very fine, various crescent-cancels including full strikes of Birganj & Kathmandu and fancy-boxed cancel of Amlekhganj, then ½a black Stg 13 complete sheet of 64 (8x8) with six horizontal or vertical Tete-Beche Pairs SG 34a, 1a dull ultramarine Stg 27 SG 27 (F&V 18) complete sheet of 64 (8x8) with nine horizontal or vertical Tete-Beche Pairs SG 27a, 1a dull blue Stg 27 SG 26 (F&V 18) Second State variant with the Clichés 'Cleaned' large-part sheet of 48 (8x6) with seven horizontal or vertical Tete-Beche Pairs SG 26a, 2a red selection with an array of shades from brown-red to maroon with Tete-Beche Pairs x17 including in blocks, 2a brown complete sheet of 56 with two blank positions & six Tete-Beche Pairs, 2a chestnut complete unused sheet of 56 with three blank positions & seven Tete-Beche Pairs, 4a green selection with a horizontal Tete-Beche Pair [53-54], blocks of 4 9 & 15, and from the Third State a block of 39 (8x4, missing the lower-right unit), and 4a bright green SG 41 Setting 12 complete unused sheet of 64 with large sheet margins, Pos [8] is the 1a Error of Colour which is also Inverted! SG 41b creating a horizontal Tete-Beche Pair, Cat £15,000+ (US$15,000+). Much on exhibit pages. A truly extraordinary study.
(550 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
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Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3679
Symbol: CPS
POSTAL HISTORY: Box of mostly internal commercial covers and postal stationery with an array of franklings from Pashupati issues to modern and from post offices across the country, many made from native papers, noted registered, official & airmail items, also a few 1960s-70s Everest Expedition souvenir postcards signed by mountaineers, generally fine to very fine.
(250 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
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Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3680
Symbol: C/D
POSTAL HISTORY: 1811-90 Pre-Stamp Mail comprising 1811 & 1832 documents each with very fine strike of the royal seal of Girbana Yuddha Bikram Shah (King of Nepal 1806-1816) or Rajendra Bikram Shah (1816-47) in vermilion; 1821 cover with superb seal on the reverse of Uzir Singh Thapa, Governor of Palpa, to his uncle, Prime Minister Bhim Sen Thapa in Kantipur (Kathmandu); 1879 large-part cover from Kathmandu endorsed on the reverse "Mahasul Chukti" (= postage fee paid), to Palpa with very fine first type datestamp; 1880 two covers to the Prime Minister & Commander-in-Chief Rana Udip Singh Bahadur, the first with largely superb seal on the reverse of Amini Goswara, with fine strike of the first Kalaiya postmark inscribed 'BARA', the other 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"; and 1890 official cover from Banke with an identifiable strike of the postmaster's private seal & his manuscript endorsement of the office name and date; generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 460.00
Sold...AU$ 460.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
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Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3681
Symbol: CPS
POSTAL HISTORY: 1884-1928 British India Stamps & Postmarks comprising 1884 stampless cover from Calcutta to "HH the Maharaja Sir Runoo/.../Primeminister and Commander in Chief Nepaul" with superb 24½mm 'NEPAL/ 27NOV84' arrival backstamp & boxed 'POSTAGE DUE/("2as")' handstamp; 1891 usage of stampless 'On Postal Service/EAST INDIA POST CARD' in pale green/white to 'The Commanding Officer/9th B.I." with a superb strike of the scarce 19mm 'thimble' cds inscribed 'NFPAL/JA2/91', faults; 1904-07 covers x3 & postal stationery Envelopes x4 with all-different 'NEPAL' postmarks comprising Swiss bridge-pattern cds x2 (one 'NFPAL'), 'NEPAL/1ST DELY' 25mm or 24½mm (registered), 'NEPAL/2ND DELY' with 2-line date or 1-line date, & 'NEPAL/3RD DELY' with 1-line date (rare); and 1925-28 usages of 31½mm cds on 'On Postal Service' pre-UPU 'Acknowledgment' of receipt of registered letter also with 'NEPAL'-in-Box handstamp, Registration Receipt and 'A.R. Receipt for Inland or foreign Telegrams'; generally fine.
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Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
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Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3682
Symbol: C
Cat No: 10
POSTAL HISTORY: 1896-1905 Internal Stamped Mail comprising 1896 cover with a fine Imperf 1a indigo SG 10 tied to the reverse by a fair strike of Dhankuta's character-in-bars cancel with superb intaglio cds to the right with manuscript date; 1897 larger-than-usual cover with an Imperf 1a blue tied to the face by a fine strike of Palpa's character-in-bars cancel, on the reverse a light but clear intaglio cds of Palpa with manuscript date; 1900 larger-than-usual cover with an Imperf 1a blue tied to the face by a largely very fine strike of Gahawa's character-in-bars cancel, on the reverse a largely fine intaglio cds of Gahawa with manuscript date; 1901 local cover with an Imperf 1a blue with Recut Frames SG 26 tied to the face by a largely very fine strike of Kathmandu's hexagonal character-in-bars cancel; and 1905 cover with an Imperf 1a blue with Recut Frames SG 26 tied to the reverse by a fine strike of Dhankuta's character-in-bars cancel with intaglio cds of Dhankuta alongside with manuscript date, in the centre is a manuscript notation "// 74 //" in Devanagari numerals, warning that an unauthorised person who opens the letter would commit a sin equal to the slaughter of 74 sacred cows; some characteristic staining from the gums used.
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Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
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Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3683
Symbol: C
POSTAL HISTORY: 1903-39 Mail Between Nepal and Tibet comprising 1903 official from Kerong with very fine elaborate court seal, mute-circle with manuscript endorsement of "Rasuwa/16.4.1903" & intaglio cds of Trisuli; 1907 official from Kuti with very fine elaborate court seal, manuscript of Tatapani & intaglio of Chuatara (an unusually late usage of the traditional route, which was rarely used after the opening of British India border offices from 1904); 1909 jeweller's advertising envelope with ½a tied by 25½mm 'NEPAL/26AU09' cds, Indian 'BASE OFFICE/31AU09' transit & 'GYANTSE-TIBET/9SE/09/SILIGURI-BASE' arrival; 1920 from Kathmandu to "Lhassa/co Pancha Ratna/...Gyanchi Tibet" with fine 'GYANTSE/27SEP23/TIBET' arrival; 1924 with 1a tied by 31mm 'NEPAL/10JUL24' cds & superb 32mm 'GYANTSE/27JUL24/TIBET' arrival; 1936 two covers to Kathmandu with 1a3p tied to the reverse by 'GYANTSE/16APR36' cds, or with 1a only but not taxed tied by largely superb 'PHARIJONG/29AU636' cds; and 1939 to Kathmandu with Lhasa merchant's printed details & 'C/o Danaratna/Rheling Pharijong/Tibet', KGVI 1a carmine only tied by 'PHARIJONG/20DEC39' cds, largely very fine horseshoe 'PHARIJONG FPO No 81/DUE' handstamp & very fine Devanagari horseshoe 'KATHMANDU/MAHASUL' (= fee) postage due handstamp; generally fine.
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Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3684
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: O139
POSTAL HISTORY: Collection remainders including a badly defective 1876 registered from India with superb 'NEPAL/FEB:20' arrival (no year; month before day), 1881 unpaid & taxed from India with very fine 'NEPAL/1 FEB:' cds (no year; day before month), a batch of prestamp or unstamped covers with a variety of seals &/or postmarks, KGV & Sri Pashupati groups, post-WWII commercial airmails but some with philatelic frankings, 1949-61 Indian Embassy Post Office commercial group with 1953 from "Lalitpur" with blue/white 'INDIAN EMBASSY/NEPAL' R label, 1961 Registration Envelope with 'INDIAN EMBASSY/NEPAL' handstamp in violet on provisional R label, 1950 uprated 6a Aerogramme with full letter to Texas & 1952 uprated 2a Envelope to New York with 'INDIAN EMBASSY (NEPAL)' so-called 'comet' cancels, 1950 uprated 2a Envelope from Dehra Dun & cover from Jhulaghat both registered with 'INDIAN EMBASSY (NEPAL)/ REG ' arrival; and circa 1959 with Officials 12p orange-red SG O139 x4 on the reverse & the face with a largely superb strike of a fantastic wholly intaglio 'telephone' datestamp (37x34mm) on the face; condition rather mixed but many are fine to very fine.
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