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Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
2081 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 right corner margin block of 12 (4x3), setting 8, position 45-48/53-56/61-64, inverted cliche is 62, unused without gum as issued, large wide margins all around, particularly intense color, this block also contains the striking constant plate flaw of deep vertical split starting in the top right corner, choice very fine and a lovely position block (Scott #7 var., a var.; S.G. #7, a; £2,000+). (Image) Est. $400-500

SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction
2082 ngbl Hellrigl #7b, a imageHellrigl #7b, c. 1886-89 1a Dark blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, tete-beche pair, left margin block of 31, positions 1/60, being one half of a sheet less only the top right corner stamp (pos.4), setting 8 (or possibly 9), contains two tete-beche pairs with inverted cliches 52 and 59, unused without gum as issued, large wide margins all around, first two words of the inscription at top and sheet margins at the left and bottom showing traces of the sheet framelines, nice clear color and impression, this block also contains constant or progressive plate flaws in positions 12, 25, 27-28, 33 and 4, unobtrusive horiz. folds between 3rd and 4th and 6th and 7th rows, very fine and suitable for display (Scott #7 var., a var.; S.G. #7, a; £4,980+). (Image) Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
2083 ngbl Hellrigl #7b, c imageHellrigl #7b, c,1886-89 1a Dark blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, complete sheet of 64, setting 8, unused without gum as issued, this setting is characterized by the inscription reading inwards and being only at top with sheet framelines on the other three sides about 6-7mm from the stamps, virtually all the known sheets of this setting are trimmed to these lines, three inverted cliches are found in positions 52, 59 and 62 making three horiz. or vert. tete-beche pairs possible, in addition sixteen constant plate flaws are present plus another eight progressive flaws, this sheet is particularly fresh with a scarcer clear blue color, lighter than often seen but in the dark blue family, on bright paper, light and unobtrusive horiz. and vert. folds between rows in the center of the sheet as all sheets normally have, very fine; choice sheet of this setting being the first setting on native paper that full sheets are known for the One Anna value (Scott #7 var, a var.; S.G. #7, a; £9,920+). (Image) Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2084 ngbl Hellrigl #7b, c imageHellrigl #7b, c. 1886-89 1a Dark blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, complete sheet of 64, setting 8, unused without gum as issued, a similar sheet to the above showing all the features of this setting as described there with three inverted cliches in positions 52, 59 and 62, plus the constant and progressive plate flaws, this sheet has rich dark blue color on quite fresh paper (small light stain in the bottom margin), normal light and unobtrusive horiz. and vert. folds between rows in the center of the sheet, very fine; ex-Garratt-Adams (Scott #7 var, a var.; S.G. #7, a; £9,920+). (Image) Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction
2085 ngbl hellrigl #7b, c imageHellrigl #7b, c. 1886-89 1a Dark blue, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, complete sheet of 64, setting 8, unused without gum as issued, a third sheet of this early setting on native paper, showing all the features of this setting as described above including three inverted cliches in positions 52, 59 and 62, plus the constant and progressive plate flaws, this sheet has particularly deep dark blue and strong impression, paper has minor foxing, mostly on the outer edges, normal light horiz. and vert. folds between rows in the center of the sheet, otherwise very fine;(Scott #7 var, a var.; S.G. #7, a; £9,920+). (Image) Est. $1,000-1,500

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2086 ng Hellrigl #8, a imageHellrigl #8, 1886-89 2a (Deep) violet, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, reconstructed complete sheet of 64, setting 6, unused without gum as issued, this sheet is noted by Hellrigl as having been cut into blocks of eight, probably for easier dispatch to England, these have been carefully rejoined to make an accurate example of the setting, this setting is characterizes by having the inscription reading inwards at top only, the last two words are joined as in setting 5 but the whole inscription is shifted 6mm to the right compared to setting 5, sheet framelines are set somewhat wider than the 1a value being about 13mm from the stamps, traces on all three sides of this sheet, only one cliche is inverted, position 21, making the tete-beche pairs on the early native paper printings quite rare there is a half dozen constant plate flaws and double that number in progressive and transfer cliche flaws, color is intense violet and paper is fresh, additionally impressions are especially clear, very fine; a rare sheet even considering its reconstruction as only three or four sheets are known ex-Haverbeck (Scott # 8 var., a var.; S.G. #8, a: £8,040+). (Image) Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2087 ngbl Hellrigl #8, a imageHellrigl #8, a, 1886-89 2a Violet on native paper of good quality, imperforate, reconstructed partial sheet of two blocks of 20 and three blocks of 8, setting 6, all positions are represented except for positions 37-40/45-48, but it includes 64 stamps since some blocks overlap resulting in two of the inverted cliche position 21 in one block of 20 and a block of eight, all blocks are fresh and attractive with full to wide margins, shades of the various blocks match quite closely, very fine and a valuable reconstruction that is nearly complete; ex-Garratt-Adams (Scott #8 var., a var; S.G. #8, a; £8,400). (Image) Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction
2088 ng Hellrigl #8b var. imageHellrigl #8b var., 1886-89 2a Grey violet, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, setting 6, positions 49-50/57-58, bottom left corner block of four with untrimmed sheet selvage but the paper was just shy of the size needed to show the sheet framelines, unused without gum as issued, transfer cliche plate flaws show in positions 50 and 58, bottom right corner squashed and dent in left margin respectively, both are quite prominent, very fine and nice position piece (Scott #8 var; S.G. #8 var.; £480+). (Image) Est. $150-200

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
2089 ng Hellrigl #9 imageHellrigl #9, 1886-89 2a Dark blue, error of color, on native paper of good quality, imperforate, setting 5, unused without gum as issued, a spectacular single of this rare and little known error, wonderfully deep strong color and excellent impression, exceptionally well centered within lavishly large margins, extremely fine; a great rarity that had not been listed prior to the Hellrigl/Vignola handbook though it is noted, but not listed, in a footnote in Stanley Gibbons; this error is characterized by being in a dark blue color matching shades of dark blue in the 1a value; it is found only in setting 5 of which examples are very scarce in their own right even in the violet shades; a very important addition to a specialized collection of classic Nepal; 1986 Hellrigl certificate (Scott #8 var.; S.G. #8 var). (Image) Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction
2090 ng Hellrigl #9 var. imageHellrig #9 var., 1l886-89 2a Dark blue, error of color, on native paper of good quality, imperforate, setting 5, position 58, unused without gum as issued, showing a transferred cliche plate flaw of dent in left margin, this is one of the more striking plate flaws for this value that moved to other positions after setting 8; more importantly this is a second example of the very rare error of color in dark blue, similar to the previous lot though not as heavily inked, yet it shows none of the red required for violet, excellent impression, remarkably well centered within large to extremely large margin at bottom; extremely fine (Scott #8 var.; S.G. #8 var.). (Image) Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
2091 ng Hellrigl #10 var. imageHellrigl #10 var., 1886-89 4a (Pale) yellow green, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, setting 3, position 2, unused without gum as issued, showing major constant plate flaw of very deep horizontal split through bottom framelines, this is one of the more striking plate flaws found on the 4a value, extraordinary large to extremely large margin at top, attractive pastel color, and clear detailed impression, extremely fine (Scott #9 var.; S.G. #9 var.; £140+). (Image) Est. $100-150

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2092 ng Hellrigl #10 var. imageHellrigl #10 var., 1886-89 4a Yellow green, early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, setting 3, position 6, unused without gum as issued, showing the constant plate of "white" crown,, well centered within large balanced margins, attractive yellow green color and very sharp impression, choice very fine (Scott #9 var; S.G. #9 var; £140). (Image) Est. $100-150

SOLD for $55.00
Will close during Public Auction
2093 ng Hellrigl #7/10b Hellrigl #7/10b, 1886-89 1a-4a Early printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, mint study collection of 81 unused stamps in singles and pairs, without gum as issued, approximately equal numbers of each of the three values showing a range of shades of each, also each has various of the different types of plate flaws that are found on these settings, some constant and some transfer cliche plate flaws, the 2a has three horiz. pairs and the 4a has two horiz. pairs, condition is very presentable, nearly all are well centered within full to large margins, a few minor faults are present but the vast majority are fine-very fine; includes for reference are a total of 15 forgeries on native paper with fake cancels; accompanied by two Hellrigl certificates (Scott #7-9 var.; S.G. #7-9 £10,860+). Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2094 ngbl Hellrigl #11, a imageHellrigl #11, a, 1889-98 1a Grey blue, later printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, tete-beche pair, two pairs in bottom left corner block of 10, setting 8-10, positions 49-53/52-61, unused without gum as issued, the inverted cliches are positions 52 and 59, unused without gum as issued, attractive light color that becomes a bit darker to the right, fairly clear impression, sheet margins show a trace of the frameline at left, large margins on the other two sides, light vert. fold between rows 4 and 5, very fine and choice; this combination of inverted cliches can only appear in settings 8-10 (Scott #7,a;$435+; S.G. #10, a; £258+). (Image) Est. $150-200

CLOSED
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2095 ng Hellrigl #11d imageHellrigl #11d, 1889-98 1a Dark blue, later printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, setting 11, positions 1-2/9-10, unused without gum as issued, top left corner partial imprint block of four showing the so-called "PEK" error in the inscription, unused without gum as issued, large sheet margins showing the sheet framelines and other margins large as well, intense deep color on fresh paper, extremely fine; the "PEK" error consists of the first word in the inscription, "EK", being spelled differently than in any other settings, extremely rare being found beside this in only one complete sheet and two large blocks, this being unknown to Hellrigl and exceptionally nice in this select block of four;ex-Garrat-Adams (Scott 7; $90+; S.G. #10; £92+). (Image) Est. $400-500

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
2096 ngbl Hellrigl #11d, e imageHellrigl #11d, e, 1889-98 1a Dark blue, later printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, tete-beche pair, two pairs in bottom left corner block of 10, setting 8-10, positions 49-53/52-61, unused without gum as issued, the inverted cliches are positions 52 and 59, unused without gum as issued, exceptionally deep color, fairly clear impression, sheet margins show portion of the framelines at left and bottom, large margins on the other two sides, light vert. fold between rows 4 and 5, very fine and choice; this combination of inverted cliches can only appear in settings 8-10 (Scott #7,a;$435+; S.G. #10, a; £258+). (Image) Est. $150-200

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
2097 ngbl Hellrigl #11d, e imageHellrigl #11d, e 1889-98 1a Dark blue, later printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, complete sheet of 64, setting 9, unused without gum as issued, this is a key setting with four inverted cliches in positions 52, 59, 62 and 63, with 63 being found in this setting only, attractive color with a typical fairly clear impression of these later printings on good quality native paper, includes the numerous plate flaws occurring in this value, one light horiz. fold between the center rows, light foxing virtually all in the sheet selvages, otherwise very fine; a very rare sheet being one of only two known and the only intact sheet the other being in a lighter shade and reconstructed from sizable blocks it was cut into; an excellent exhibition sheet (Scott #7,a; $1,860.00+; S.G. #10, a; £1,528+). (Image) Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction
2098 ngbl Hellrigl #11d, e imageHellrigl #11d, e 1889-98 1a Dark blue, later printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, complete sheet of 64, setting 11, unused without gum as issued, a very important setting of the later printings on good quality native paper containing the "PEK" error in the first word of the inscription, also with two r inverted cliches in positions 47 and 52, this combination found in this setting only, especially fresh attractive rich color am a typical fairly clear impression of these later printings, includes the numerous plate flaws occurring in this value, light horiz. and vert. folds in the center of the sheet, mostly between rows, very fine and handsome; this sheet is particularly desirable showing full selvages with all sheet framelines, plus it is extremely rare being the only known complete sheet with the "PEK" error; only two other large blocks and the block of four offered above are known showing this unusual variety; a great showpiece for an exhibition collection; ex-Haverbeck (Scott #7,a; $1,650.00+; S.G. #10, a; £1,500+). (Image) Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2099 ngbl Hellrigl #11b, c imageHellrigl #11b, c, 1889-98 1a Dull Blue, later printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, complete sheet of 64, setting 16, unused without gum as issued, this sheet lacks the top inscription having been trimmed leaving balanced ample margins all around showing tracing of the sheet framelines at sides, however the setting is easily told by the four inverted cliches in positions 16, 46, 51 and 64, this combination is found only in this setting, attractive dull blue color on fresh paper that is now of somewhat lesser quality rather smudgy impression of these printings as this was printed in the 1896-97 period, includes the numerous plate flaws occurring in this value including the recut cliche inverted in position 64, it also has a pre-printing paper fold in the center of the sheet affecting three stamps one vertical and and two horizontal between rows, small holes in three positions apparently from insect damage still fine a rare sheet; this isone of two sheets of this setting, (Scott #7,a; $1,860.00+; S.G. #10, a; £1,528+). (Image) Est. $500-750

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2100 ngbl Hellrigl #12 imageHellrigl #12, 1889-98 2a Violet, later printings on native paper of good quality, imperforate, setting 7, positions 1/44, unused without gum as issued, a handsome top left partial inscription block of 24 (4x6), containing three constant and two progressive plate flaws, large sheet margins showing the sheet frameline at top outside the inscription, other two margins are large as well, rich color and clear impression, light horiz. fold between the third and fourth rows, very fine and a choice block; confirmed as setting 7 with different spacing in the inscription separating it from earlier settings and dash under third word separating it from later settings (Scott #8; $900+; S.G. #11; £984+). (Image) Est. $300-400

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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