Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...
Memel
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2426 |
 |
 49a, 1921/22 5,00M on 2m on 1fr Claret and olive green, Inverted surcharge,
o.g., fresh and Fine; signed Calves, 2000 Behr certificate (Scott $150; Mi 51 K, EUR200) (Image
1)
(Image 2)
Get Market Data for [Germany (Memel) 49a] |
60
SOLD for $85.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 12:58 PM |
Mexico
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2427 |
 |
 338, 1913 5c Black and red, bottom left corner msrgin single tied on
envelope by 1913 duplex cancel, Carbo 26 Jul 1913 arrival cds, envelope with printed "Southern Pacific RR Co of Mexico" cc and with their datestamp at lower right, Very Fine (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Mexico 338] |
100
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 12:59 PM |
| 2428 |
|
 539, 1916 5c Orange, slightly toned o.g., Very Fine (Scott $400) (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Mexico 539] |
75
SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 12:59 PM |
| 2429 |
|
 590, 1916 60c on 2c Green, o.g., fresh and Very Fine (Scott $450) (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Mexico 590] |
120
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 12:59 PM |
Nepal
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 2430 |
 |
 7, 1886 1a Blue, four singles, a pair, a block of 9, and a block of 12 (all
mint) showing the "split cliche flaw" found in position F8 (cliche 48), neatly mounted on exhibit page, this cliche was damaged as early as setting 1 and remained so until all cliches were recut with setting 26, stamps arranged chronologically so one
can see how the impression became less crisp over time, the two blocks also show an inverted cliche in position H6, all Very Fine, an interesting group that would be difficult if not impossible to replicate (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 7] |
250
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 12:59 PM |
| 2431 |
|
 7, 1886 1a Blue, complete mint sheet of 64 from setting 8 with marginal
inscriptions and traces of framelines, inverted cliches at positions G4, H3, and H6, attractive bold impression, ex-Singer and illustrated in Singer p.58 (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 7] |
200
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:01 PM |
| 2432 |
|
 7, 1886 1a Blue, complete mint sheet of 64 from setting 8 with marginal
inscriptions and faintest traces of framelines, inverted cliches at positions G4, H3, and H6, pretty Steel blue shade, ex-Gupta (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 7] |
200
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:02 PM |
| 2433 |
|
 9, 1886 4a Green, complete mint sheet of 64 with partial sheet framelines
and marginal inscriptions, setting 8, first state of inscription, inverted cliche in position G6, somewhat blurred impression, minor creases, rare and attractive (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 9] |
250
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:03 PM |
| 2434 |
 |
 7-8, 1a-2a Second Period Printings, each stamp with Udaipur pen cancel
(initial between parallel lines mimics classic period handstamps), both pretty shades, an interesting pair as manuscript cancels are exceedingly rare from Nepal (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 7-8] |
75
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:03 PM |
| 2435 |
|
1899 ½a Black Balance Collection, 25 items neatly mounted on exhibit pages, including December 1910 cover with single franking (one of 6 known, ex-Gupta), vertical pair on 1917 cover, Setting 1 pin-perforated horizontal pair (only
known multiple), Setting 1 Early State Thin Paper complete sheet (one of 3 known), Setting 1 Early State Thin Paper complete sheet (unique), as well as a multitude of pairs and blocks (position pieces including tête-bêche pairs and marginal
markings), a seldom opportunity to acquire a large number key items of this issue, many items ex-Gupta, Hellrigl, and others
Get Market Data for [Nepal Collection] |
1,000
SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:05 PM |
| 2436 |
|
 14, 1901 1a Grey blue, Recut on European paper, horizontal tête-bêche
pair (#14a, positions D2-3, right stamp inverted), pretty blue shade and vibrant white paper, a beautiful and rare showpiece, Hellrigl called this "amongst the rarest [stamps] of Nepal" with tête-bêche pairs being particularly scarce (only 12
known), ex-Singer and illustrated in Singer p.59 (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 14] |
750
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:05 PM |
| 2437 |
|
 15, 1903 1a Grey blue, Recut on native paper, two covers, both with cliche
24 (position C8), which was the first cliche to have its outer framelines recut resulting in fewer lines in the frames; first cover blue shade tied by Okhaldunga barred circle cancel to April 1903 cover to Kathmandu; second cover deep blue shade tied
by Dandeldhura barred circle cancel to August 1908 cover to Kathmandu; both attractive and rare (Image
1)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 15] |
180
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:05 PM |
| 2438 |
|
 15, 1903 1a Grey blue, Recut on native paper, vertical pair on double
weight November 1904 cover, tied by non-standard Sindhuli postmark (also used at left as a dispatch postmark with date added), Very Fine, rare and attractive cover (Image 1)
(Image 2)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 15] |
400
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:06 PM |
| 2439 |
|
 15, 1903 1a Grey blue, Recut on native paper, somewhat "dry" printing tied
by Dhulikel barred circle cancel to August 1908 cover, ever so slightly reduced at left, a neat and attractive cover, three reported covers with this cancel (Image 1)
(Image 2)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 15] |
150
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:07 PM |
| 2440 |
|
 15, 1903 1a Grey blue, Recut on native paper, single on May 1910 cover,
tied by non-standard Ilam negative postmark used as cancel, somewhat blurred impression in a pretty shade, an attractive and scarce use of this marking as a killer (Image 1)
(Image 2)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 15] |
150
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:07 PM |
| 2441 |
|
 11T, 1903 2a Grey violet, Released in 1917, complete sheet of 56 with
Birganj telegraphic cancel, 4 inverted cliches; a few sheets from the 2a setting 20 (printed between 1905-06) were stored in the Treasury for a decade (after the classic postal issues were replaced) and pressed into service in 1917 upon the
introduction of the telegraph system, ex-Gupta (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 11T] |
180
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:07 PM |
| 2442 |
|
15T, 1903 1a Grey blue, Released in 1917, complete sheet of 64 with Birganj telegraphic cancel, pretty grey blue shade, 11 inverted cliches; a few sheets from the 1a setting 27 (printed between 1903-07) were stored in the Treasury
for a decade (after the classic postal issues were replaced) and pressed into service in 1917 upon the introduction of the telegraph system, a rare specialty item
Get Market Data for [Nepal 15T] |
180
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:08 PM |
| 2443 |
|
 16, 1917 ½a Orange, horizontal tête-bêche pair (#16a, positions A7-8)
with upper right sheet margin, bold and attractive color; a great rarity of Nepal with only four unused tête-bêche pairs known (one being contained in the half-sheet), 1996 Holcombe certificate (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 16] |
1,800
SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:08 PM |
| 2444 |
|
 16, 1917 ½a Orange, lower half-sheet of 32 stamps (positions E1-8/H1-8)
including inverted cliche at position H1 (#16a, bottom left corner), from the discovery sheet found by O'Sullivan in 1921, minor trivial staining, the largest known multiple of this stamp (representing about a third of the 100 or so known mint
examples) and only 4 mint tête-bêche pairs known (including a pair in this sale), one of the most famous philatelic items from Nepal, ex-O'Sullivan, Watts, Dawson, and Hellrigl (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 16] |
3,000
SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:09 PM |
| 2445 |
|
 16, 1917 ½a Orange, set of three tête-bêche pairs showing all three
inverted cliches in setting 6 (positions A6/B6, A7-8, and G1/H1), all with bright color and full margins, a rare and remarkable group, with only 8 used tête-bêche pairs known this lot represents almost half of the population, one pair w/ 1984
Hellrigl certificate, another w/ 2010 Flack certificate (Image 1)
Get Market Data for [Nepal 16] |
1,250
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Nov-14, 01:10 PM |
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