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Auction: 160 - The Henry "Hap" Pattiz Collection of Nepal
Lot: 2085

Hellrigl #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+).

Estimate
$520