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Auction: 160 - The Henry "Hap" Pattiz Collection of Nepal
Lot: 2096

Hellrigl #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+).

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