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Auction: 160 - The Henry "Hap" Pattiz Collection of Nepal
Lot: 2124

Hellrigl #17f, g, 1898-1907 2a Purple on native paper of poor quality, imperforate, complete sheet of 56, setting 18, unused without gum as issued, possessing full large selvages showing the marginal markings from the frame holding the cliches plus a color patch 17 mm to the right of position 32, the setting has five inverted cliches in positions 1, 7, 8, 9 and 19, a combination unique to this setting, includes various plate flaws for this value, rich color, light unobtrusive creases, fresh and very fine sheet; Hellrigl states that there is only one sheet known (this one) actually this is one of only two sheets known, both in this collection (see next lot);