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Auction: 160 - The Henry "Hap" Pattiz Collection of Nepal
Lot: 2146

Hellrigl #23, 1899-1907 ½a Black early printings on native paper, imperforate, reconstructed sheet of 64 consisting of two half sheets, setting 1, sub-setting B, unused without gum as issued, wide full selvages showing the sheet frame lines all around, this setting and setting 2 without frame lines are the only settings without any inverted cliches, thin native paper as usual on this setting, clean color and impression, one horiz. fold in each block between rows , very fine; a scarce first printing of the ½a value being one of two reconstructed and four complete sheets known of setting 1B (Scott #10 var.; S.G. #22; £4,480+).

Estimate
$260