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Auction: 160 - The Henry "Hap" Pattiz Collection of Nepal
Lot: 2205

Hellrigl #40b, c, 1917-30 2a Aniline purple on native paper, imperforate, reconstructed sheet of 56, setting 24, composed of three large used blocks that match quite well in this scarcer shade which is fresh and bright, six inverted cliches are found in positions 8, 9, 14-15, 19 and 48, which is unique to this setting, all blocks have wide margins all around, Birganj telegraph cancels on all three blocks, three positions overlap in the reconstruction, very fine and attractive; Hellrigl lists this as a very rare setting with only two telegraph cancelled sheets known; (Scott #15, a; $2,127.00+; S.G. #38, a; £2,031+).

Estimate
$230