Lot 836 Nepal #10 1929 ½a black Imperforate, Setting 14, State 1 lower right unused (no gum) block of 18. This last setting was printed in sheets of 56, with the bottom row cut away. Any sheet or block showing a partially inked frame is rare. Very fine. Estimate $300, sold for C$575 plus buyer’s premium.
half anna black
Lot 1203 — Nepal #10, 10a with postmark of Sawari Hunting Camp, Realized $522
Lot 1203 Nepal #10, 10a 1906 Half anna black with very rare postmark This strip of 3 comes from the rare setting 5 and can be positively identified as clichés 5, 6 and 7. Cliché 6 is inverted and cliché 7 has the flattened base. The strip has an almost complete strike of the Sawari Hunting Camp used during King George V’s visit to Nepal in 1911. Illustrated in Singer’s Nepal. Est $500, $475 hammer.