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  • Lot# : 3031 Nepal

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    1854: India 1 a. dull red, Die II, a fine example used on 1856 cover from Kathmandu to Monghyr, Bihar tied by fine strike of octagonal ‘B/137’ numeral obliterator in black. Corresponding backstamp of NEPAUL / PAID cds of despatch in watery magenta ink and arrival cds of Monghyr (March 12). An attractive and very rare cover: the sole recorded 1 anna rate cover from the Nepal Lithograph period and the earliest recorded usage of the ‘B/137’ obliterator. Cert. BPA (2016).
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 12,000 CHF