Sale 112: Specialized Sale of Asia

Lot 4169    

Nepal, 1840 "Lal Mohar" Dispatch with Seal of King Rajendra Bikram Shah, Kantipur (Kathmandu), Nepal, document measures 5-½ feet long! Allows for free land and no taxes for listed people and houses for assisting in mail deliveries, Very Fine Impressive and well preserved.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 4170    

Nepal, 1861 Stampless Cover with Large Seal of Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana (Brother of Jung Bahadur, Prime Minister of Nepal, posted at the British Residency P.O. in 1861, illegible "NEPAUL" British Residency datestamp, addressed to guru Tirth Raj Pandit at Benares, India, exceptionally clear, legible strike of the seal, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.



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Realized: $150

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Lot 4171    

Nepal, 1862 Stampless Cover with Large Seal of Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana (Brother of Jung Bahadur, Prime Minister of Nepal, posted at the British Residency P.O. on June 1862, illegible "NEPAUL" British Residency datestamp, addressed to the royal priest, Tirth Raj Pandit at Benares, India, exceptionally clear, legible strike of the seal, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.



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Realized: $240

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Lot 4172    

Nepal, 1881 Document with Seal of the Prime Minister Ranodip Singh and Commander-in-Chief Shumsher Jung, unusually legible strikes on large format document, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 400.

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Lot 4173    

Nepal, 1916 Large Document Featuring the Royal Seal of Trubhuvan Bir Bikram Shah, King of Nepal, excellent impression on large native paper document, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 4174    

Nepal, 1917 Handdrawn Draft (Essay) of the Prime Minister's Official Seal, and a Stampless cover showing the use of that seal, seal drawing has some insect damage including a repair of a one-inch "gap" in the bottom margin, cover in good condition with the usual slight wear, F.-V.F., Rare offering of this kind of essay.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Realized: $1,450

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Lot 4175    

Nepal, 1951 Large Document featuring the Royal Seal of Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Shah, King of Nepal, excellent impression on large native paper document, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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