1941-50 PASHUPATI LOCAL PRINTING ISSUES - STUDY: Four volume...

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£1,900

1941-50 PASHUPATI LOCAL PRINTING ISSUES - STUDY: Four volumes in a carton, various shades and printings, inc. unissued 2p to 16p singles plus 4p blocks of four (2) and eight, all printed in negative from the PB plates; 2p brown inc. full sheets of 40 (7, inc. one imperf.), half sheets of 20 (8) and block of 32 printed slightly diagonally and imperf. between two rows and at base; 2p green error of colour inc. full sheet of 40 and half sheet of 20; 4p green inc. complete sheets of 36 (17, inc. several part imperf. between some rows, one sheet with major displacement of the horiz. rows of perfs. and one sheet imperf.) and half sheet of 18 & part sheet of 27 both completely imperf. horiz; 8p scarlet inc. scarce first printing block of four without marg. frameline, complete sheets of 40 (14, inc. two imperf., one imperf. horiz. and two used); 16p brown half sheet of 14; 24p orange inc. full sheet of 28 and half sheet of 14; 32p blue half sheet of 14 and blocks of four (2) and six; and 1r red (2 + corner pair + corner block of four). Also covers of all values mostly registered, inc. 1953 4p stat. env. Thimi to Kathmandu with 2p brown blocks of four (2) paying registration, 1943-46 reg. range all with 4p green (4 or 6) on the backs, and scarce use of 1r red on 1959 reg. env. to USA. Plus The Sri Pashupati Issues of Nepal by Hepper, third ed. 2011. Fine collection. (Qty.) Cross Reference: LITERATURE - PHILATELIC