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Post by salentin on May 11, 2024 13:50:25 GMT
Nepal is one of my favourite stamp-issuing countries. My collection is far from complete,especially most early stamps are missing. However as the early ones are very difficult to designate to theirs places in the catalogues, and as I do not like to specialize in such a mess,I never tried to expand my few early ones. Another point is,that there are many forgeries known... So my description of the "Lotos and crossed Swords" issues may be incorrect,but at least at my best knowledge. 1890/1898 issue on thick native paper:
1 Anna
![](https://i.ibb.co/Z8P6Cpm/z-Nepal-9-Ba.jpg)
4 Annas
Missing is the 2 Annas (in tones of violet-blue). Stamps also exist rouletted.
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Post by salentin on May 12, 2024 8:38:39 GMT
Only one (the others are 2 and 4 Annas),the 1 Anna of the 1898/99 issue on very thin paper, also known as "silk-paper". Again issued imperforated and rouletted.
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Post by salentin on May 13, 2024 11:42:28 GMT
Issued 1899 the half-Anna stamp is the most affordable of the "classics". Exists in two colours (according to Michel) grey-black and black. Black is the common colour.
![](https://i.ibb.co/mRY5ZHq/z-Nepal-13-Bb-Kl.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/B2nqf8k/z-Nepal-13-Bb-Kr.jpg)
Like most other early stamps,tete beche pairs exist and are not rare.
Rouletted (pin-perforated) specimen value about five-times more than imperforated ones.
In 1903 the stamp was reprinted in red-orange.A more expensive stamp,I do not own.
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Post by salentin on May 14, 2024 14:17:52 GMT
![](https://i.ibb.co/vYz96Nr/z-Nepal-16-Ba1.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/SX8KQpt/z-Nepal-16-Ba2.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/PTfGSw7/z-Nepal-16-Bb.jpg)
1899/1906,one Anna from retouched plates with less lines in the frame and not much left of the centre design,printed on different local papers.
Same stamp printed on european machine paper,from 1899 is rather expensive (and missing).
tete-beche pair
rouletted
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Post by salentin on May 15, 2024 11:08:05 GMT
Gurkha-Sirkar (Government) - series (lower inscription with five letters),issued 1907.
Printed (engraved) by Perkins,Bacon & Co.
White paper = peace-time prints Greyish,thin paper (1917) = war-time prints.
Design: God Siva in the Himalaya
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Post by salentin on May 16, 2024 11:56:45 GMT
![](https://i.ibb.co/jhJBhHT/z-Nepal-25b.jpg)
1917/18 1 Anna,more or less fully inked centre,different corners.
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Post by salentin on May 17, 2024 12:59:07 GMT
![](https://i.ibb.co/6r9KM14/z-Nepal-27-A-a.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/3s6PZxf/z-Nepal-27-B-a.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/L1DhXkX/z-Nepal-29-A-a.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/9b66xrM/z-Nepal-30.jpg)
1917/18 new prints of the two Annas value. Exist imperforated and rouletted in many different colour-tones.
Same issue,4 Annas.
The last of the "difficult" one !
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Post by JeffS on May 17, 2024 13:02:50 GMT
An interesting string of posts salentin. I’ve not seen these in color previously.
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Post by salentin on May 18, 2024 14:21:02 GMT
Thank you Jeff ! I would like to purchase more of the early ones,but I am not sure about forgeries. So I have not got any other in the last 30-40 years.
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Post by salentin on May 18, 2024 14:45:52 GMT
1930 series,as that from 1907,but now inscribed Nepal Government (lower inscription now nine letters). 2,4,8,16,24,32 Paisa,1,5 Rupees.
1907: 16 Paisa
1930: 1 Rupee
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Post by michael on May 18, 2024 17:51:38 GMT
It is interesting to know that the top corner squares on these stamps contain the Nepalese State symbols, crescent and sun, while the figures in the bottom corners indicate the year in the Bikram Sambat calendar.
So for the 1907 stamp the numerals are '19' and '64' for 2007 and for the 1930 stamp '19' and '87' for 1930.
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Post by salentin on May 19, 2024 9:02:28 GMT
Michael, I have to admit,that I have problems to read those dates. The illustration of the numbers in Michel looks somewhat different,than they look like on the stamps. On the 1930 set it is 19 86.
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Post by salentin on May 19, 2024 9:08:47 GMT
1935 definitives Now the year plates are 19 92.
16 Paisa
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Post by salentin on May 20, 2024 13:21:55 GMT
1941/46 definitives,now printed locally by typography. The Paisa values show the year 19 92,while the 1 Rupee shows 19 86.
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Post by fazeman on May 20, 2024 21:02:05 GMT
salentin, that is interesting looking paper as you described earlier.
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Post by salentin on May 21, 2024 11:19:19 GMT
![](https://i.ibb.co/vscBGD2/Nepal-52-F.jpg)
By error the 2 Paisa was also printed in green,like the 4 Paisa.
For comparison the 4 Paisa stamp. The value appears on the left (upwards) and right (downwards) outer framelines. As the typo-prints look rather indistinct,please compare with the 1935 - set !
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Post by salentin on May 22, 2024 8:42:48 GMT
![](https://i.ibb.co/7Kzwy9f/Nepal-56.jpg)
The 24 Paisa (upper) and the 1 Rupee (lower) for comparison.
And again: the 1 Rupee from the 1930 set.
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Post by salentin on May 23, 2024 9:44:09 GMT
![](https://i.ibb.co/nLSCKGZ/Nepal-52-U.jpg)
Imperforated and part-perforated stamps of this series exist. Like the perforated series itself,they exist with or without gum.
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Post by salentin on May 24, 2024 8:38:04 GMT
Definitives,issued Oct.1st,1949
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Post by salentin on May 25, 2024 13:17:54 GMT
Since the mid-19th century,Nepal was ruled by the Rana-family,who established a hereditary primeminister-ship. In some ways equal to the rule of the Shoguns in Japan.The king remained,but had no powers at all. In 1950 King Tribhuvana with other royalties fled to the indian embassy and on to India. The Ranas put the infant prince Gyanendra on the throne,who later,in 2001,would again become king. India forced the Ranas to a power-sharing agreement,what later,in 1951,led to an end to the rule of the Ranas. Tribhuvana returned to the throne and introduced constitutional monarchy in a democratic Nepal. However the following decades were an endless struggle between the kings and the parlimentary forces for power.
King Tribhuvana (1906-1955) definitives,issued April 15th,1954.
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Post by salentin on May 26, 2024 12:06:08 GMT
Map of Nepal definitives,issued April 13th (?),1954.
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Post by salentin on May 27, 2024 8:08:25 GMT
Coronation of the royal couple King Mahendra and Queen Ratnarajaya Lakshmi, issued May 2nd (6 Paisa & 1 Rupee),July 3rd (others) 1956.
The 1 Rupee stamp was printed,but not issued,with the wrong inscription "King´s Coronation". According to Michel,few specimen with a First-Day prove-cancellation exist.
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Post by salentin on May 28, 2024 11:33:25 GMT
1st anniversary of Nepal´s admission to the UNO. Issued Dec.14th,1956.
Same stamp,with the wrong date Dec14 1956,was not issued.
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Post by salentin on May 29, 2024 14:27:10 GMT
King´s crown definitives,issued June 22nd,1957.
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Post by salentin on May 30, 2024 9:59:42 GMT
Establishment of an air-mail service,issued Oct.16th,1958. Print: 150.000
This is the first of ten "homemade" stamps,printed by Gurkha Patra Press,Katmandu,issued 1958-61. Different shades,poor perforation,many minor printing-variations. A dream (or nightmare ?) for fly-speckers.
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Post by salentin on May 31, 2024 14:47:19 GMT
10th anniversary of the UN declaration of Human Rights. Issued Dec.10th,1958. Issued without gum.Print: 120.000 Exists also imperforated.
A small number of stamps show parts of a sheet-watermark,either LOVELY BOND / MADE IN SWEDEN or SWAN BOND / MADE IN SWEDEN.
![](https://i.ibb.co/pLLM2n6/AAAA-7.jpg)
On this part-sheet only two stamps are watermarked. Michel lists watermarked specimen about ten times as much as ordinary ones.
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Post by salentin on Jun 1, 2024 12:44:02 GMT
First parliamentary elections,issued Feb.18th,1959.
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Post by salentin on Jun 2, 2024 12:29:31 GMT
Service-stamps,issued in February 1959. Valid till Feb.2nd,1962.Again made valid on Feb.23rd,1984. Since 1985 also used on private mail. Used with cancel-dates till 1962,value three times as high,as later ones.
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Post by salentin on Jun 3, 2024 8:26:53 GMT
Setup of the first mechanical weaver´s looms in Nepal,issued April 10th,1959. Exists also imperforated and part-perforated.
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Post by salentin on Jun 4, 2024 11:55:32 GMT
Nepal´s admission to the UPU on Oct.11th,1958. (King Mahendra)
Issued April 14th,1959. Print: 180.000 Issued with and without gum.
![](https://i.ibb.co/P6fnfFF/Nepal-114-XU.jpg)
Exist imperforated (price about about 50 x) and in pairs,imperforated in between.
![](https://i.ibb.co/Pz4KWNK/AAAA-3.jpg)
Few stamps in a sheet show parts of the watermark LOVELY BOND / MADE IN SWEDEN. (price about 20 x) Imperforated stamps with watermark are priced about 10 x as high as ordinary imperforated ones.
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