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Auction: 1001 - Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 308

x Malaya Straits Settlements 1867 (Sept.) surcharged on stamps of India 1867 (13 Dec.) entire to Manila, marked "Per Str via Hong Kong", bearing 12c. on 4c. green tied by "B/172" obliterator, showing handstruck "1" and, on reverse, "singapore/p.o" double-ring d.s. in red, Hong Kong transit d.s. (24.12) and arrival c.d.s.; the entire with some soiling and a little worn and damaged along horizontal filing crease. A rare franking and the only recorded first issue franking to the Philippine Islands. Photo Estimate £ 2,500-3,000 provenance: Milo D. Rowell, October 1992 Joseph Wong Choon Wing, June 2007

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