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Auction: 14026 - Stamps and Covers of South East Asia including the Peter Cockburn Award Winning Collection of Straits Settlements and Malayan States Revenue Stamps
Lot: 775

Straits Settlements
Early Letters and Handstamps
Singapore
1820 (12 July) entire letter from Lerwick, Orkney Islands to Singapore, rated "P 1/2" in red ink and showing "post paid ship lr/london" double-lined oval d.s.; 1842 entire from England to Singapore, rated "P 1/-" in red ink and showing, on reverse, Shrewsbury despatch c.d.s. and Bombay Ship Letter d.s.; 1858 unstamped envelope (opened-out) from Singapore? to USA showing large oval "forwarded by williams anthon & co/singapore" in red, handstruck "45", New York arrival d.s. and, on reverse, large part "singapore/p.o." double-ring d.s. in black; and 1860 entire (fragile) registered from Madras to Singapore, rated "4d", showing despatch d.s. and registration h.s. in red; also 1877 (30 Oct.) Official envelope from Western Australia to Singapore, showing Perth despatch c.d.s. and "Crown/paid" h.s.

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SG$1,300