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Auction: 15027 - Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition
Lot: 2017

Straits Settlements
India used in Straits Settlements
1859 envelope from Singapore to Indiana USA, marked "Via Marseilles", bearing 1a. brown with 4a. black and 8a. carmine on blue glazed paper, lightly cancelled "B/172", showing red crayon "1/10d", manuscript "16" and "Due 5c", red London Paid transit d.s. (28.11), Detroit c.d.s. (18.12) and oval-framed "5" with, on reverse, "singapore/p.o." c.d.s. in red; some minor soiling. A rare and attractive franking. Photo

provenance:
Spink Singapore auction, June 2000

Estimate
SG$2,000 to SG$2,500