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Auction: 15027 - Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition
Lot: 2050

Straits Settlements
1867 (1 Sept.) Surcharged on Stamps of East India
Covers
1867 (2 Oct.) entire letter from Penang to Calcutta, bearing 3c. on 1a. deep brown cancelled in manuscript and clearly tied by "147" duplex and showing, on reverse, fine arrival Ship Letter d.s. (8.10) in blue; the entire with portions of writing on address panel acid-eaten. A very rare single rate franking and the only known cover from Penang to India. Photo

provenance:
Tay Peng Hian, November 1986
David Springbett, March 1994
V.T. Nathan, April 2009

Sold for
SG$4,200