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Auction: 15041 - The "Sentosa" Collection of Straits Settlements, Malayan States, Labuan, North Borneo and Sarawak sale during the International Exhibition
Lot: 108

Straits Settlements
1867-72 Watermark Crown CC
Covers
1872 (7 Mar.) entire letter from Singapore to New York, bearing 24c. strip of three each cancelled by circle of bars and tied by "new york/paid all" c.d.s. in red, showing various red crayon rate markings, despatch c.d.s. and red London Paid transit d.s. (8.4). A lovely clean franking and one of the finest of this issue. Photo

provenance:
Charles Taylor, May 1981

Sold for
SG$5,800