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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: 225

Straits Settlements
1884 (Sept.) "8" Surcharges
Cover
1884 (3 Nov.) envelope to Leipzig, marked "Via Naples", bearing "8" on "8/Cents" on 12c. brown-purple tied by ink strokes and circular undated "singapore/p.o." double-ring h.s., showing poor Singapore Paid c.d.s. in red alongside and, on reverse, Bologna (1.12) and arrival (2.12) datestamps. A rare and important franking, only two covers recorded. Photo

provenance:
Charles Taylor, May 1981

Sold for
SG$16,000