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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: 853

Perak
Official Stamps
1889 (1 Nov.) Issue
1890 (28 July) "on government service" envelope registered to Singapore, bearing 2c. bright rose (2), 6c. lilac and 12c. brown-purple (hinged to cover), all tied by "taiping" c.d.s., showing registration d.s. alongside with arrival c.d.s. (2.8) on reverse. The only recorded usage of these Official stamps on cover. Photo

provenance:
Charles Taylor, May 1981

Sold for
SG$17,000