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Auction: 17023 - Fine Stamps and Covers of South East Asia
Lot: 502

Straits Settlements
India used in Straits Settlements
1855 (17 Feb.) entire letter from Singapore to Shanghai, bearing four 4a. each cut-to-shape and affixed slightly overlapping, all cancelled by diamond of hollow dots and showing, on reverse, the rare framed "singapore/Paid" without date (Type PS6) in red and Hong Kong transit datestamp (2.3); some minor discolouration in places. A rare franking. Photo

provenance:
Milo D. Rowell, October 1992

Estimate
SG$35,000 to SG$40,000