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Auction: 18039 - Fine Stamps and Covers of South East Asia, Including The Dr. Cheah Jin Seng Collections of Straits Settlements and Kedah, and The Iain Dyce collection of Straits Settlements
Lot: 561

Kedah
The Dr. Cheah Jin Seng Collection

Thai Occupation
Alor Star
1899 (11 Nov.) piece bearing 1898-99 4a. on 12a. vertical pair and 1899 rejected die 2a., cancelled by faint "kedah" c.d.s. (Type A) with another legible strike alongside and Bangkok 2 c.d.s. on reverse; some inconsequential perf faults or soiling. Photo

provenance:
C.M.C. Symes
Charles Stewart, June 1984

Sold for
SG$550