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Auction: 18051 - The Yen Boon Swee Collection of Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Postal Stationery
Lot: 1018

Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Postal Stationery
1879 3c. Blue Card (HG 1)
Disinfected Mail
To minimize the spread of infectious diseases by travelling mail via endemic regions various measures were devised to cleanse mail. These included the use of steams or
1883 (10 Dec.) 3c. blue card to Germany, cancelled by undated "singapore/p.o.", showing "singapore/paid" c.d.s. in red (PD11) and arrival Aachen (9.1.84) c.d.s. on front. It was taken by SS Nepaul (17/12) to Colombo (24/12), and SS Peshawur (26/12) via Suez Canal to Port Said (9/1), Malta (13/1). One 20mm chisel disinfection slit showing damage to the blade appearing as a "notch". Photo

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