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Auction: 18051 - The Yen Boon Swee Collection of Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Postal Stationery
Lot: 1092

Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Postal Stationery
1886 3c. Blue Card (HG 6)
Initially 1,000 3c. post cards were ordered in January 1886, which was later changed to 10,000 in March
1887 (30 June) 3c. blue card marked "via Brindisi" and registered to Austria, uprated with 8c orange, paying 8c registration fee, tied by undated "singapore/p.o." cancel, showing Singapore registration d.s. and Meidling arrival c.d.s. (30.7) The 8c. registration fee effective 22 June 1871; fee reduced to 5c. from 11 August 1890. The earliest recorded registered postal card and the only card with 8c registration fee. Rare. Photo

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SG$1,400