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Auction: 18051 - The Yen Boon Swee Collection of Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Postal Stationery
Lot: 1101

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
1890 (25 Feb.) 3c. blue card to Germany, cancelled by "ligne n paq. fr. n
o.1" octagonal d.s., with another strike alongside, and Hamburg arrival c.d.s. (21.3) at lower left; taken by "Caledonien" arriving Marseilles on 19 March; slight creasing at upper right. Scarce. Photo

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