Auction: 18051 - The Yen Boon Swee Collection of Straits Settlements Queen Victoria Postal Stationery
Lot: 1113
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
Used in Perak
1893 (7 Nov.) 3c. blue card to Rangoon, cancelled by Telok Anson Barred Oval obliterator (K1) with the earliest recorded date of the Telok Anson squared-circle datestamp (D4) alongside, arrived Rangoon 13 November; redirected back to Penang (18 Nov.), endorsed in red ink "Try Cranwalt, Burmah Road, Penang". Scarce. Photo
Sold for
SG$800