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Auction: 19032 - India used in the Straits Settlements, The Tan Ah Ee Collection - Part 1
Lot: 51

The Bisects
1860 (28 Nov.) entire letter from Penang to Singapore, bearing 1855 8a. carmine on blue glazed paper bisected diagonally, clearly tied by "B/147" obliterator and showing red crayon "4" and "penang/p.o." double-ring datestamp in red alongside; some creasing and small tears. The unique blued paper 8a. bisect, one of only two 8a. bisect covers and one of two covers from Penang recorded. A highly important gem of Straits Settlements philately. B.P.A. Certificate (1965). Photo

provenance:
E.E. Yates, December 1939
Dr. F.E. Wood, December 1964
George C. Dyer, November 1984
W.H. Lu, 1985
Dr. Pichai Buranasombati, June 2000

Sold for
SG$143,000