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Auction: 21014 - Stamps and Covers of South East Asia - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 97

Straits Settlements
Early Letters and Handstamps
Penang
1812 (10 Nov.) entire letter, headed "On Board H.M.S. Wilhelmina, Port Cornwallis-Prince of Wales Island", addressed to Scotland, rated "4" (deleted) and "1/6", showing very fine oval "p.o./p.w.i." in red with "ship letter/london" c.d.s. (14.5.13) alongside; the entire with some wear along folds. Very rare, one of five recorded examples of which four are struck in red, this being the finest. With transcript. Photo

provenance:
Dr. F.E. Wood, 1964
Sidney Harris, 1968
Spink Singapore, June 2000

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Sold for
£3,000

Starting price
£3000