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Auction: 21014 - Stamps and Covers of South East Asia - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 102

(x) Straits Settlements
Early Letters and Handstamps
Penang
1837 (5 Jan.) entire letter to London, rated "1/1" and showing, on reverse, good to fine framed "pinang/post office" datestamp in red partly overstruck by Calcutta transit d.s. (22.1) and framed "india letter/falmouth", both also in red, Calcutta G.P.O. Ship Letter d.s. and arrival c.d.s. (12.6). Rare, we record only twelve examples of this datestamp, used between April 1836 and June 1837. Photo

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