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Auction: 22014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 523

(x) Straits Settlements
1867 (1 Sept.) Surcharged on Stamps of India
Mail to France
1869 (2 July) envelope from Singapore to Bordeaux, marked "Via Suez", bearing 8c. on 2a. vertical pair placed sideways and tied by "D14" duplex, showing red French maritime datestamp with arrival c.d.s. (7.8) on reverse; the envelope with some minor staining. Very rare, one of two recorded covers to France. Photo

provenance:
Milo D. Rowell, September 1992
Spink (Singapore) auction, June 2000

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£3,200

Starting price
£1000