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Auction: 22026 - Stamps and Covers of Asia featuring the Peter Cockburn FRPSL Collection of Malaya B.M.A.
Lot: 379

(x) Straits Settlements
Early Letters and Handstamps
Singapore
1830 (Jan.) entire from Pondicherry to Batavia showing, on reverse, framed "pondicherry/post not paid", "madras/bearing gpo" and "out station/madras/ship letter" double-lined oval d.s. (10.1), and a good to fine strike of the very rare framed "singapore/p.o." d.s. in black for 29 June. The entire with part of face panel missing and stained. One of six examples recorded and unique from the French settlement of Pondicherry. Photo

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Sold for
£2,700

Starting price
£1600