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Auction: 22026 - Stamps and Covers of Asia featuring the Peter Cockburn FRPSL Collection of Malaya B.M.A.
Lot: 403

(x) Straits Settlements
1867-72 Issue
Covers
1878 (28 Apr.) envelope from Deli, Sumatra, to Switzerland, marked "Via Brindisi", bearing 8c. orange-yellow pair (one with a damaged corner) tied by "B/172" obliterator, showing "penang/paid" c.d.s. in red alongside and, on reverse, Brindisi (12.12) and arrival (15.12) datestamps. A rare usage of mail from Dutch East Indies via the Straits Settlements. Holcombe Certificate (1991). Photo

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Estimate
£500 to £600

Starting price
£400