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Auction: 22026 - Stamps and Covers of Asia featuring the Peter Cockburn FRPSL Collection of Malaya B.M.A.
Lot: 404

(x) Straits Settlements
1867-72 Issue
Covers
1881 (Dec.) envelope from Deli, Sumatra? to Switzerland, marked "via Penang - Brindisi", bearing 8c. orange-vermilion tied by "B/172" obliterator, showing "penang/paid" c.d.s. (22.12) in red alongside with, on reverse, Singapore Paid (25.12), St. Gallen and arrival (23.1) datestamps; some staining. 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