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Auction: 23117 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale - e-Auction
Lot: 3690

(x) Malaya
Straits Settlements
Covers and Cancellations
1881 (Dec.) envelope from Deli, Sumatra? to Switzerland, marked "via Penang - Brindisi", bearing 1867-71 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)

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Sold for
£270

Starting price
£240