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Auction: 26014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 5252

(x) Straits Settlements
Early Letters and Handstamps
Penang
1826 (9Sept.) treble weight entre (210x85mm) to Aberdeen, variously rated, showing superb strike of the circular intaglio "prince of wales island/post office" h.s. in red with manuscript date inserted, boxed "½" and, on reverse, framed "india letter/deal" and arrival c.d.s. (5.3.1827); two vertical creases clear of handstamp. The earliest recorded and a choice example. Photo

provenance:
Dr. F.E. Wood, Robson Lowe, December 1964, Lot 39
Dr. Chua Eu Tiong, Spink Singapore, July 2005, Lot 17

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Estimate
£1,500 to £1,800

Starting price
£1200