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Auction: 26014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 5254

(x) Straits Settlements
Early Letters and Handstamps
Penang
1838 (1 Sept.) entire to London, marked "Via Singapore", rated "2/4", showing framed "india letter/portsmouth" with, on reverse, fine strike of framed "pinang/post office" in black and red arrival c.d.s. (9.2.1839). A fine example of this short-lived marking used from August 1837 to July 1839. Nine examples are recorded. Photo

provenance:
Dr. Chua Eu Tiong, Spink Singapore, July 2005, Lot 24

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Estimate
£1,500 to £1,800

Starting price
£800