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Auction: 26014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 5273

(x) Straits Settlements
India used in Singapore
1859 (21 Sept.) blue entire ex the Turner correspondence to Glasgow, marked "Via Marseilles", bearing 1856 4a. black single and diagonal bisect and 8a. carmine strip of three, all clearly cancelled by "B/172" obliterators and showing, on reverse, "singapore/p.o." double-ring d.s. in red and arrival c.d.s. (11.11); some staining around the single 4a.. The highest known bisect franking and one of two recorded. A magnificent cover of the highest calibre and a stunning exhibition item, R.P.S. Certificate (2001). Photo

provenance:
The Royal Philatelic Collection, Spink, May 2001

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£15,000 to £20,000

Starting price
£12000