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Auction: 7019 - Fine Stamps & Covers of S E Asia
Lot: 2

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Malacca 1841 (17 Aug.) entire letter to London, rated "2/-", showing oval-framed "india" in red and, on reverse across join, a very light strike of the rare "malacca/Bearing" d.s. in red partly overstruck by arrival datestamp (19.1.42). Very rare, only four examples recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 3,000-4,000 provenance: Admiral George C. Dyer, November 1984

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