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Auction: 7019 - Fine Stamps & Covers of S E Asia
Lot: 5

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1836 (3 Sept.) entire letter from Singapore to London, rated "1/3", showing framed "india letter/liverpool" and, on reverse, a mainly fine strike of boxed "pinang/post office" d.s. in red for 5th September and arrival d.s. (18.4.37); horizontal filing crease across face panel. Approximately ten examples known of this short-lived marking, used from April 1837 to July 1837. Photo Estimate S$ 4,000-5,000 provenance: Admiral George C. Dyer, November 1984 W.H. Lu, September 1985

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SG$3,800