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Auction: 9023 - The V T Nathan Collection of Straits Settlements
Lot: 61

x Indian Stamps used in the Straits Settlements 1855-65 Typographed Issues Singapore Mail to France 1865 (Nov.) envelope to Castre sur L´Agout, bearing 8p. purple on white (2) and 4a. black, all cancelled by "B/172" obliterator and showing, on reverse, legible "singapore/p.o." double-ring d.s. in red with French T.P.O. and arrival datestamps; the envelope slightly cut down at right. An attractive example of the 5a.4p. rate per 1/4oz. letter effective 1 June 1863. Photo Estimate £ 400-500

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