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Auction: 9023 - The V T Nathan Collection of Straits Settlements
Lot: 86

x Indian Stamps used in the Straits Settlements Straits Settlements Bisects 6a. rate to the United Kingdom 1859 (6 Sept.) entire from Singapore to Glasgow, marked "Via Marseilles", bearing 1855 4a. black on blue glazed paper single and diagonal bisect clearly tied by "B/172" obliterator and showing, on reverse, "singapore/p.o." double-ring d.s. in red and clear arrival datestamp (31.10); the entire with some pressed creases and reduced staining. B.P.A. Certificate (1988). S.G. Z68, £8000+. Photo Estimate £ 6,000-8,000 provenance: Tay Peng Hian, November 1986

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£9,000