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Date
1829
Description
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1829 (22 Dec.) entire (small part face panel torn away) to Nantes via an accommodation address (deleted) in London, rated "2/4", showing fine framed "india letter/portsmouth" in red and, on reverse across join, a good to fine strike of the boxed "singapore/p.o." d.s. in black partly overstruck by red London arrival c.d.s. Very rare, only four examples recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 8,000-10,000 provenance: Admiral George C. Dyer, November 1984
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Other recorded marks at Singapore
9 marks9 other pre-1854 postal markings of Singapore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Singapore FP 2handstampBlack1834
- Singapore FP 3handstampBlack1855
- Singapore FP 4handstampBlack1845–1854
- Singapore FP 5handstampBlack1840–1855
- Singapore FP 6handstampBlack1854
- Singapore FP 7handstampBlack1840–1844
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About this Singapore pre stamp cover
COV-5534 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1829 bearing the Singapore FP 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Singapore postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1829 (22 Dec.) entire (small part face panel torn away) to Nantes via an accommodation address (deleted) in London, rated "2/4", showing fine framed "india letter/portsmouth" in red and, on reverse across join, a good to fine strike of the boxed "singapore/p.o." d.s. in black partly overstruck by red London arrival c.d.s. Very rare, only four examples recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 8,000-10,000 provenance: Admiral George C. Dyer, November 1984
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Fine Stamps & Covers of S E Asia (Sale 7019) lot 12 (24 June 2007).
1 image of COV-5534 is recorded; the Singapore FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1829–1831.
Questions about COV-5534
- What is COV-5534?
- COV-5534 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1829, bearing the Singapore FP 1 handstamp in black. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1829 (22 Dec.) entire (small part face panel torn away) to Nantes via an accommodation address (deleted) in London, rated "2/4", showing fine framed "india letter/portsmouth" in red and, on reverse across join, a good to fine strike of the boxed "singapore/p.o." d.s. in black partly overstruck by red London arrival c.d.s. Very rare, only four examples recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 8,000-10,000 provenance: Admiral George C. Dyer, November 1984
- How scarce is the Singapore FP 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Singapore FP 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1829–1831.
- What is the provenance of COV-5534?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Fine Stamps & Covers of S E Asia (Sale 7019) lot 12 (24 June 2007).
- When was COV-5534 posted?
- COV-5534 is dated 1829, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 1 (1829–1831).
About this record
This 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 1 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Fine Stamps & Covers of S E Asia (Sale 7019), lot 12, (24 June 2007).