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Date
1831
Description
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1831 (16 Aug.) entire letter to London, rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse across join, a slightly over-inked strike of boxed "singapore/p.o." d.s. in red (just crossed by filing crease) and framed "india letter/dover". 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-5535 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1831 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 1831 (16 Aug.) entire letter to London, rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse across join, a slightly over-inked strike of boxed "singapore/p.o." d.s. in red (just crossed by filing crease) and framed "india letter/dover". 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 14 (24 June 2007).
1 image of COV-5535 is recorded; the Singapore FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1829–1831.
Questions about COV-5535
- What is COV-5535?
- COV-5535 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1831, bearing the Singapore FP 1 handstamp in black. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1831 (16 Aug.) entire letter to London, rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse across join, a slightly over-inked strike of boxed "singapore/p.o." d.s. in red (just crossed by filing crease) and framed "india letter/dover". 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-5535?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Fine Stamps & Covers of S E Asia (Sale 7019) lot 14 (24 June 2007).
- When was COV-5535 posted?
- COV-5535 is dated 1831, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 1 (1829–1831).
About this record
This 1831 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 14, (24 June 2007).