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Date
1830
Description
Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1830 (12 July) entire to London, rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse, very fine large framed "singapore/p.o." datestamp in black, framed "india letter/deal" and red arrival c.d.s. (22.11); the entire a little discoloured. Rare, one of five examples recorded. (CJS). Photo
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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-5538 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1830 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 1830 (12 July) entire to London, rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse, very fine large framed "singapore/p.o." datestamp in black, framed "india letter/deal" and red arrival c.d.s. (22.11); the entire a little discoloured. Rare, one of five examples recorded. (CJS). Photo
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Spink lot 47.
1 image of COV-5538 is recorded; the Singapore FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1829–1831.
Questions about COV-5538
- What is COV-5538?
- COV-5538 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1830, bearing the Singapore FP 1 handstamp in black. Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1830 (12 July) entire to London, rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse, very fine large framed "singapore/p.o." datestamp in black, framed "india letter/deal" and red arrival c.d.s. (22.11); the entire a little discoloured. Rare, one of five examples recorded. (CJS). Photo
- 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-5538?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Spink lot 47.
- When was COV-5538 posted?
- COV-5538 is dated 1830, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 1 (1829–1831).
About this record
This 1830 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, Spink, lot 47.