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Date
1859
Description
Straits Settlements India used in Straits Settlements 1859 (16 Oct.) entire (faults) from Singapore to Samarang, showing manuscript "30" , bearing 1856 4a. black on white paper bisected diagonally (defect at foot) tied by clear "B/172" and showing framed "singapore/ship letter/paid" d.s. in red. Very rare, one of nine recorded single 4a. bisects on cover (two on white paper) and one of two recorded bisect covers to Netherlands East Indies. B.P.A. Certificate (1986). S.G. Z76a, £60,000. Photo provenance : "Koh-i-Noor", 1986 Spink Singapore auction, June 2000
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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 1handstampBlack1829–1831
- Singapore FP 2handstampBlack1834
- Singapore FP 3handstampBlack1855
- Singapore FP 4handstampBlack1845–1854
- Singapore FP 5handstampBlack1840–1855
- Singapore FP 6handstampBlack1854
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About this Singapore pre stamp cover
COV-5544 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1859 bearing the Singapore FP 10 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Singapore postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
Straits Settlements India used in Straits Settlements 1859 (16 Oct.) entire (faults) from Singapore to Samarang, showing manuscript "30" , bearing 1856 4a. black on white paper bisected diagonally (defect at foot) tied by clear "B/172" and showing framed "singapore/ship letter/paid" d.s. in red. Very rare, one of nine recorded single 4a. bisects on cover (two on white paper) and one of two recorded bisect covers to Netherlands East Indies. B.P.A. Certificate (1986). S.G. Z76a, £60,000. Photo provenance : "Koh-i-Noor", 1986 Spink Singapore auction, June 2000
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Spink lot 784.
1 image of COV-5544 is recorded; the Singapore FP 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1859–1863.
Questions about COV-5544
- What is COV-5544?
- COV-5544 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1859, bearing the Singapore FP 10 handstamp in red. Straits Settlements India used in Straits Settlements 1859 (16 Oct.) entire (faults) from Singapore to Samarang, showing manuscript "30" , bearing 1856 4a. black on white paper bisected diagonally (defect at foot) tied by clear "B/172" and showing framed "singapore/ship letter/paid" d.s. in red. Very rare, one of nine recorded single 4a. bisects on cover (two on white paper) and one of two recorded bisect covers to Netherlands East Indies. B.P.A. Certificate (1986). S.G. Z76a, £60,000. Photo provenance : "Koh-i-Noor", 1986 Spink Singapore auction, June 2000
- How scarce is the Singapore FP 10 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Singapore FP 10 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1859–1863.
- What is the provenance of COV-5544?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Spink lot 784.
- When was COV-5544 posted?
- COV-5544 is dated 1859, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 10 (1859–1863).
About this record
This 1859 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 10 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Spink, lot 784.