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Date
1855
Description
Straits Settlements India used in Straits Settlements Singapore 1855 (17 Feb.) entire letter from Singapore to Shanghai, marked "Pr Str Cadiz" , bearing 1854 4a. (4) each cut-to-shape and affixed slightly overlapping, all cancelled by diamond of hollow dots and showing, on reverse, framed "singapore / Paid" without date (Type PS6) in red and Hong Kong transit datestamp (2.3). Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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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 4handstampBlack1845–1854
- Singapore FP 5handstampBlack1840–1855
- Singapore FP 6handstampBlack1854
- Singapore FP 7handstampBlack1840–1844
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About this Singapore pre stamp cover
COV-5509 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Singapore FP 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Singapore postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
Straits Settlements India used in Straits Settlements Singapore 1855 (17 Feb.) entire letter from Singapore to Shanghai, marked "Pr Str Cadiz" , bearing 1854 4a. (4) each cut-to-shape and affixed slightly overlapping, all cancelled by diamond of hollow dots and showing, on reverse, framed "singapore / Paid" without date (Type PS6) in red and Hong Kong transit datestamp (2.3). Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps and Covers of South East Asia - conducted behind closed doors (Sale 21014) lot 127 (23 February 2021).
1 image of COV-5509 is recorded; the Singapore FP 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1855.
Questions about COV-5509
- What is COV-5509?
- COV-5509 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1855, bearing the Singapore FP 3 handstamp in black. Straits Settlements India used in Straits Settlements Singapore 1855 (17 Feb.) entire letter from Singapore to Shanghai, marked "Pr Str Cadiz" , bearing 1854 4a. (4) each cut-to-shape and affixed slightly overlapping, all cancelled by diamond of hollow dots and showing, on reverse, framed "singapore / Paid" without date (Type PS6) in red and Hong Kong transit datestamp (2.3). Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
- How scarce is the Singapore FP 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Singapore FP 3 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-5509?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps and Covers of South East Asia - conducted behind closed doors (Sale 21014) lot 127 (23 February 2021).
- When was COV-5509 posted?
- COV-5509 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 3 (1855).
About this record
This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 3 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Stamps and Covers of South East Asia - conducted behind closed doors (Sale 21014), lot 127, (23 February 2021).