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Date
1850
Description
Straits Settlements Early letters and Handstamps Singapore 1850 (11 July) entire letter to Bangkok showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. in red. An unusual destination. Photo Estimate S$ 300-400
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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-5551 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1850 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 Early letters and Handstamps Singapore 1850 (11 July) entire letter to Bangkok showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. in red. An unusual destination. Photo Estimate S$ 300-400
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps of South East Asia (Sale 9018) lot 521 (4 July 2009).
1 image of COV-5551 is recorded; the Singapore FP 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1855.
Questions about COV-5551
- What is COV-5551?
- COV-5551 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1850, bearing the Singapore FP 3 handstamp in black. Straits Settlements Early letters and Handstamps Singapore 1850 (11 July) entire letter to Bangkok showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. in red. An unusual destination. Photo Estimate S$ 300-400
- 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-5551?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps of South East Asia (Sale 9018) lot 521 (4 July 2009).
- When was COV-5551 posted?
- COV-5551 is dated 1850, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 3 (1855).
About this record
This 1850 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 of South East Asia (Sale 9018), lot 521, (4 July 2009).