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Date
1841
Description
(x) Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1841 (14 May) entire letter to Glasgow, marked "via Marseilles" , rated "2/8" , showing oval-framed "india" with framed "singapore / Paid" d.s. in red on reverse; 1848 entire carried privately to Canton showing sender's cachet on reverse; 1850 (21 Oct.) entire letter from Batavia to Whitehaven showing, on reverse, framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s.; and 1854 entire to Glasgow, rated "2/3" and showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s. Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
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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 5handstampBlack1840–1855
- Singapore FP 6handstampBlack1854
- Singapore FP 7handstampBlack1840–1844
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About this Singapore pre stamp cover
COV-5511 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1841 bearing the Singapore FP 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Singapore postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
(x) Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1841 (14 May) entire letter to Glasgow, marked "via Marseilles" , rated "2/8" , showing oval-framed "india" with framed "singapore / Paid" d.s. in red on reverse; 1848 entire carried privately to Canton showing sender's cachet on reverse; 1850 (21 Oct.) entire letter from Batavia to Whitehaven showing, on reverse, framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s.; and 1854 entire to Glasgow, rated "2/3" and showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s. Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps and Covers of Asia featuring the Peter Cockburn FRPSL Collection of Malaya B.M.A. (Sale 22026) lot 381 (6 December 2022).
1 image of COV-5511 is recorded; the Singapore FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.
Questions about COV-5511
- What is COV-5511?
- COV-5511 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1841, bearing the Singapore FP 4 handstamp in black. (x) Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1841 (14 May) entire letter to Glasgow, marked "via Marseilles" , rated "2/8" , showing oval-framed "india" with framed "singapore / Paid" d.s. in red on reverse; 1848 entire carried privately to Canton showing sender's cachet on reverse; 1850 (21 Oct.) entire letter from Batavia to Whitehaven showing, on reverse, framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s.; and 1854 entire to Glasgow, rated "2/3" and showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s. Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
- How scarce is the Singapore FP 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Singapore FP 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-5511?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps and Covers of Asia featuring the Peter Cockburn FRPSL Collection of Malaya B.M.A. (Sale 22026) lot 381 (6 December 2022).
- When was COV-5511 posted?
- COV-5511 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 4 (1845–1854).
About this record
This 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 4 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 36 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Stamps and Covers of Asia featuring the Peter Cockburn FRPSL Collection of Malaya B.M.A. (Sale 22026), lot 381, (6 December 2022).