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Date
1853
Description
Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1853 (1 Mar.) entire letter from Singapore plus 1848 (22 Feb.) entire letter from Manila to London and 1850 (28 Jan.) entire from Batavia to London, each showing framed "singapore/Bearing" d.s. on reverse (two crossed by filing crease), all sent via Marseilles, the first rated "4/6", the others "1/10" and the last additionally showing "batavia/franco" d.s. in blue. An interesting trio of covers Estimate S$ 1,200-1,500
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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-5514 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1853 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?
Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1853 (1 Mar.) entire letter from Singapore plus 1848 (22 Feb.) entire letter from Manila to London and 1850 (28 Jan.) entire from Batavia to London, each showing framed "singapore/Bearing" d.s. on reverse (two crossed by filing crease), all sent via Marseilles, the first rated "4/6", the others "1/10" and the last additionally showing "batavia/franco" d.s. in blue. An interesting trio of covers Estimate S$ 1,200-1,500
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps of South East Asia (Sale 9018) lot 522 (4 July 2009).
1 image of COV-5514 is recorded; the Singapore FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.
Questions about COV-5514
- What is COV-5514?
- COV-5514 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1853, bearing the Singapore FP 4 handstamp in black. Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1853 (1 Mar.) entire letter from Singapore plus 1848 (22 Feb.) entire letter from Manila to London and 1850 (28 Jan.) entire from Batavia to London, each showing framed "singapore/Bearing" d.s. on reverse (two crossed by filing crease), all sent via Marseilles, the first rated "4/6", the others "1/10" and the last additionally showing "batavia/franco" d.s. in blue. An interesting trio of covers Estimate S$ 1,200-1,500
- 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-5514?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps of South East Asia (Sale 9018) lot 522 (4 July 2009).
- When was COV-5514 posted?
- COV-5514 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 4 (1845–1854).
About this record
This 1853 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 of South East Asia (Sale 9018), lot 522, (4 July 2009).