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Date
1854
Description
(x) Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1854 (19 Nov.) entire letter from Manila to New York, marked "Via Marseilles" , variously rated and showing, on reverse across join, fine framed "forwarded by/w m macdonald & co/singapore" , framed "singapore / Bearing" , London transit c.d.s. (27.1) with handstruck "75" and arrival d.s. (16.2). Photo 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-5523 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1854 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 1854 (19 Nov.) entire letter from Manila to New York, marked "Via Marseilles" , variously rated and showing, on reverse across join, fine framed "forwarded by/w m macdonald & co/singapore" , framed "singapore / Bearing" , London transit c.d.s. (27.1) with handstruck "75" and arrival d.s. (16.2). Photo 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 (Sale 22014) lot 515 (9 March 2022).
1 image of COV-5523 is recorded; the Singapore FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.
Questions about COV-5523
- What is COV-5523?
- COV-5523 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1854, bearing the Singapore FP 4 handstamp in black. (x) Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1854 (19 Nov.) entire letter from Manila to New York, marked "Via Marseilles" , variously rated and showing, on reverse across join, fine framed "forwarded by/w m macdonald & co/singapore" , framed "singapore / Bearing" , London transit c.d.s. (27.1) with handstruck "75" and arrival d.s. (16.2). Photo 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-5523?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps and Covers of Asia (Sale 22014) lot 515 (9 March 2022).
- When was COV-5523 posted?
- COV-5523 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 4 (1845–1854).
About this record
This 1854 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 (Sale 22014), lot 515, (9 March 2022).