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Date
1845
Description
Straits Settlements Early letters and Handstamps Singapore 1845 (22 July) entire letter ex the "Heard" correspondence to Canton, marked "p Lady Mary Wood" and showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. in red and Hong Kong transit d.s. (13.8); 1846 (5 Dec.) entire letter ex the "Huth" correspondence to London, marked "via Marseilles" and showing, on reverse across join, fine "singapore/Bearing" d.s. Estimate S$ 250-300
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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-5525 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1845 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 1845 (22 July) entire letter ex the "Heard" correspondence to Canton, marked "p Lady Mary Wood" and showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. in red and Hong Kong transit d.s. (13.8); 1846 (5 Dec.) entire letter ex the "Huth" correspondence to London, marked "via Marseilles" and showing, on reverse across join, fine "singapore/Bearing" d.s. Estimate S$ 250-300
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps of South East Asia (Sale 9018) lot 519 (4 July 2009); and Spink Auction: 13043 - The Collector's Series Sale lot 599.
2 images of COV-5525 are recorded (front); the Singapore FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.
Questions about COV-5525
- What is COV-5525?
- COV-5525 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1845, bearing the Singapore FP 4 handstamp in black. Straits Settlements Early letters and Handstamps Singapore 1845 (22 July) entire letter ex the "Heard" correspondence to Canton, marked "p Lady Mary Wood" and showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. in red and Hong Kong transit d.s. (13.8); 1846 (5 Dec.) entire letter ex the "Huth" correspondence to London, marked "via Marseilles" and showing, on reverse across join, fine "singapore/Bearing" d.s. Estimate S$ 250-300
- 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-5525?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps of South East Asia (Sale 9018) lot 519 (4 July 2009); and Spink Auction: 13043 - The Collector's Series Sale lot 599.
- When was COV-5525 posted?
- COV-5525 is dated 1845, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 4 (1845–1854).
About this record
This 1845 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 519, (4 July 2009); Spink, Auction: 13043 - The Collector's Series Sale, lot 599.