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Date
1847
Description
(x) Malaya Straits Settlements 1847-58, five entire letters, three to London, one to Appleby, the other to Marseilles, markings include " singapore bearing " d.s. entire letters to London and Appleby respectively, two showing " singapore/p.o. " double ring d.s. A good group. 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-5573 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1847 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) Malaya Straits Settlements 1847-58, five entire letters, three to London, one to Appleby, the other to Marseilles, markings include " singapore bearing " d.s. entire letters to London and Appleby respectively, two showing " singapore/p.o. " double ring d.s. A good group. 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 25016) lot 1306 (15 May 2025).
1 image of COV-5573 is recorded; the Singapore FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.
Questions about COV-5573
- What is COV-5573?
- COV-5573 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1847, bearing the Singapore FP 4 handstamp in black. (x) Malaya Straits Settlements 1847-58, five entire letters, three to London, one to Appleby, the other to Marseilles, markings include " singapore bearing " d.s. entire letters to London and Appleby respectively, two showing " singapore/p.o. " double ring d.s. A good group. 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-5573?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps and Covers of Asia (Sale 25016) lot 1306 (15 May 2025).
- When was COV-5573 posted?
- COV-5573 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 4 (1845–1854).
About this record
This 1847 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 25016), lot 1306, (15 May 2025).