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Date
1849
Description
(x) Malaya Straits Settlements 1849 (4 Apr.) entire letter to Ayrshire, marked "Via Southampton" , rated "1/4" and showing, on reverse across join, "singapore / Bearing" d.s.; and 1851 (27 June) entire letter to Boston USA, marked "via Marseilles" , rated "4/6" (deleted) and "1.50" and showing light but legible framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s. (crossed by two filing creases 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-5574 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1849 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 1849 (4 Apr.) entire letter to Ayrshire, marked "Via Southampton" , rated "1/4" and showing, on reverse across join, "singapore / Bearing" d.s.; and 1851 (27 June) entire letter to Boston USA, marked "via Marseilles" , rated "4/6" (deleted) and "1.50" and showing light but legible framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s. (crossed by two filing creases Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink The Philatelic Collectors' Series e-Auction (Sale 21126) lot 1762 (30 June – 21 July 2021).
1 image of COV-5574 is recorded; the Singapore FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.
Questions about COV-5574
- What is COV-5574?
- COV-5574 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1849, bearing the Singapore FP 4 handstamp in black. (x) Malaya Straits Settlements 1849 (4 Apr.) entire letter to Ayrshire, marked "Via Southampton" , rated "1/4" and showing, on reverse across join, "singapore / Bearing" d.s.; and 1851 (27 June) entire letter to Boston USA, marked "via Marseilles" , rated "4/6" (deleted) and "1.50" and showing light but legible framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s. (crossed by two filing creases 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-5574?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink The Philatelic Collectors' Series e-Auction (Sale 21126) lot 1762 (30 June – 21 July 2021).
- When was COV-5574 posted?
- COV-5574 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 4 (1845–1854).
About this record
This 1849 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, The Philatelic Collectors' Series e-Auction (Sale 21126), lot 1762, (30 June – 21 July 2021).