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Date
1842
Description
(x) Malaya Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1830-65 entire letters (4) and entires (2) including 1842 (11 Aug.) to London, rated "2/8", showing oval-framed "india" and, on reverse, legible framed "singapore / Paid" d.s., both in red; 1846 (11 Oct.) entire letter (some adhesive tape stains) to Nottingham, rated "1/" and showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore / Paid" d.s. in red applied in error and overstruck by framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s. in black; and 1862 (6 Oct.) entire to Amsterdam showing mainly fine "singapore/p.o." double-ring d.s. A useful lot 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 4handstampBlack1845–1854
- Singapore FP 6handstampBlack1854
- Singapore FP 7handstampBlack1840–1844
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About this Singapore pre stamp cover
COV-5505 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1842 bearing the Singapore FP 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Singapore postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
(x) Malaya Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1830-65 entire letters (4) and entires (2) including 1842 (11 Aug.) to London, rated "2/8", showing oval-framed "india" and, on reverse, legible framed "singapore / Paid" d.s., both in red; 1846 (11 Oct.) entire letter (some adhesive tape stains) to Nottingham, rated "1/" and showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore / Paid" d.s. in red applied in error and overstruck by framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s. in black; and 1862 (6 Oct.) entire to Amsterdam showing mainly fine "singapore/p.o." double-ring d.s. A useful lot 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 India and South East Asia (Sale 23028) lot 219 (21 November 2023).
1 image of COV-5505 is recorded; the Singapore FP 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1855.
Questions about COV-5505
- What is COV-5505?
- COV-5505 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1842, bearing the Singapore FP 5 handstamp in black. (x) Malaya Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1830-65 entire letters (4) and entires (2) including 1842 (11 Aug.) to London, rated "2/8", showing oval-framed "india" and, on reverse, legible framed "singapore / Paid" d.s., both in red; 1846 (11 Oct.) entire letter (some adhesive tape stains) to Nottingham, rated "1/" and showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore / Paid" d.s. in red applied in error and overstruck by framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s. in black; and 1862 (6 Oct.) entire to Amsterdam showing mainly fine "singapore/p.o." double-ring d.s. A useful lot Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
- How scarce is the Singapore FP 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Singapore FP 5 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-5505?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia (Sale 23028) lot 219 (21 November 2023).
- When was COV-5505 posted?
- COV-5505 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 5 (1840–1855).
About this record
This 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 5 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 20 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia (Sale 23028), lot 219, (21 November 2023).