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Date
1843
Description
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1843 (22 Mar.) entire letter from Manila to Cadiz via Gibraltar, showing oval-framed "india" with, on reverse across join, complete framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. in red and Malta double-arc transit d.s. (14.10); 1845 (8 Nov.) entire letter to London, rated "2/3" and showing, on reverse across join, incomplete framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. in red and arrival c.d.s. Estimate S$ 500-600
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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-5516 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1843 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?
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1843 (22 Mar.) entire letter from Manila to Cadiz via Gibraltar, showing oval-framed "india" with, on reverse across join, complete framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. in red and Malta double-arc transit d.s. (14.10); 1845 (8 Nov.) entire letter to London, rated "2/3" and showing, on reverse across join, incomplete framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. in red and arrival c.d.s. Estimate S$ 500-600
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Fine Stamps & Covers of S E Asia (Sale 7019) lot 16 (24 June 2007).
1 image of COV-5516 is recorded; the Singapore FP 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1855.
Questions about COV-5516
- What is COV-5516?
- COV-5516 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1843, bearing the Singapore FP 5 handstamp in black. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1843 (22 Mar.) entire letter from Manila to Cadiz via Gibraltar, showing oval-framed "india" with, on reverse across join, complete framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. in red and Malta double-arc transit d.s. (14.10); 1845 (8 Nov.) entire letter to London, rated "2/3" and showing, on reverse across join, incomplete framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. in red and arrival c.d.s. Estimate S$ 500-600
- 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-5516?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Fine Stamps & Covers of S E Asia (Sale 7019) lot 16 (24 June 2007).
- When was COV-5516 posted?
- COV-5516 is dated 1843, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 5 (1840–1855).
About this record
This 1843 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, Fine Stamps & Covers of S E Asia (Sale 7019), lot 16, (24 June 2007).