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Date
1842
Description
Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1842 (12 Sept.) entire ex the Huth correspondence to London, marked "Overland via Marseilles" , rated "2/8" , showing oval-framed "india" and, on reverse across join, fair to fine framed "singapore / Paid" d.s. in red and arrival c.d.s. (7.1.42). (CJS). Photo
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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-5539 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?
Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1842 (12 Sept.) entire ex the Huth correspondence to London, marked "Overland via Marseilles" , rated "2/8" , showing oval-framed "india" and, on reverse across join, fair to fine framed "singapore / Paid" d.s. in red and arrival c.d.s. (7.1.42). (CJS). Photo
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Spink lot 49.
1 image of COV-5539 is recorded; the Singapore FP 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1855.
Questions about COV-5539
- What is COV-5539?
- COV-5539 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1842, bearing the Singapore FP 5 handstamp in black. Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1842 (12 Sept.) entire ex the Huth correspondence to London, marked "Overland via Marseilles" , rated "2/8" , showing oval-framed "india" and, on reverse across join, fair to fine framed "singapore / Paid" d.s. in red and arrival c.d.s. (7.1.42). (CJS). Photo
- 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-5539?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Spink lot 49.
- When was COV-5539 posted?
- COV-5539 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, Spink, lot 49.