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Date
1854
Description
(x) Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1854 (28 Jan.) entire letter to Manila via Hong Kong, marked "Str Formosa" , rated "1/4" and showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore / Paid" d.s. in red partly overstruck by arrival datestamp, and Hong Kong double-arc transit c.d.s. with handstruck "3½" (reales) on face; some light 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 4handstampBlack1845–1854
- Singapore FP 6handstampBlack1854
- Singapore FP 7handstampBlack1840–1844
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About this Singapore pre stamp cover
COV-5562 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1854 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) Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1854 (28 Jan.) entire letter to Manila via Hong Kong, marked "Str Formosa" , rated "1/4" and showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore / Paid" d.s. in red partly overstruck by arrival datestamp, and Hong Kong double-arc transit c.d.s. with handstruck "3½" (reales) on face; some light 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 Collector's Series - e-Auction (Sale 22012) lot 2775 (14–31 January 2022).
2 images of COV-5562 are recorded; the Singapore FP 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1855.
Questions about COV-5562
- What is COV-5562?
- COV-5562 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1854, bearing the Singapore FP 5 handstamp in black. (x) Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1854 (28 Jan.) entire letter to Manila via Hong Kong, marked "Str Formosa" , rated "1/4" and showing, on reverse across join, framed "singapore / Paid" d.s. in red partly overstruck by arrival datestamp, and Hong Kong double-arc transit c.d.s. with handstruck "3½" (reales) on face; some light creases 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-5562?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction (Sale 22012) lot 2775 (14–31 January 2022).
- When was COV-5562 posted?
- COV-5562 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 5 (1840–1855).
About this record
This 1854 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, The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction (Sale 22012), lot 2775, (14–31 January 2022).