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Date
1847
Description
Straits Settlements Early letters and Handstamps Mail from Batavia 1847 (24 July) entire ex the "Heard" correspondence to Canton, rated "1/-", showing "batavia/franco" d.s. in blue and, on reverse, framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. and Hong Kong transit c.d.s. (16.8), some ink-etching to face panel; 1851 (28 Jan.) entire letter to Glasgow, rated "2/-", showing framed "india paid" and, on reverse, framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. (oxidised and crossed by filing creases) with arrival c.d.s. (28.3) alongside Estimate S$ 300-400
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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-5601 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1847 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 Mail from Batavia 1847 (24 July) entire ex the "Heard" correspondence to Canton, rated "1/-", showing "batavia/franco" d.s. in blue and, on reverse, framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. and Hong Kong transit c.d.s. (16.8), some ink-etching to face panel; 1851 (28 Jan.) entire letter to Glasgow, rated "2/-", showing framed "india paid" and, on reverse, framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. (oxidised and crossed by filing creases) with arrival c.d.s. (28.3) alongside Estimate S$ 300-400
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps of South East Asia (Sale 9018) lot 530 (4 July 2009).
1 image of COV-5601 is recorded; the Singapore FP 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1855.
Questions about COV-5601
- What is COV-5601?
- COV-5601 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1847, bearing the Singapore FP 5 handstamp in black. Straits Settlements Early letters and Handstamps Mail from Batavia 1847 (24 July) entire ex the "Heard" correspondence to Canton, rated "1/-", showing "batavia/franco" d.s. in blue and, on reverse, framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. and Hong Kong transit c.d.s. (16.8), some ink-etching to face panel; 1851 (28 Jan.) entire letter to Glasgow, rated "2/-", showing framed "india paid" and, on reverse, framed "singapore/Paid" d.s. (oxidised and crossed by filing creases) with arrival c.d.s. (28.3) alongside Estimate S$ 300-400
- How scarce is the Singapore FP 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Singapore FP 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-5601?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps of South East Asia (Sale 9018) lot 530 (4 July 2009).
- When was COV-5601 posted?
- COV-5601 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 5 (1840–1855).
About this record
This 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 5 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 23 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Stamps of South East Asia (Sale 9018), lot 530, (4 July 2009).