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Date
1856
Description
(x) Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Military Campaigns 1856-58 Persian Field Force 1857 (5 Oct.) entire letter to Surabaya, D.E.I. bearing a fine strike of " field force/bg/persia" in black with manuscript " 1" insertion, a fine strike of boxed Bombay Ship Letter Bearing handstamp and manuscript " 30" , the reverse with boxed Singapore Bearing (Proud type 10) and Bombay c.d.s. (7.11); a good letter. Signed Peter Holcombe. Photo 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 5handstampBlack1840–1855
- Singapore FP 7handstampBlack1840–1844
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About this Singapore pre stamp cover
COV-5599 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1856 bearing the Singapore FP 6 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Singapore postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
(x) Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Military Campaigns 1856-58 Persian Field Force 1857 (5 Oct.) entire letter to Surabaya, D.E.I. bearing a fine strike of " field force/bg/persia" in black with manuscript " 1" insertion, a fine strike of boxed Bombay Ship Letter Bearing handstamp and manuscript " 30" , the reverse with boxed Singapore Bearing (Proud type 10) and Bombay c.d.s. (7.11); a good letter. Signed Peter Holcombe. Photo 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 the World (Sale 24030) lot 3537 (13 December 2024).
1 image of COV-5599 is recorded; the Singapore FP 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1854.
Questions about COV-5599
- What is COV-5599?
- COV-5599 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1856, bearing the Singapore FP 6 handstamp in black. (x) Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Military Campaigns 1856-58 Persian Field Force 1857 (5 Oct.) entire letter to Surabaya, D.E.I. bearing a fine strike of " field force/bg/persia" in black with manuscript " 1" insertion, a fine strike of boxed Bombay Ship Letter Bearing handstamp and manuscript " 30" , the reverse with boxed Singapore Bearing (Proud type 10) and Bombay c.d.s. (7.11); a good letter. Signed Peter Holcombe. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
- How scarce is the Singapore FP 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Singapore FP 6 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-5599?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps and Covers of the World (Sale 24030) lot 3537 (13 December 2024).
- When was COV-5599 posted?
- COV-5599 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 6 (1854).
About this record
This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 6 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Stamps and Covers of the World (Sale 24030), lot 3537, (13 December 2024).