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Date
20 March 1844
Description
Straits Settlements Early letters and Handstamps Singapore 1844 (20 Mar.) entire letter from London to a Captain in the 27th Regiment of Madras Sepoys at Malacca or Singapore and redirected to Penang, rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse across join, "singapore/ship letter/Bearing" and similar type for Bombay. Photo Estimate S$ 1,200-1,500
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Other recorded marks at Singapore
7 marks7 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 2handstampBlack1840–1855
- Singapore FP 3handstampBlack1855
- Singapore FP 4handstampBlack1845–1854
- Singapore FP 5handstampBlack—
- Singapore FP 6handstampBlack1840–1844
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About this Singapore pre stamp cover
COV-4099 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 20 March 1844 bearing the Singapore FP 7 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 1844 (20 Mar.) entire letter from London to a Captain in the 27th Regiment of Madras Sepoys at Malacca or Singapore and redirected to Penang, rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse across join, "singapore/ship letter/Bearing" and similar type for Bombay. Photo Estimate S$ 1,200-1,500
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 9018 lot 518 (2009).
1 image of COV-4099 is recorded; the Singapore FP 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1854.
Questions about COV-4099
- What is COV-4099?
- COV-4099 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 20 March 1844, bearing the Singapore FP 7 handstamp in black. Straits Settlements Early letters and Handstamps Singapore 1844 (20 Mar.) entire letter from London to a Captain in the 27th Regiment of Madras Sepoys at Malacca or Singapore and redirected to Penang, rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse across join, "singapore/ship letter/Bearing" and similar type for Bombay. Photo Estimate S$ 1,200-1,500
- How scarce is the Singapore FP 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Singapore FP 7 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-4099?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 9018 lot 518 (2009).
- When was COV-4099 posted?
- COV-4099 is dated 20 March 1844, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 7 (1839–1854).
About this record
This 20 March 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 7 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 9018, lot 518, (2009).