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Date
1842
Description
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Malacca 1842 (28 Aug.) entire letter from Rev. Bennet in Tavoy, Burma addressed to Rev. D. Bradley, M.D. at Bangkok showing, on reverse, "moulmein/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. for 10th September, very rare "malacca/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. in red (one of five recorded) partly overstruck by unrecorded faint boxed "malacca/....." in red, two different Calcutta transit datestamps and, on face, light "singapore/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. in black. A most remarkable cover. Photo Estimate S$ 10,000-12,000
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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 6handstampBlack1854
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About this Singapore pre stamp cover
COV-5576 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1842 bearing the Singapore FP 8 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 Malacca 1842 (28 Aug.) entire letter from Rev. Bennet in Tavoy, Burma addressed to Rev. D. Bradley, M.D. at Bangkok showing, on reverse, "moulmein/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. for 10th September, very rare "malacca/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. in red (one of five recorded) partly overstruck by unrecorded faint boxed "malacca/....." in red, two different Calcutta transit datestamps and, on face, light "singapore/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. in black. A most remarkable cover. Photo Estimate S$ 10,000-12,000
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps of South East Asia featuring the Terence Pickering Collection of Thailand Postal History (Sale 6014) lot 2 (1 July 2006).
1 image of COV-5576 is recorded; the Singapore FP 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1854.
Questions about COV-5576
- What is COV-5576?
- COV-5576 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1842, bearing the Singapore FP 8 handstamp in black. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Malacca 1842 (28 Aug.) entire letter from Rev. Bennet in Tavoy, Burma addressed to Rev. D. Bradley, M.D. at Bangkok showing, on reverse, "moulmein/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. for 10th September, very rare "malacca/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. in red (one of five recorded) partly overstruck by unrecorded faint boxed "malacca/....." in red, two different Calcutta transit datestamps and, on face, light "singapore/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. in black. A most remarkable cover. Photo Estimate S$ 10,000-12,000
- How scarce is the Singapore FP 8 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Singapore FP 8 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-5576?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Stamps of South East Asia featuring the Terence Pickering Collection of Thailand Postal History (Sale 6014) lot 2 (1 July 2006).
- When was COV-5576 posted?
- COV-5576 is dated 1842, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 8 (1839–1854).
About this record
This 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 8 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Stamps of South East Asia featuring the Terence Pickering Collection of Thailand Postal History (Sale 6014), lot 2, (1 July 2006).