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COV-3050

1 March 1844 Malacca FP 2 Cover

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1 March 1844 Malacca FP 2 pre stamp cover — COV-3050
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Date

1 March 1844

Description

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Malacca 1844 (1 Mar.) entire from Bangalore to Capt. Rockfort of the 27th Regiment at Malacca showing, on reverse, framed Bangalore Paid d.s., oval-framed "out station/madras/ship letter" and, across join, a good strike of the very rare frame "malacca/ship letter/"Bearing" d.s. Very rare being one of five recorded examples. Photo Estimate S$ 7,000-9,000

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Auction: 6014 - Stamps of South East Asia featuring the Terence Pickering Collection of Thailand Postal History, Lot 3

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Other recorded marks at Malacca

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Malacca is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This 1 March 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Malacca FP 2 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Auction: 6014 - Stamps of South East Asia featuring the Terence Pickering Collection of Thailand Postal History, lot 3; Spink, Auction: 5008 - Fine Stamps & Covers of South East Asia, lot 11.