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Date
February 1841
Description
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Malacca 1841 (Feb.) entire to London, rated "8" and showing, on reverse across join, boxed "malacca/Paid" in red and framed "dover/india letter". Extremely rare, one of four recorded examples. Photo Estimate S$ 8,000-10,000 provenance: Tay Peng Hian, November 1986 Spink (Singapore), June 2000
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Provenance
Tay Peng Hian
Same office
Other recorded marks at Malacca
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Malacca is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This February 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Malacca FP 1 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 4010, lot 3, (2004); Spink, 15046, lot 792, (2015); Spink, 15027, lot 2005, (2015); Spink, 16032, lot 201, (2016); Spink, 17023, lot 501, (2017).