COV-4098
6 January 1830 Singapore FP 1 Cover
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Date
6 January 1830
Description
Singapore 1830 (6 Jan.), entire docketed as Malacca, addressed to London, rated 2/- and showing, on reverse, a good to fine strike of the boxed "singapore/p.o." datestamp in black for 2 Feb. 1830 and a large part of the framed "india/letter/weymouth" overstruck by arrival c.d.s.; the entire with wax seal cut away on reverse. An unrecorded example of this very rare datestamp of which only flour other examples are recorded. Photo
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Other recorded marks at Singapore
6 marks6 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.
About this record
This 6 January 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 1 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 24117, lot 3379, (2024).