Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
27 May 1852
Description
Malacca Early Letters and Handstamps 1852 (27 May) envelope to London, marked "Via Southampton", showing red crayon "1/-", framed "india paid" and, on reverse, fine framed "malacca/Paid" d.s. (Type PS1, latest recorded date) in red and similar for Singapore. Rare, one of six recorded examples. Photo Estimate S$ 5,000-6,000
Auction
Provenance
"Stolz"
Same office
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 3handstampBlack1855
- Singapore FP 4handstampBlack1845–1854
- Singapore FP 5handstampBlack—
- Singapore FP 6handstampBlack1840–1844
- Singapore FP 7handstampBlack1839–1854
+1 more at this office.View all Singapore marks and postal history →
About this Singapore pre stamp cover
COV-4091 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 27 May 1852 bearing the Singapore FP 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Singapore postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
Malacca Early Letters and Handstamps 1852 (27 May) envelope to London, marked "Via Southampton", showing red crayon "1/-", framed "india paid" and, on reverse, fine framed "malacca/Paid" d.s. (Type PS1, latest recorded date) in red and similar for Singapore. Rare, one of six recorded examples. Photo Estimate S$ 5,000-6,000
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 1015 lot 1003 (2001).
1 image of COV-4091 is recorded; the Singapore FP 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1855.
Questions about COV-4091
- What is COV-4091?
- COV-4091 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 27 May 1852, bearing the Singapore FP 2 handstamp in black. Malacca Early Letters and Handstamps 1852 (27 May) envelope to London, marked "Via Southampton", showing red crayon "1/-", framed "india paid" and, on reverse, fine framed "malacca/Paid" d.s. (Type PS1, latest recorded date) in red and similar for Singapore. Rare, one of six recorded examples. Photo Estimate S$ 5,000-6,000
- How scarce is the Singapore FP 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Singapore FP 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-4091?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 1015 lot 1003 (2001).
- When was COV-4091 posted?
- COV-4091 is dated 27 May 1852, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 2 (1840–1855).
About this record
This 27 May 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore 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, 1015, lot 1003, (2001).