COV-4374

18 December 1848 Singapore FP 4 Cover

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18 December 1848 Singapore FP 4 pre stamp cover — COV-4374

Scan or Photo Courtesy of London & Brighton

Date

18 December 1848

Auction

London and Brighton Stamp Auctions

Lot 46, (May 1981)

Provenance

Charles S. Taylor

Same office

Other recorded marks at Singapore

7 marks

7 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 2handstampBlack1840–1855
Singapore FP 3handstampBlack1855
Singapore FP 5handstampBlack—
Singapore FP 6handstampBlack1840–1844
Singapore FP 7handstampBlack1839–1854
Singapore FP 8handstampBlack1840

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About this record

This 18 December 1848 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 4 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 London and Brighton Stamp Auctions, lot 46, (May 1981).