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Date
1847
Description
1847 COVER TO LONDON PLUS INDIA RELATED ITEMS - 1847 large part EL (part top flap missing) to Huth in London with red framed "Overland via Marseille" at left and SINGAPORE just across the flap, paid '1/10'. Also 1796 EL ex Baltimore to James Miller of Calcutta (no postmarks), 1806 account statement re the late James Miller of Calcutta, 1852 contemporary copy of letter ex 'Camp Delhi' from Lt. Governor of the NW Provinces, 1874 hand-delivered EL Deegah to Cawnpore, and 1895 PC Bombay to Punjab. (6) Cross Reference: INDIA
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 820, (2022)
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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 2handstampBlack1840–1855
- Singapore FP 3handstampBlack1855
- Singapore FP 5handstampBlack—
- Singapore FP 6handstampBlack1840–1844
- Singapore FP 7handstampBlack1839–1854
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About this Singapore pre stamp cover
COV-4896 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1847 bearing the Singapore FP 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Singapore postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
1847 COVER TO LONDON PLUS INDIA RELATED ITEMS - 1847 large part EL (part top flap missing) to Huth in London with red framed "Overland via Marseille" at left and SINGAPORE just across the flap, paid '1/10'. Also 1796 EL ex Baltimore to James Miller of Calcutta (no postmarks), 1806 account statement re the late James Miller of Calcutta, 1852 contemporary copy of letter ex 'Camp Delhi' from Lt. Governor of the NW Provinces, 1874 hand-delivered EL Deegah to Cawnpore, and 1895 PC Bombay to Punjab. (6) Cross Reference: INDIA
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 820 (2022).
1 image of COV-4896 is recorded; the Singapore FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.
Questions about COV-4896
- What is COV-4896?
- COV-4896 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1847, bearing the Singapore FP 4 handstamp in black. 1847 COVER TO LONDON PLUS INDIA RELATED ITEMS - 1847 large part EL (part top flap missing) to Huth in London with red framed "Overland via Marseille" at left and SINGAPORE just across the flap, paid '1/10'. Also 1796 EL ex Baltimore to James Miller of Calcutta (no postmarks), 1806 account statement re the late James Miller of Calcutta, 1852 contemporary copy of letter ex 'Camp Delhi' from Lt. Governor of the NW Provinces, 1874 hand-delivered EL Deegah to Cawnpore, and 1895 PC Bombay to Punjab. (6) Cross Reference: INDIA
- How scarce is the Singapore FP 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Singapore FP 4 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-4896?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 820 (2022).
- When was COV-4896 posted?
- COV-4896 is dated 1847, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 4 (1845–1854).
About this record
This 1847 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 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 820, (2022).