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Date
1854
Description
Malayan States: Straits Settlements: India used in Straits Settlements, selection incl. 1854-55 1a. and 2a. and 1856 1a. strip of four (defective) on an entire to Calcutta with “B/172” octagonal cancellations, 1a. with “B/147” cancellation, 1855 4a. and 8a. pairs with “B/172” cancellations and similar examples with Singapore or Penang “147” duplexes and 1862, 1863 cover or large piece to London franked 8p. 2a. and 8a. or 2a. and 4a. pair tied by octagonal “B/172” cancellations also a 1787 Penang 1/2 pice coin. (35 items)
Auction
GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 1235
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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-5381 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1854 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?
Malayan States: Straits Settlements: India used in Straits Settlements, selection incl. 1854-55 1a. and 2a. and 1856 1a. strip of four (defective) on an entire to Calcutta with “B/172” octagonal cancellations, 1a. with “B/147” cancellation, 1855 4a. and 8a. pairs with “B/172” cancellations and similar examples with Singapore or Penang “147” duplexes and 1862, 1863 cover or large piece to London franked 8p. 2a. and 8a. or 2a. and 4a. pair tied by octagonal “B/172” cancellations also a 1787 Penang 1/2 pice coin. (35 items)
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1235.
1 image of COV-5381 is recorded; the Singapore FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.
Questions about COV-5381
- What is COV-5381?
- COV-5381 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1854, bearing the Singapore FP 4 handstamp in black. Malayan States: Straits Settlements: India used in Straits Settlements, selection incl. 1854-55 1a. and 2a. and 1856 1a. strip of four (defective) on an entire to Calcutta with “B/172” octagonal cancellations, 1a. with “B/147” cancellation, 1855 4a. and 8a. pairs with “B/172” cancellations and similar examples with Singapore or Penang “147” duplexes and 1862, 1863 cover or large piece to London franked 8p. 2a. and 8a. or 2a. and 4a. pair tied by octagonal “B/172” cancellations also a 1787 Penang 1/2 pice coin. (35 items)
- 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-5381?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 1235.
- When was COV-5381 posted?
- COV-5381 is dated 1854, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 4 (1845–1854).
About this record
This 1854 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 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 1235.