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COV-4375

2 October 1854 Singapore FP 5 Cover

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2 October 1854 Singapore FP 5 pre stamp cover — COV-4375

Scan or Photo Courtesy of London and Brighton

Date

2 October 1854

Auction

London and Brighton Stamp Auctions

Lot 54, (May 1981)

Provenance

Charles S. Taylor

Same office

Other recorded marks at Singapore

7 marks

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About this record

This 2 October 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 5 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with London and Brighton Stamp Auctions, lot 54, (May 1981).