Auction: 24017 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia
Lot: 498
(x) The Lim Sa Bee Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Air Union
1925 (14 Mar.) envelope from Singapore to Michigan, marked "Via Airmail from San Francisco to Chicago", bearing Straits 12c. tied by Singapore double-ring d.s., showing
Note: From 1924 mail to USA, on arrival at San Francisco, could be carried by the internal airmail service to expedite delivery, by prepaying the American internal air mail fee in local stamps, or American airmail stamps. However, there were no arrangements between the postal authorities of Straits Settlements and the USA.
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Sold for
£2,700
Starting price
£1300