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Auction: 18039 - Fine Stamps and Covers of South East Asia, Including The Dr. Cheah Jin Seng Collections of Straits Settlements and Kedah, and The Iain Dyce collection of Straits Settlements
Lot: 884

Sarawak
Covers and Cancellations
1893 (23 July) envelope to Netherlands, written by Father Oscar Driessen, a Catholic missionary in Sarawak, bearing 1889 2c. purple and carmine cancelled by 26mm. c.d.s., in combination with Straits Settlements 5c. blue cancelled by Singapore c.d.s. (25.7) and showing, on reverse, Leiden arrival datestamp (21.8); the envelope with central vertical fold and both stamps with the odd stained perf. Photo

Estimate
SG$3,500 to SG$4,500