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Auction: 19032 - India used in the Straits Settlements, The Tan Ah Ee Collection - Part 1
Lot: 44

The Bisects
1857 (17 Dec.) entire letter from Singapore to Hong Kong, marked "p. Formosa", bearing 1854 2a. green bisected diagonally, well tied by "B/172" obliterator and manuscript "4" and showing, on reverse, "singapore/p.o." double-ring datestamp in red (28.12) and Hong Kong double-arc arrival datestamp (10.1.58). One of the most important covers not only of the Straits Settlements but also of Indian philately. The only known example of a bisected use of the India 1854 lithographed issue. B.P.A. Certificate (2000). Photo

provenance:
David Springbett, March 1994
Dr. Pichai Buranasombati, June 2000

Sold for
SG$1,000,000