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Auction: 26014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 5247

(x) Straits Settlements
Early Letters and Handstamps
Malacca
1841 (28 Jan.) entire letter to London, rated "3/6" and showing, on reverse, a fair strike of the very rare framed "malacca/Paid" d.s. in red with "9 annas" inserted with London arrival c.d.s. (.4) alongside. The earliest of the six examples recorded. Photo

provenance:
David Springbett, Christie's Singapore, March 1994, Lot 606

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£650