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Auction: 26014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 5259

(x) Straits Settlements
Early Letters and Handstamps
Singapore
1831 (4 Feb.) entire letter from Malacca to London, rated "2/4" and showing, on reverse, light but legible large framed "singapore/p.o." in red overstruck by framed "india letter/brighton" and red arrival c.d.s. (9.8). Very rare, only four examples are recorded of which three are from Malacca. Photo

provenance:
George Dyer, Christie's Robson Lowe, Zurich , November 1984, Lot 3428

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£5,000 to £6,000

Starting price
£4000