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Auction: 26014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 5287

(x) Straits Settlements
1879-99 mint collection including 1879 (May) 5c. on 8c. and 7c. on 32c. (no gum), 1880 (Mar.) 10c. on 30c. type a (2), 1880 (Apr.) "10" on 30c. types a (3, one without gum) and b (2, one a little gum toned), 1880 (Aug.) 5c. on 8c. types 13 and 14, 1880-81 10c. on 6c., 10c. on 12c. and 10c. on 30c. (no gum), 1882 (Jan.) CC 5c. (gum toned), 1882 CA 2c. pair (no gum), 4c. (2, one without gum), 8c. (3) and 10c. (4), 1883 (Apr.) 2c. on 8c. types 20a (no gum) and 20b and 2c. on 32c. type 20a (small part gum) and 20f (short perf at top and regummed), 1883 (June-July) 2c. on 4c. and 2c. on 12c. (gum disturbed), 1883-91 (July) 2c. to 96c. (2 of each, one 96c. without gum), 1884 (Feb.-Aug.) 4c. in red on 5c., 8c. on 12c. blue (used) and 8c. on 12c. brown-purple, 1884 (Aug.) 2c. on 5c. vertical pair with types 20d and 20f (lightly gum toned), 1884 (Sept.) "8" on 8c. on 12c. (part toned gum), 1885 3c. on 5c., 1886 (Apr.) 3c. on 5c. and 1892-99 1c. to $5; condition a little mixed in places though generally good to fine. Cat. £14,000+

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Estimate
£2,000 to £2,500

Starting price
£1500