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Auction: 26020 - The Dr. Jon Higgins Collection of Labuan Queen's Heads and The Paul Barsdell Collection of Sarawak
Lot: 242

(x) Sarawak
1888-97 "postage & revenue" Issue
Combination Covers
1895 (14 Mar.) envelope (254x109mm.) ex the Thompson correspondence registered to West Hartlepool, bearing 1c., 2c., 3c., 5c. and 1895 4c., all tied by Sarawak c.d.s. in violet, in combination with Straits Settlements 1882 8c. and 1883 5c. tied by Singapore c.d.s. (18.3), showing framed "sarawak post office/registered letter/date", red London d.s. (14.4) and, on reverse, Singapore and arrival datestamps; all the adhesives affixed upside down. A most attractive franking. Photo

provenance:
Milo Rowell, Spink, October 1992, Lot 508
Spink auction, May 2024, Lot 687

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

Estimate
£1,500 to £1,800