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Lot 2319 (D)
India used in Singapore: 1860s printed envelope to Haverhill,
Mass., ...more India used in Singapore: 1860s printed envelope to Haverhill, Mass., USA bearing four colour franking tied by a little unclear 'B/172' cancels, red London transit below, '5 N.York Am Pkt date stamp and cursive '16 cents' accountancy,the reverse bearing good example of double oval 'FORWARDED BY BOUSTEAD & Co.' and Singapore date stamp;tiny piece of backflap missing, fine and rare
Mass., ...more India used in Singapore: 1860s printed envelope to Haverhill, Mass., USA bearing four colour franking tied by a little unclear 'B/172' cancels, red London transit below, '5 N.York Am Pkt date stamp and cursive '16 cents' accountancy,the reverse bearing good example of double oval 'FORWARDED BY BOUSTEAD & Co.' and Singapore date stamp;tiny piece of backflap missing, fine and rare
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Lot 2105 (D)
Federated Malay States: 1933 incoming underfranked cover ...more
Federated Malay States: 1933 incoming underfranked cover from
Tirupatur, India to Ipoh with 12c. Postage Due apllied and tied
Ipoh cds; good condition
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Lot 2113 (D)
Japanese Occupation: 1942 part cover to Syonan bearing ...more
Japanese Occupation: 1942 part cover to Syonan bearing single
franking 8c. scarlet of Perak tied Kuala lumpur cds, censor tape at
left tied front and back with framed handstamp; scarce stamp on
cover
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Lot 2124 (D)
1899 incoming stampless cover from Karaikudi, India via ...more
1899 incoming stampless cover from Karaikudi, India via Negapatam
bearing on reverse these cancels, '8' charge handstamp and
Singapore cds, the front with framed Postage Due handstamp on
despatch and 'T' on arrival. Some faults to envelope
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Lot 2681 (D)
(Straits Settlements) 1878 cover to Madrid bearing single ...more
(Straits Settlements) 1878 cover to Madrid bearing single franking
12c. blue tied by blue company initials, the full name of company
on chop on reverse, also tied by a smudged cork, endorsed ‘VIA
MARSEILLE’ at left, red Singapore Paid cds front and back, French
maritime ‘Poss. Angl. Paq. Fr. N No8, reverse with French tpo
transits and arrival cds
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Lot 5769
(Malacca - Portuguese Mail) 1611 (12 Jan) entire letter written ...more
(Malacca - Portuguese Mail) 1611 (12 Jan) entire letter written in
Portuguese from the Holy House of Mia (Misericordia), Malacca to
the same order in Portugal and showing on reverse red wax seal, the
entire with the signatures of the members of the brotherhood.
Believed to be the earliest known cover from Malacca
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Lot 2116 (D)
Japanese Occupation: 1940s bilingual pink post office form ...more
Japanese Occupation: 1940s bilingual pink post office form franked
with ten single 10c. Fishing Village tied native date stamps;
vertical filing crease at right
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Lot 2108
Perak: 1909 3c. cover from Penang to Tapah with fine square ...more
Perak: 1909 3c. cover from Penang to Tapah with fine square circle
arrival date stamp.
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Lot 2114 (D)
Japanese Occupation - Johore: 1944 4c. postal stationery card ...more
Japanese Occupation - Johore: 1944 4c. postal stationery card tied
Batu Pahat date stamp and Japanese censor chop at centre. Addressed
to Kukup, a small village in SW Johore, written in Jawi; fine and
clean condition
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Lot 6699
(Straits Settlements) 1894 5c. postal stationery ...more
(Straits Settlements) 1894 5c. postal stationery registration
envelope to St Croix, Danish West Indies, additionally franked 8c.
orange tied Singapore B cds, repeated to left, registration
handstamp bottom left, Registered London (29 AU) transit at right,
red Dansk/ Vestindien registration handstamp at left and with St
Thomas (27/9) transit and Christiansted (28/9) arrival. Good
condition, a fine destination.
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