Lot 49
Straits Settlements SG 3, 8, 15 1868 cover from Singapore to Philadeliphia 42c rate




The Former Singapore Philatelic Museum | Part 1: Queen Victoria | S24002
Auction: 28 March 2024 at 13:00 GMT
£18,000
Description
1868 (AP 14) cover from Singapore to Philadelphia, endorsed “via England” and franked at 42c by 1867 (1 Sep) 3c on 1a pair and 24c on 8a (faded) in combination with 1867-72 12c, tied by two fine to very fine strikes of “D14” duplex, showing on face red crayon “1/8” rating, “LONDON / PAID” transit cds (18 MY) and “3 / CENTS” accountacy h/s; a very rare and highly attractive mixed issue franking. Ex Rowell (1992) and Spink Singapore (24 Jun 2000, lot 215).




