Lot 4
Straits Impressed Revenues 1863-7 Penang and Singapore Indian Currency







The Orchard Road Collection of Malaya Revenues | S26028
Auction: 29 October 19:00 SGT
Description
Impressed Revenues. Two Penang documents: 1867 1r on 20th May 1863 Deed of Sale, the earliest recorded use of a Penang Stamp Office impressed stamp, the document with some sellotape stains and an 1865 transfer fee receipt attached with a very faint “Prince of Wales Island Collector” strike; and an 1867 Deed of Sale with 8a. Singapore with cut-outs of 2a, 4a, 8a, 1r, 2r and 4r values; 1867 Bill of Lading with 4a, attractive vignette of ship off coast; and 1867 Deed of Sale for land, with the exceptionally rare 40r







