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Lot# 7649 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 7649 Straits Settlements

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    1859: East India Company Administration, 1 a. brown, 2 a. orange, 4 a. black and 8 a. carmine, used on cover from, SINGAPORE (Straits Settlements) to CADIZ, via GIBRALTAR, sent 22 March 1859 (Singapore dispatch on reverse in red), tied by octagonal cancel in black and a faint Gibraltar datestamp in blue (26 April 1859), with oval cachet in red 'FORWARDED / MIDDELTON & CO / SINGAPORE', an outstanding four colour franking making a 15 annas rate, rare destination out of the Straits Settlements via Gibraltar, very rare and attractive example.
    Starting bid : 2,600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold