Sale No: 309
Lot No:7509
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1859: East India Company Administration, 2 a. orange and 4 a. black, used on cover, from SINGAPORE (Straits Settlements) to MADRID (Spain), tied by black octagonal, sent 22 March 1865, with red boxed 'PF' alongside and red 'PD' crossed out by hand in black ink, Spanish postage due mark '4R' in red, endorsed top 'Via de Suez Espana', to reverse there are four datestamps (one partial) including a Bordeaux transit (13 May 1865), and Madrid arrival although dates unclear, part of backflap missing, opened right side, apparent wear and faults particularly to edges and soiled, a rare destination from Singapore, very few examples known. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 300.00
Sold...CHF 850.00
Closed..Nov-30-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 309
Lot No:7649
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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. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 2,600.00
Closed..Nov-30-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 309
Lot No:7663
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1859: East India Company Administration, 2 a. orange pair, 4 a. black and 8 a. carmine two singles, used on cover, from SINGAPORE (Straits Settlements) to CADIZ, dated 7th May 1866, sent British mail via Marseille, tied by 'B/172' octagonal in black, as well as straight-line 'STAMPED' in black and French transit in red, on arrival in Spain a '1 6R' charge mark applied in red, further transits and arrival to reverse (9 June 1866), a spectacular tri-colour double rate franking, rare origin to destination. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Sale No: 309
Sale No: 309
Sale No: 309