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1880 (Dec.) - 1899 Surcharges mint and used, including 1880 10c on 30c used, 10c on 6c and 10c on 12c mint, 1885 3c on 5c blue mint and used, 1884 2c on 5c blue types d-f mint, type d used, etc. S.G. £2,500 (approx). (77). £550-650
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1882 (Jan) 5c on 4c Rose mint and used, both fine. S.G. 47, £825. (2). £120-150
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1882 Crown CC 5c purple-brown and 10c slate mint and used. S.G. 48/9, £1,000. (4). Photo on Page 178. £250-300
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1882-91 Crown CA sets, with 1882 2c brown mint and used (2), 1883-91 2c - 96c mint and used with additional shades. S.G. 50/3, 63/70, £1,500. (38). Photo on Page 178. £300-350
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1884 (Sept) 8 on 8c on 12c Brown-purple, variety "s" of "Cents" low, a couple of tiny perf tones, otherwise fine used, very scarce. S.G. 80c, £4,750. Photo on Page 178. £600-800
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1892-99 1c - $5 Mint and used with additional shades. S.G. 95/105, £1,050+. (32). Photo on Page 178. £240-280
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1902-10 KEVII Definitives with 1902-03, 1904-10 and 1906-12 sets mint and used to the $5, 1903-04 set of four mint and used, also 1911 $25 fiscally used, some additional shades. S.G. 110/168, £2,880. (114). £600-700
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1906-07 1c - $1 Labuan overprint issue, set of eleven mint and used in Labuan, also 25c perf 13½x14 and 14½x15 mint. S.G. 141/51, 149a/b, £2,000. (26). £350-400
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1912-33 KGV Definitives with 1912-23 set mint to $5 and used to $25, 1921-33 set mint and used to $5, both with nearly all listed dies, shades and papers. S.G. 193/213, 218/240, £3,300 (approx). (173). £600-700
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1917 Red Cross 2c surcharges mint and used, including 2c on 4c variety no stop mint, with B.P.A Certificate (1958). S.G. 216/7a, £637. (6). Photo on Page 178. £140-160
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1922 Malaya-Borneo 2c - $5 selection mint (15) and used (11) including scarce $5 with raised stop mint, also $2 with oval "O" mint, Multiple Script CA $1 used, etc. S.G. 241/55, £1,530. (26). Photo on Page 178. £350-400
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1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition $1, Multiple Crown CA, margin at base, variety raised stop, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 247c, £1,300+. Photo on Page 166. £350-400
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1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, Multiple Script CA 10c block of four, lower left stamp with variety third "I" omitted from "EXHIBITION", and $1 (2) both with variety no hyphen, one also with broken "M" and short third "I", all mint with a little toning, block with a large central hinge, $1 stamps with small thins. S.G. 254g, 255e, £2,550. (6). £180-220
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1934 5c Survey Dept. Essays, three-quarter vignette of the King in uniform with cross-hatched background, in ten differing colours, fine. Norris type X. (10). Photo on Page 178. £250-300
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1935-41 Mint and used collection complete including KGVI die II stamps, postage dues, also 1945 BMA Malaya overprint set. S.G. £1,400+. (189). £300-350
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Postal Stationery. 1912 KGV 2c Postcard proof with the unadopted wording "The Address Only to be Written on this Side", blue crayon lines through the card and stamp, from the De la Rue archives, very scarce. Photo on Page 156. £150-200
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Postal Stationery. QV-KGV Postcards, reply cards and registration envelopes used and unused (50), also Labuan reply and used (3) and Sarawak 15c size H registration envelope Specimen. (54). £120-180
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Postmarks. c.1880-60 Covers, pieces and stamps, various cancels of Singapore or Singapore sub-offices including Christmas Island on KEVII stamps (3), also Straits stamps with perfins (77 + 3 covers) and three 1912-18 loan documents with stamps tied by red revenue cancels. (c.230). £180-220
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Postmarks. Stamps and pieces, cancels from Airport to Yio Chu Kang, mounted alphabetically on cards, also Singapore town cancels in packets, some better prewar, a useful reference. (100s). £200-300
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1852 (June 20) Entire letter from Singapore to G.B with boxed Singapore Bearing backstamp, charged 1/-, redirected from Blackheath to Eastbourne charged 1d, again redirected with a 1d red applied and blue "SEA-HOUSES" undated circle. An early stamped cover originating in Singapore, unusual. £100-150
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1869 (Oct 26) Entire letter to England via Marseille franked 32c tied by Singapore D14 duplex, minor edge creases with tiny corner crease to the stamp, otherwise fine and an attractive cover. Photo on Page 170. £150-200
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1869 (Nov 18) Cover to Switzerland franked 12c blue + 24c green (2) paying the 60c rate, cancelled by Singapore D14 duplexs, red "PD" and octagonal "POS. AN. V. SUEZ / P.F. AMB. MARS." datestamp, arrival backstamps. Minor edge creases, otherwise fine and scarce, with Holcombe Certificate (1991). Photo on Page 170. £300-400
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1870 (Sep 13/Nov 10) Covers to Samarang, Netherlands Indies, franked 4c rose or 8c orange cancelled by Singapore D14 duplexs, both with arrival backstamps and "20" charge, the first with part flap missing, otherwise fine. (2). £200-250
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1870 Cover to Hannover, Prussia via Marseille franked 24c green cancelled by Singapore D14 duplex with large boxed "P.D." (Proud PD3), small red "PD" and transit datestamps of Marseille and Aachen, arrival backstamps. Small opening tear at upper edge, otherwise fine, an uncommon destination. Photo on Page 170. £150-200
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1870-79 Covers to G.B, an 1870 stampless cover via Marseille with Singapore c.d.s (Proud D7) charged 2/4, 1877 cover via Marseille franked 12c blue cancelled octagonal "B/172", and 1879 cover via Naples franked 8c orange with circle of dots cancel (Proud K20), red Singapore Paid c.d.s alongside. The unpaid cover with a few edge faults but unusual, 1877 cover with flap missing, otherwise fine. (3). £200-250
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1871-73 Entire letters to Calcutta, the 1871 letter endorsed "via Galle p. French Mail" franked 12c blue cancelled Singapore D14 duplex, 1873 double rate letter "per Kistarian" with two 12c blue stamps each cancelled by circle of bars (Proud K11), red Singapore Paid datestamp (dated "23", month missing), both with red "STEAMER LETTER / G.P.O / CALCUTTA" arrival backstamps. Horizontal file folds, otherwise fine. (2). £200-250
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1871-72 Covers to the same Italian address, both redirected from Florence to S. Pietro in Casale, the 1871 cover franked 24c green cancelled by Singapore D14 duplex and handstamped "P.D" (Proud PD5), backstamped at French and Italian P.O at Alexandria, Brindisi and Florence; the 1872 cover franked by two 12c blue stamps (one with corner fault) each cancelled by circle of bars (Proud K11) with "MANILA" c.d.s (Aug 2), red Singapore Paid c.d.s (Sep 12) and "PD" (Proud PD4) on the front, arrival backstamps. The 1871 cover with minor edge faults, 1872 cover missing the flap but very unusual sent via the Philippines. (2). Photo on Page 170. £300-400
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1871 Cover to Scotland via Brindisi franked 6c lilac + 24c green each cancelled "D14", arrival backstamps, fine. Photo on Page 170. £150-200
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1872-78 Entire and cover to France, the 1872 entire with 44c postage paid by 6c lilac (2, one repaired) + 32c pale red each cancelled by circle of bars (Proud K11) with Singapore c.d.s, "P.D" (Proud PD5) and red "POSS. ANG. V. BRIND. / A. MOD" c.d.s; the 1878 cover franked 12c blue tied by octagonal "B / 172", with red octagonal "POSS. AN. / PAQ. FR. N. No 5" datestamp. (2). £200-300
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1873 (Aug 3) Cover to an Officer in the Rifle Brigade at Ship Street Barracks, Dublin, redirected to "Officers Mess, Royal Engineers, Chatham" (charged 1d) endorsed "via Marseille", franked 30c claret cancelled by circle of bars (Proud K1), red Singapore Paid c.d.s. The enclosed letter sent from H.M.S "Thalia", Singapore, with news of the Acheen War in Sumatra, opening tear at upper edge, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 170. £200-250
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1874 (Aug 7) Entire letter from Boustead & Co in Singapore to Boston, USA via Marseille, franked by three 12c stamps each with manuscript "B&Co", cancelled by circles of dots (Proud K13), one tied by red "2 / CENTS" (U.S claim for inland postage), red Paid datestamp of Singapore, London and Boston, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 170. £250-300
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1875 (Nov 30) Entire letter to Saigon "p. S.S Packnam" franked 2c brown + 4c rose, light dots cancel and red Singapore Paid c.d.s, arrival backstamp. Light horizontal file fold, an unusually fine entire to Saigon. Photo on Page 170. £250-300
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1875-82 Entire and cover to Austria, the 1875 entire to Trieste "Per Kashgar S.S" franked 24c green, 1882 cover to Graz via Brindisi franked 8c orange, both with circle of dots cancels (K15/20), the 1875 entire with two vertical file folds (one through the stamp), 1882 cover very fine. (2). £150-200
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1878 (Feb 6) Cover to Scotland via Brindisi franked 4c rose + 12c blue, octagonal "B/172" cancels with red Singapore Paid c.d.s below, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 172. £150-200
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1878 (Dec 5) Cover to Holland franked 4c rose strip of three, indistinct "B/172" cancels, red Singapore Paid c.d.s, octagonal "POSS. ANGL. / PAQ. FR. No. 7" datestamp and an arrival c.d.s all on the front, small corner fault, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 172. £150-200
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1879-81 Covers from Guthrie & Co to the Rev. W.C Raffles Flint (nephew of Stamford Raffles) in England via Naples, 1879 cover franked 12c blue, 1881 cover franked 2c brown + 1881 10c on 12c single and pair paying 32c postage, light circle of dots cancels. (2). Photo on Page 172. £300-400
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1880 (Apr 7) Cover to Scotland via Naples franked 10 on 30c (S.G. 34) cancelled overinked "B/172", red Singapore Paid c.d.s, surface faults at corners, the latest recorded of the "B/172" cancel (Proud K5) which was reused in 1876-80. Photo on Page 172. £250-300
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1880 (May 8) Cover with enclosed letter from an American sailor, to his sister in New York via Brindisi, franked 10 on 30c (S.G. 34, straight edge at left where wing margin trimmed prior to surcharging) tied by circle of dots (Proud K20), red Singapore c.d.s, reverse with Liverpool and New York datestamps and violet oval "FORWARDED BY / BOUSTEAD & CO / SINGAPORE". An attractive cover, almost all known covers bearing these 10 surcharges are addressed to G.B. Photo on Page 172. £300-400
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1880 (Aug 2) Cover to Scotland via Brindisi franked 10 on 30c (S.G. 35) tied by W. Mansfield & Co senders cachet and light circle of dots, red Singapore Paid c.d.s, a couple of small edge tears but a scarce stamp on cover. Photo on Page 172. £300-400
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1880 (Oct 2) Cover to England franked 10 on 30c (S.G. 34) tied by circle of dots, red Singapore Paid c.d.s fine. Photo on Page 172. £300-400
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1881 (June 2) Cover to London via Brindisi franked 10 on 30c (S.G. 33) tied by oval senders cachet and light circle of dots, red Singapore and London Paid datestamps. Very light vertical crease through stamp, otherwise fine and attractive. Photo on Page 172. £300-400
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1881 (Sep 9) India 1½a postcard franked 2c brown cancelled by circle of dots (Proud K19) and manuscript "7/9/81" date, addressed to the French Consul in Manila, with superb red "SINGAPORE / PAID" c.d.s, fine and unusual. Photo on Page 174. £150-200
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1881-95 Covers (3) and postcard to India, comprising 1881 Chinese style envelope to Calcutta franked 8c orange with fine circle of dots cancel (Proud K19), 1883 cover to Rander with 8c orange tied undated circle "SINGAPORE / P.O" and cancelled in pencil by the sender, 1886 3c postcard with the undated Singapore cancel, and 1895 5c registration envelope franked 8c + 10c tied by Singapore fleuron c.d.s. (4). £200-250
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1882 (Aug 23) 3c Postcard to Germany cancelled by a circle of dots (Proud K20) with red Singapore Paid c.d.s, disinfected in Italy due to an outbreak of cholera, with a 37mm disinfection slit. A very unusual disinfected postcard from Singapore. £200-250
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1883 (Apr 3) Cover to London via Naples franked by three 10c on 30c surcharges (S.G. 46) cancelled undated circular "SINGAPORE / P.O", red Singapore Paid c.d.s. Closed tears at upper edge and upper left corner with recipient's notes on the front but a rare franking. Photo on Page 174. £250-300
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1884 Cover from Trieste to Bangkok franked 10kr vertical strip of three, handstamped "T" and endorsed "unpaid" with a "10" charge in blue crayon, backstamped with red "SINGAPORE / PAID" datestamp (PD11, code B) applied in error, "Paid" crossed out in crayon and replaced by black "SINGAPORE / UNPAID" c.d.s (UP9 without code letter, AP 2, latest recorded date). Very unusual. Photo on Page 174. £300-350
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1884 (May 29) Cover to London, 22c postage paid by 2c pale rose (2) + 4c pale brown pair + 10c slate cancelled by senders cachets and undated circular "SINGAPORE / P.O" (Proud K22), red Singapore Paid c.d.s. Opening tears at base, an attractive franking. £100-150
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1884 (Dec 27) Cover from London to "Lieut W.C Woollett, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Singapore, China", fine red "SINGAPORE / PAID" arrival backstamp (Feb. 3). £150-200
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1886 (Aug 27) Cover to Germany via Naples franked 8c orange tied by Hooglandt & Co cachet and indistinct cancel, Singapore c.d.s alongside, disinfected with two slits due to the cholera outbreak in Italy, an unusual disinfected cover from Singapore. Photo on Page 174. £200-250
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1886-89 Covers to G.B, two 1886 covers franked 10c slate, a double rate 1889 mourning cover (flap missing) franked by ten 2c rose stamps (pair + strips of three and five), all cancelled by circular undated "SINGAPORE / P.O" with a Singapore c.d.s on the front. (3). £120-150
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