Lot 14
Straits Settlements SG Z68a 1859 entire from Singapore to Calcutta with single 4a bisect




The Former Singapore Philatelic Museum | Part 1: Queen Victoria | S24002
Auction: 28 March 2024 at 13:00 GMT
£9,000
Description
1859 (NO 8) entire from Singapore to Calcutta, endorsed “per Australian” and franked by 1855 4a black/blue glazed, BISECTED DIAGONALLY, tied by “B-172” octagon with, on reverse, “SINGAPORE / SHIP LETTER / 1859 NO.8 / PAID” despatch and “CALCUTTA / SHIP LETTER / 1859 NO.20 / PAID” boxed ds in red; vertical filing fold and other slight imperfections nevertheless a very rare and important exhibition item, being one of four known 4a bisect covers to India of which only TWO are on blued paper. Ex P.H. Tay (Feldman 11 Nov 1986, lot 60121). SG Z68a, £22,000+




