Lot 170
170
cover 1866 (18 Mar.) entire letter to Hamburg, marked "via Southampton" (deleted) and "via Trieste", bearing 1865 8p. vertical pair, 4a. green and 8a. carmine, each cancelled "B/172" and tied by "BUSING SCHRODER & CO/SINGAPORE" cachet in blue applied upon forwarding, showing various rate marks and, on reverse, "SINGAPORE/P.O." c.d.s. in red. A rare and most appealing franking. Photo
cover 1866 (18 Mar.) entire letter to Hamburg, marked "via Southampton" (deleted) and "via Trieste", bearing 1865 8p. vertical pair, 4a. green and 8a. carmine, each cancelled "B/172" and tied by "BUSING SCHRODER & CO/SINGAPORE" cachet in blue applied upon forwarding, showing various rate marks and, on reverse, "SINGAPORE/P.O." c.d.s. in red. A rare and most appealing franking. Photo

Details
cover 1866 (18 Mar.) entire letter to Hamburg, marked "via Southampton" (deleted) and "via Trieste", bearing 1865 8p. vertical pair, 4a. green and 8a. carmine, each cancelled "B/172" and tied by "BUSING SCHRODER & CO/SINGAPORE" cachet in blue applied upon forwarding, showing various rate marks and, on reverse, "SINGAPORE/P.O." c.d.s. in red. A rare and most appealing franking. Photo
Provenance
Milo D. Rowell, 1992