Lot 571
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cover 1879 (17 Oct.) 3c. blue post card (two vertical creases), addressed to Ireland, cancelled by circle of horizontal lines (Proud K17, the first date recorded), with a superb strike of the Singapore Paid c.d.s. in red below; the reverse with handstamp of the Singapore office of the Eastern Extension Australia & China Telegraph Co. in blue with Enniskerry arrival c.d.s. alongside. An attractive and appealing card which is thought to be the earliest use of any Straits Settlements stationery card. Photo
cover 1879 (17 Oct.) 3c. blue post card (two vertical creases), addressed to Ireland, cancelled by circle of horizontal lines (Proud K17, the first date recorded), with a superb strike of the Singapore Paid c.d.s. in red below; the reverse with handstamp of the Singapore office of the Eastern Extension Australia & China Telegraph Co. in blue with Enniskerry arrival c.d.s. alongside. An attractive and appealing card which is thought to be the earliest use of any Straits Settlements stationery card. Photo

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cover 1879 (17 Oct.) 3c. blue post card (two vertical creases), addressed to Ireland, cancelled by circle of horizontal lines (Proud K17, the first date recorded), with a superb strike of the Singapore Paid c.d.s. in red below; the reverse with handstamp of the Singapore office of the Eastern Extension Australia & China Telegraph Co. in blue with Enniskerry arrival c.d.s. alongside. An attractive and appealing card which is thought to be the earliest use of any Straits Settlements stationery card. Photo