cover 1889 (18 March) cover from Sandakan to India, bearing North Borneo ½c. vertical pair and 1c. (all corner examples) cancelled by barred oval h.s.; in combination with Straits Settlements 8c. cancelled by double-ring "SINGAPORE/P.O." h.s. and with "SANDAKAN" c.d.s. adjacent, reverse with Singapore (24.3) and Madras transit c.d.s. An exquisite combination. Photo on front cover

Details
cover 1889 (18 March) cover from Sandakan to India, bearing North Borneo ½c. vertical pair and 1c. (all corner examples) cancelled by barred oval h.s.; in combination with Straits Settlements 8c. cancelled by double-ring "SINGAPORE/P.O." h.s. and with "SANDAKAN" c.d.s. adjacent, reverse with Singapore (24.3) and Madras transit c.d.s. An exquisite combination. Photo on front cover
Provenance
Colonel J.R. Danson, 1971