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cover 1899 (16 Aug.) envelope registered to Singapore, bearing 1880 (Aug.) "8" on 12c., "8" twice on 12c. variety upright "8" inverted, 1881 (June) 8c. on 12c., 1883 16c., 1885 (June) 2c. on 8c. and 1892 10c., cancelled with neat c.d.s. and showing curved "REGISTERED/NO....", "R" in oval and a further c.d.s., arrival c.d.s. on reverse; a couple of fox marks around adhesives though a rare and important philatelic franking. S.G. 11, 13b, 15, 20, 23, 43, £2,180+. Photo
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cover 1899 (16 Aug.) envelope registered to Singapore, bearing 1880 (Aug.) "8" on 12c., "8" twice on 12c. variety upright "8" inverted, 1881 (June) 8c. on 12c., 1883 16c., 1885 (June) 2c. on 8c. and 1892 10c., cancelled with neat c.d.s. and showing curved "REGISTERED/NO....", "R" in oval and a further c.d.s., arrival c.d.s. on reverse; a couple of fox marks around adhesives though a rare and important philatelic franking. S.G. 11, 13b, 15, 20, 23, 43, £2,180+. Photo

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cover 1899 (16 Aug.) envelope registered to Singapore, bearing 1880 (Aug.) "8" on 12c., "8" twice on 12c. variety upright "8" inverted, 1881 (June) 8c. on 12c., 1883 16c., 1885 (June) 2c. on 8c. and 1892 10c., cancelled with neat c.d.s. and showing curved "REGISTERED/NO....", "R" in oval and a further c.d.s., arrival c.d.s. on reverse; a couple of fox marks around adhesives though a rare and important philatelic franking. S.G. 11, 13b, 15, 20, 23, 43, £2,180+. Photo
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