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Straits Settlements - 2¢ (1883) with Bengal Circle Concentric Postmark B/172 (Singapore)
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GENERAL INFORMATION
State
Singapore
Country
Straits Settlements
Type
Stamp (Single)
Class
Definitive / Regular Issues
Front Inscription
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
POSTAGE
TWO CENTS
POSTAGE
TWO CENTS
Face Value
2 cent
Issued Date
1883
Postmark Town
Singapore
Printer
De La Rue & Co, Limited
Printing Method
Typography
Gum
Gum
Watermark
Crown CA
Perforation Gauge
14
Perforation Type
Normal Perforations
IN COLLECTION CONDITION
Preliminary
Normal
Condition
Used With Postmark - Very Fine
CATALOG INFORMATION
62
Standard Stamp Catalog of Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei
Straits Settlements - 2¢ (1883) with Bengal Circle Concentric Postmark B/172 (Singapore)
Type 7 - Bengal Circle Concentric Octagons
Malacca B/109
Penang B/147
Singapore B/172
According to SG, Singapore octagon was replaced with a duplex in 1865
However, according to Robson Lowe (Encyclopaedia p.299), the Indian type cancellations, including that typical Bengal Circle cancellation, 'can be found used as late as 1889'.
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