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Straits Settlements Cancellations

 
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Posted 03/11/2026   12:59 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add fresno to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Can anyone tell me where I can find a description and photos of the early cancellations on straits settlement issues? Tom
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Posted 03/11/2026   11:46 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Cjd to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Can you give us a time frame, or some more guidance on what you are looking for?

Gibbons Commonwealth shows and prices octagonal cancels used on stamps of India, and then the double-ring-and-diamond duplexes that first started appearing in 1863 (Penang, #147; then Singapore, #172, in 1865).

Asia Volume 3 of Robson Lowe's Encyclopedia has many more cancels pictured, along with some general information about post offices.
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Edited by Cjd - 03/12/2026 10:29 am
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Posted 03/12/2026   11:14 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add hansthedutchman to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
the book I use is the Postal History of Malaya by Edward B. Proud.There are three volumes of this book. A lot of information about cancels, but also about tarifs to all kind of destinations.
I have made a scan of one page to give you an idea about the details provided in this book.
The ISBN number for vol 1 is 1 872465 35 8




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