Los 8019
1839: Printed Prices Current and letter (April 25) from London to Guthrie & Co. in Singapore, endorsed 'Overland via Marseilles' with London cds of despatch in black, and struck three times with 'CARE OF MESSRS. WAGHORN & Co. / LONDON. ALEXANDRIA.' handstamp in black (Sidebottom type 7). Obverse with oval 'P-D' in red and manuscript 2/8 1/2d. prepaid. Restored under minor acid ink faults at lower left, clearly docketed internally as received on August 5 in Singapore. An extremely rare entire with very few recorded covers (Sidebotoom recorded 8 examples) bearing this rare handstamp with just 2 covers recorded by us with this destination.
Provenance: 'Glassco' (Robson Lowe 1969)
