Lot no. 8098

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS-RUSSIA/ESTONIA, 1858, Cover from Singapore to Reval, prepaid till Alexandria with horizontal pair 4 anna black on bluish, cancelled with octogonal "B172"; charged for the conveyance from Alexandria to Reval with "9/9/9" (9 kreuzer sea-, 9 kreuzer Postal Union- and 9 kreuzer Russian postage), the Postal Union share noted with "6¼" (silbergroschen); on front arrival mark of April 7, 1858. A rare letter with indian stamps used in Malaysia with a very unusual destination. Certificate BPA (1999) (SG Z68)