Robert A. Siegel - The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History & Stamps Used Abroad 11. Mai 2023 Los 256 Singapur The importance of this cover is derived from each significant element. The Switzerland Seated Helvetia stamps are extremely rare on covers to the Philippines--in this case, they paid the rate for French mail to Singapore via Marseilles and Alexandria. The India 4a Lithograph is very rare on covers from Singapore--in this case it paid the rate to Manila. The "2" (reales) handstamp represents the amount charged to the addressee for Spanish internal postage. Combined, we have classic European stamps, the bicolored British Empire stamp used at a post office in the Straits Settlements, and postage collected by a Spanish colonial post office in the Philippines. Ausruf 40.000,00 USD