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Post by jamesw on Apr 2, 2015 15:03:42 GMT
Was sorting through some stamps for material for my upcoming club auction and found this 1894 overprint in the Malaya envelope. Sadly the upper left corner is missing, so it doesn't make the cut, but I'm intrigued by the faint purple overprint. Is this a company overprint like I've seen on other stamps? Hard to make out. I've adjusted the image to try to bring it out, but it's still cryptic. [BROKEN IMAGE LINK(S) REMOVED] My thoughts are: _ _ _ _ _ _ TRADING (SELANG) OR BRANC (H) How about you? |
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Post by rod222 on Apr 2, 2015 16:45:35 GMT
Was sorting through some stamps for material for my upcoming club auction and found this 1894 overprint in the Malaya envelope. Sadly the upper left corner is missing, so it doesn't make the cut, but I'm intrigued by the faint purple overprint. Is this a company overprint like I've seen on other stamps? Hard to make out. I've adjusted the image to try to bring it out, but it's still cryptic. My thoughts are: _ _ _ _ _ _ TRADING (SELANG) OR BRANC (H) How about you? Commercial Overprint *** TRADING SELANGOR BRANCH |
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Post by Mick on Apr 3, 2015 1:45:11 GMT
Based on some very similar looking overprints at www.michelhoude.com/BMSM/FullNames/FN_S.htm, the whole text could have been STRAITS TRADING SELENGOR BRANCH For example, here is a very similar looking stamp and cancel from the above link.  |
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Post by rod222 on Apr 3, 2015 5:12:37 GMT
Based on some very similar looking overprints at www.michelhoude.com/BMSM/FullNames/FN_S.htm, the whole text could have been STRAITS TRADING SELENGOR BRANCH For example, here is a very similar looking stamp and cancel from the above link. Great work, Mick ! Engineering and tin. Dr. Connolly is in England, and the practice is under the charge of Dr. John Cross, his partner, who also looks after Dr. Connolly's general interests while he is absent. Dr. Cross has been in the Federated Malay States for two years. He was formerly in partnership with Dr. Van Wedel, of Singapore. Previous to that he practised in China, spending some eight years in the treaty port of Amoy. He is a native of Scotland* and graduated M.B., C.M., at Glasgow University. the straits trading company. Kampar, being one of the most important mining centres in Perak, has a branch of the Straits Trading Company established in its midst. Some idea of the extent of the business done by the company here may be gathered from the fact that the bulk of Kampar's output of 14,000 piculs of tin ore per month is pur- chased by the company, which, it may be added, is the only European firm in the town. The Straits Trading Company, Ltd., are the selangor engineering company's premises at kuala lumpor. the straits trading company, gopeng branch. |
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