Lot n°
Symbol(s)
Estimate (£)
December 8 & 9, 2025 | 177
Straits Settlements
Singapore (172)
50758
F
S.G. Z76a
1855 4a black on blue diagonal bisect on large part front from Singapore to Batavia, tied by “B / 172”
octagonal cancel (smudged), with ms “30” adjacent along with commercial sender’s cachet, a little ink
corrosion to the address, an extremely rare bisected usage with only five covers with single bisects
recorded; cert. Pascal Scheller (2025).
3’000 - 5’000
Airmails
50759
DFE
190x
1926, Stephen Smith airmail card, from Zurich 28.11 1926, bearing airmail stamp 1923 75 cent
orange, transit Alexandria 11.12, to Stephen Smith in Calcutta. Card with endorsement “Via Schweizer
Afrikaflug” and cachet 1926 November Schweizer Afrikaflug, also blue “Mit Flugpost” label. On back is
Stephen Smith signature and his personal marking “Honorary Secretary Aero Philatelic Club of India”.
A most unusual card from Switzerland to the great name of Indian aerophilately.
100 - 200
Bidding Steps
All bids in British pounds
50-100
100-200
10
200-500
20
500-1000
50
1’000-2’000
100
2’000-5’000
200
5’000-10’000
500
10’000-20’000
1’000
20’000-50’000
2’000
50’000-100’000
5’000
100’000-200’000
10’000
Bids between these steps will be adjusted accordingly to the next higher bid step.