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Straits Settlements

Straits Settlements

The Settlements became a crown colony in 1867, they began issuing their own stamps, not least because they adopted a currency based on 96 cents to a silver dollar.

On 1 Sept 1867, 9 types of Indian stamps were overprinted with a crown and a new value in cents. Stamps printed by De La Rue for the Settlements started arriving in December. Shortages from 1879 through 1882 forced the production of various surcharges, until new 5c and 10c stamps arrived.

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Straits Settlements 1867 12c Blue SG15 Fine Mtd Mint

£110
110 £
Straits Settlements 1883 2c Pale Rose SG63 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£24
24 £
Straits Settlements 1923 $5 Die II on Emerald SG212d Fine & Fresh Mtd Mint

£75
75 £
Straits Settlements 1882 4c Rose SG51 Fine Mtd Mint

£80
80 £
Straits Settlements 1884 2c on 5c Blue SG77 Type 20e E, N & S Wide Fine Lightly

£80
80 £
Straits Settlements 1867 12c Blue SG15 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£105
105 £
Straits Settlements 1898 4c on 5c Blue SG107 V.F.U

£15
15 £
Straits Settlements 1905 $2 Dull Purple & Black SG120 V.F.U

£38
38 £
Straits Settlements 1913 $5 Green & Red-Green SG212 Fine Used

£25
25 £
Straits Settlements 1924 1c Violet SGD1 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£5
5 £
Straits Settlements 1871 96c Grey SG19a P.12.5 Ave Used

£58
58 £
Straits Settlements 1904 4c Purple-Red Specimen SG125s Mtd Mint

£13.40

£20
Straits Settlements 1904 8c Purple-Blue SG126 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£33
33 £
Straits Settlements 1904-06 set of 10 to $1 SG127-136a Good Mtd Mint

£95
95 £
Straits Settlements 1918 $5 on Blue-Green Olive Back SG212b Fine Very Lightly Mtd Mint

£110
110 £
Straits Settlements 1937 2c Green SG279 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£8
8 £
Straits Settlements 1902 $2 Dull Purple & Black SG120 Good Used

£30
30 £
Straits Settlements 1905 $1 Dull Green & Black SG136 Good Used

£22
22 £
Straits Settlements 1914 $2 Green & Red-Yellow SG211 Fine Used

£24
24 £
Straits Settlements 1938 1c Black SG278 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£5
5 £
Straits Settlements 1938 4c Orange SG280 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£14
14 £
Straits Settlements 1938 6c Scarlet SG282 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£4
4 £
Straits Settlements 1867 4c on 1a Dp Brown SG4 Fine Used with Chop

£85
85 £
Straits Settlements 1867 32c on 2a Yellow SG9 Ave Used with Chop

£20
20 £

Straits Settlements

When the Settlements became a crown colony in 1867, they began issuing their own stamps, not least because they adopted a currency based on 96 cents to a silver dollar.

Beginning on 1 September 1867, nine types in the existing stocks of Indian stamps were overprinted with a crown and a new value in cents. Stamps printed by De La Rue for the Settlements started arriving in December.

Shortages from 1879 through 1882 forced the production of various surcharges, until new 5c and 10c stamps arrived in January 1882. This was not the end of difficulties, and additional surcharges appear regularly until the end of the century.