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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 1879 5c on 8c Orange-Yelow SG20 Fine Used

£85
85 £
Straits Settlements 1867 24c Yellow Green SG16a Fine Used

£8
8 £
Straits Settlements 1913 $5 Green & Red-Green SG212 Fine Used

£25
25 £
Straits Settlements 1905 50c Dull Green & Carmine SG135 Fine Used CDS

£10
10 £
Straits Settlements 1888 96c Olive-Grey SG71 V.F.U MR 18 89 CDS

£30
30 £
Straits Settlements 1880 10c on 30c Claret SG46 Fresh Unused (trace of gum)

£65
65 £
Straits Settlements 1867 32c Pale Red SG18 Fine Used

£30
30 £
Straits Settlements 1905 $2 Dull Purple & Black SG120 V.F.U

£38
38 £
Straits Settlements 1902 $2 Dull Purple & Black SG120 Fine Used

£33
33 £
Straits Settlements 1898 4c on 5c Blue SG107 V.F.U

£15
15 £
Straits Settlements 1894 12c Claret SG102 Fine Used

£6
6 £
Straits Settlements 1887 2c on 5c Blue SG85 V.F.U

£50
50 £
Straits Settlements 1892 1c on 6c Lilac SG90 V.F.U

£6
6 £
Straits Settlements 1902 $1 Dull Green & Black SG119 Used

£22
22 £
Straits Settlements 1871 96c Grey SG19a P.12.5 Ave Used

£58
58 £
Straits Settlements 1867 6c Dull Lilac SG13 Fine Used

£8
8 £
Straits Settlements 1867 32c on 2a Yellow SG9 Fine Used with Chop

£30
30 £
Straits Settlements 1867 1 1/2c on 1/2a Blue SG1 Fine Used

£75
75 £
Straits Settlements 1914 $1 Black & Red-Blue SG210 Fine Used

£8
8 £
Straits Settlements 1902 50c Dull Green & Carmine SG118a Fine Used CDS

£10
10 £
Straits Settlements 1924 1c Violet SGD1 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£5
5 £
Straits Settlements 1918 50c Olive Back SG209a V.F.U

£6
6 £
Straits Settlements 1883 2c on 4c Rose SG61 Fine & Fresh Lightly Mtd Mint

£50
50 £
Straits Settlements 1882 4c Rose SG51 Fine Mtd Mint

£80
80 £

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.