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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 1867 1 1/2c on 1/2a Blue SG1 Fine Mtd Mint

£58
58 £
Straits Settlements 1882 5c Purple-Brown SG48 Fine Mtd Mint

£55
55 £
Straits Settlements 1883 2c Pale Rose SG63 Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£24
24 £
Straits Settlements 1884 2c on 5c Blue SG77 Type 20e E, N & S Wide Fine Mtd Mint

£60
60 £
Straits Settlements 1923 $5 Die II on Emerald SG212d Fine & Fresh Mtd Mint

£75
75 £
Straits Settlements 1926 $5 Green & Red-Green Die II SG240a V.F Very Lightly Mtd

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

£80
80 £
Straits Settlements 1883 2c on 4c Rose SG61 Fine & Fresh Lightly Mtd Mint

£50
50 £
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 1884 8 on 8c on 12c Dull Purple SG80 Lightly Mtd Mint

£160
160 £
Straits Settlements 1904-10 set of 12 SG127-138a Fine Lightly Mtd Mint

£325
325 £
Straits Settlements 1920 $5 on Emerald SG212c Fine & Fresh Mtd Mint.

£135
135 £
Straits Settlements 1918 $5 on Blue Green Back SG212b Fine & Fresh Mtd Mint

£125
125 £
Straits Settlements 1867 3c on 1a Dp Brown SG3 Mtd Mint

£85
85 £
Straits Settlements 1867 4c on 1a Dp Brown SG4 Mtd Mint

£145
145 £
Straits Settlements 1879 7c on 32c Pale Red SG21 Fine Mtd Mint

£60
60 £
Straits Settlements 1898 4c on 5c Blue SG107 V.F.U

£15
15 £
Straits Settlements 1902 $2 Dull Purple & Black SG120 Fine Used

£33
33 £
Straits Settlements 1905 $2 Dull Purple & Black SG120 V.F.U

£38
38 £
Straits Settlements 1867 32c Pale Red SG18 Fine Used

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

£65
65 £
Straits Settlements 1888 96c Olive-Grey SG71 V.F.U MR 18 89 CDS

£30
30 £

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.