364 / März 2017

1883: 2 kr. brown postal stationery card used to the "Handelshaus Dallmann & Co.", Singapore up-rated with 1876 2 kr. yellow (three examples) tied by 'Graz' datestamps (April 29) in black and by scarce PENANG AND SINGAPORE / PAID datestamp (May 31). On arrival the card returned to sender in Graz franked by Straits Settlements 1882 2 c. brown tied by company cachet and circular SINGAPORE P.O. handstamp in black. A delightful and rare usage from the Mayerle correspondence. The Austrian merchant Dallmann & Co. in Singapore was managed by two Swiss. In 1914 the company was merged with Diethelm & Co. Later, Wilhelm Heinrich Diethelm, who emigrated already in 1871 from the Canton of Thurgau at the age of 23 to act as a general agent for a Dutch Trading House in Singapore, was one of the pioneers who founded the Swiss Trading company giant D.K.S.H!

1860 & 1862: Covers (2) from Brest or Paris to Singapore, earlier cover franked by 1853 20 c. blue (2) mailed from Brest to Captain Kerjegu commander of the 'Laplace' steamer and endorsed 'Station francaise de L'indo Chine' at lower left; the 1862 cover franked by 1853 20 c. blue (four examples) all tied by lozenge of petit points from Paris (Feb 11) with large 'P.D.' in red, addressed to the Paymaster of the French Army in Singapore. The latter with addressee's erased name re-written otherwise a fresh and fine pair to a scarce destination at this date.

1860: Stampless cover to Singapore endorsed 'per Overland Mail via Triest' at top, struck on despatch with framed GRABOW-STETTIN datestamp (June 10) in black, prepaid '16 1/2' sgr. in manuscript and weiter franco 'f 13 1/2' in blue manuscript adjacent. British P.O. ALEXANDRIA cds on front (July 2) in red (with manuscript '1/-' in red crayon) and reverse with 'Triest' transit cds (June 20) in black. An unusual destination.  

1846 (March 2): Entire letter from London to a Captain in the 27th Regimnent of the Madras Native Infantry in Madras endorsed 'via Southampton', re-addressed to Singapore; with London despatch in red, front with 'BOMBAY / AP 9 1846 / STR: POSTAGE / INLD. DO' handstamp in black. Re-addressed from Madras with fine OUT STATION / SHIP LETTER oval in black (Hammond Giles fig. SD11) on reverse (April 17) and framed 'SINGAPORE / SHIP LETTER / Bearing' of arrival. A fine and scarce entire.

1870: Entire letter at single rate from Zurich to Singapore endorsed 'Par Mail Steamer via Marseille' franked by single 1862 1 fr. gold tied by Zurich cds (Oct 6) in black. Framed 'PD' in black above and reverse with Geneva transit, Marseille cds (Oct 8) and SINGAPORE arrival datestamp (Nov 9) in black. A fine single franking and a very scarce entire. Signed Liniger, Kimmel BPP. Cert. Hermann (2016).

1871: Cover from Trogen to Singapore, endorsed 'Via Brindisi per Overland Mail' franked by 1863 20 c. orange, 1867 25 c. green and 50 c. lilac all neatly tied by Trogen datestamps (Dec 11) with unframed 'PD' in black above (overpaid for the Brindisi route by 10 rappen). Reverse with St. Gallen, Chur, Milano Staz. and Brindisi cds's with SINGAPORE arrival cds (Jan 18, 1872). A fine cover with an attractive three colour franking. Signed Moser. Cert. Hermann (2016).