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Old March 24th 12, 05:31 AM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Philatasaur
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Default Help needed to identify this Straits Settlements stamp

I have a few of these stamps, with what appears to be St John
Ambulance hand stamps applied over.

Any idea what they were used for, and what are they worth?

Any help is appreciated
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Old March 24th 12, 12:50 PM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
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Default Help needed to identify this Straits Settlements stamp

On Saturday, March 24, 2012 12:31:10 AM UTC-4, Philatasaur wrote:
I have a few of these stamps, with what appears to be St John
Ambulance hand stamps applied over.

Any idea what they were used for, and what are they worth?

Any help is appreciated


It is very difficult to help without a visual aid to understand the question. If you don't have a web site of your own, post it on cjoint.
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Old March 24th 12, 04:44 PM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Sir F.A. Rien
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Default Help needed to identify this Straits Settlements stamp

On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:31:10 -0700 (PDT), Philatasaur
sharpened a crayon and wrote:

I have a few of these stamps, with what appears to be St John
Ambulance hand stamps applied over.

Any idea what they were used for, and what are they worth?

Any help is appreciated


There's no such 'official' overprint listed in the SG catalogues.
British postage stamps could be used as 'small cash', so many
companies were allowed to overprint the stamps to stop pilfering.

This -=may=- be what you have.

A group specializing in the Malaysia area would be your best hope for
a definitive answer.
 




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