updated: 22 June 2006
What is the violet intaglio chop?
Image courtesy of Corbitt Auctions Ltd. 13 Feb. 2006
This cover was lot 996 in Corbitt Auctions Ltd. - Auction #123 March 2, 2006. The description reads: "STRAITS 1888 registered cover to Switzerland franked 8c orange - pair + single (SG. 52), tied Singapore c.d.s. + Singapore firms cachets, routed via Brindisi with octagonal 'LIGNE N. PAQ.FR. No 3/14th July 88' date stamp. Reverse bears transit & arrival marks."
Sold for £250
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The center of the chop seems to be the two-headed eagle used in the Austrian Imperial coat-of-arms from 1867-1915 and on Austrian stamps such as this example of the 1850 issues. |
Can anyone supply a clear scan of this chop or add to this discussion?
" I think we do indeed have a governmental chop here, showing the arms. However, if you look at it closely, you can see that the eagle is positioned vertically so that the point of the coat of arms is above the "A" of Singapore. This then leads to the conclusion that the text is in English and reads, curved across the top, as does Singapore, curved across the bottom. The wording, it seems, is AUSTROHUNGARIAN CONSULATE/ SINGAPORE. [John Wilson, 16 May 2006]
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