Updated:
17 Feb. 2010
Newest Additions:
S184 S183 S065 S400 S335 S185
Total # Items:
47

Please use the item's ID number - orange box - when communicating about it.


S020
Sandilands Buttery & Co.
 
No frame, 1 line ( Estimated 38 mm, 3 mm script letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Images from the author's collection

 

S030
SANDILANDS, BUTTERY & Co.
 
No frame, 1 line ( Estimated 25 mm, 3 mm letters ) red

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

 

S040
SANDILANDS, BUTTERY & Co.
 
No frame 2 lines ( 20 mm x 10 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet, blue, black

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

 

S050
SANDILANDS, BUTTERY & Co. / PENANG
 
Double oval ( 34 mm x 22 mm, 2 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

The left stamp is cancelled PENANG

Image from the author's collection

  • the letters of PENANG are serif and 3 mm tall

S060
SANDILANDS, BUTTERY & Co. / wavy line
 
Double oval ( Estimated 44 mm x 20 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

 



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S065
SANDILANDS, BUTTERY & Co. / PENANG
 
Double oval ( 37 mm x 23 mm, 3 - 3.5 mm serif letters ), black

updated: 5 Dec. 2007

SBDOvalT4QVRev10c_ETan.jpg

Image from E. Tan. Item dated 10/2/83

  • The letters in PENANG are 3.5 mm tall.


S070
SARKIES & MOSES / SINGAPORE
 
Double oval ( Estimated 36 mm x 12 mm, 3 mm letters ) black, blue

updated: 1 June 2008

NOTE: This cover was "lost" in the registered mail in Vancouver, CANADA in 2005.
Should you see it please contact me with details.

Thank you,

Michel Houde


 

click the image above to see the full cover
From author's 24 March 1900 cover from SINGAPORE to BANGKOK

SANDMDOvalQV4c.jpg  .

Images from author's collection

  • Seen on an 30 October 1901 cover from SINGAPORE to SAIGON
  • Seen in black on a 24 March 1900 cover from SINGAPORE to BANGKOK [author's collection]

S080
SCHEEPAGENT / J. Daend... / SINGAPORE
 
Triple oval ( Estimated 46 mm x 30 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet, black

updated: 23 April 2006

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Image from the author's collection

  • Dutch
  • letters in "SINGAPORE" are 3 mm high

S090
SCHIFFMANN, HEER & CO. / PENANG
 
Triple oval ( Estimated 37 mm x 27 mm, 3 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

 

S100
SCHIFFMANN, HEER & Co. / PENANG
 
Double oval ( Estimated 34 mm x 19 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

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Images from the author's collection

Image from Gaden Robinson 31 Jan 2006

  • seen in violet on a 25 March 1899 cover PENANG to Lyon, France.

S105
SCHIFFNER & Co. / 6, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD / SINGAPORE
No frame ( 4 mm serif letters ) violet

updated: 22 May 2006

Image from the author's collection

  • IDENTIFIED: SCHIFFNER & Co., commission agents, 6 North Bridge Road, still in business in 1941 according to the Directory for that year. [John Wilson, 16 May 2006]

S110
SCHMIDT, KÜSTERMANN & Co / PENANG
 
Triple oval ( Estimated 44 mm x 32 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet, black, blue

updated: 17 Feb. 2006

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From 1n 1888 cover to Germany, blue

Dated May 1899

Image from the author's collection

  • the letters and numerals in the date are probably 4 mm tall

S120
SCHMIDT, KÜSTERMANN & Co.
 
No frame, 1 line ( Estimated 48 mm, 3.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Cancelled PENANG

Image from the author's collection

 

S130
SCHMIDT, KÜSTERMANN & Co.
 
No frame, 1 line ( Estimated 70 mm, 4.5 mm serif letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Cancelled SINGAPORE

Image from the author's collection

 

S140
SCHMIDT, KÜSTERMANN & Co. / PENANG
 
Double oval ( 40 mm x 22 mm, 3 mm letters ) violet, blue

updated: 10 March 2006

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Right stamp is cancelled PENANG 1897

Images from the author's collection

  • the letters of PENANG are serif

S150
SCHMIDT, KÜSTERMANN & Co. / PENANG
 
Triple oval ( 43 mm x 18 mm, 2.25 mm serif letters ) violet, blue

updated: 8 Feb. 2006

Click to see 16 March 1871 + 18 January 1872 covers

click the image above to see the full covers
From author's 16 March 1871 + 18 January 1872 covers from PENANG to NEW YORK

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Left stamp is India 4 anna

Images from the author's collection

  • seen in blue on an 1867 ( 24 October ) cover from PENANG to COLOMBO [AC0005, lot 60145]
  • seen in blue on an 1874 ( June ) cover to DUSSELDORF, GERMANY [AC0006, lot 777]
  • seen in blue on a 16 March 1871 cover PENAG to NEW YORK [author's collection]
  • seen in blue on a 18 January 1872 cover PENAG to NEW YORK [author's collection]

S160
SCHMIDT, KÜSTERMANN & Co. / SINGAPORE
 
Triple oval ( Estimated 35 mm x 27 mm, 2 mm serif letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

  • the letters of SINGAPORE are 2.5 mm tall

S170
SCHUSTER & ENGEL / SINGAPORE.
 
Triple oval ( Estimated 32 mm x 16 mm, 2.5 mm serif letters ) blue, violet

updated: 27 Aug. 2007

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Images from the author's collection

 

S173
SHARPE ROSS & Co. / SINGAPORE
 
Triple oval, violet, red

updated: 17 feb. 2010

  SR_mine.jpg

Left Image from Gaden Robinson 2006, right image author's

 

S175
SHELTON POCS
 
No frame 1 line ( 18 mm x 3 mm serif letters ) black

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Cancelled PENANG

Image from the author's collection

 

S180
SIME, DARBY & Co. / PENANG / LIMITED
 
Triple circle toothed outer frame ( Diameter 25 mm, 2 mm serif letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

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Image from the author's collection

  • the letters of PENANG are 2.5 mm tall


S183
SIME, DARBY & Co. 
 
Triple oval (  Estimated 35 mm x 25 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 9 Jan. 2009

SIME_DARBY_5dollar.jpg.

Image from the author's collection


S184
SINGAPORE & STRAITS / SINGAPORE / AERATED WATER Co.
 
Double oval ( 2 mm letters ) violet

updated: 2 Jan. 2010

ID0052A.jpg . ID0052B.jpg

Images from the author's collection

  • Identified by John Wilson Dec. 2009.



S185
SINGAPORE, STRAITS / SINGAPORE / PRINTING OFFICE
 
Double Oval, blue

updated: 2 May 2007

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Image from the author's collection

  • IDENTIFIED: SINGAPORE & STRAITS PRINTING OFFICE. [Harold Cartwright, 2 May 2007]

S190

SINGAPORE FREE PRESS
 

No frame, 1 line ( Estimated 35 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 24 May 2008

SFPNoFrameT4QV2c.jpg

Image from the author's collection

 

S200
SINGAPORE FREE PRESS
 
No frame, 1line ( Estimated 30 mm, 3 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Cancelled SINGAPORE

Image from the author's collection

 

S205
SONG SOON GUAN / Chinese characters / SINGAPORE
 
Triple Oval ( Estimated 35 mm x 20 mm, 3 - 3.5 mm letters ) red

updated: 14 Oct. 2006

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Cancelled SINGAPORE

Image from the author's collection

 

S210
STAEHELIN & STAHLKNECHT / SINGAPORE
 
Double oval ( Estimated 43 mm x 16 mm, 2 mm letters ) blue, violet, black

updated: 30 Dec. 2006

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Left stamp cancelled SINGAPORE 8 November 1871in blue ink

First two images are from the author's collection the right image is from Rod Sell

  • seen in black on an 1869 ( 21 August ) cover from SIAGON to MAURITIUS via SINGAPORE [AC0007, lot 203]
  • seen on an 1869 ( 7 December ) cover to HANNOVER [AC0003, lot 3373]
  • seen on an 1870 ( 5 march ) cover to PRUSSIA [AC0003, lot 3383]
  • seen in black on an 1877 ( 19 May ) cover from SINGAPORE to EDINBURGH [AC0006, lot 752]
  • seen in blue on a pre-stamp cover dated 19 February 1886 from SINGAPORE to BARBEZIEUX, France

S220
not used
 
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S230
STAMPED BY / MACLAINE, FRASER & Co
 
Double oval ( 46 mm x 19 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) black

updated: 17 Dec. 2009

Image from the author's collection

S240

STAMPED BY / SYME & CO. / SINGAPORE
 

Single oval ( Estimated 40 mm x 25 mm, 3 mm serif letters ) black, violet, red, blue

updated: 29 Dec. 2009

SYMESOvalQVIndia.jpg . .  

Images from the author's collections.

  • "STAMPED BY" and "SINGAPORE" are not serif and are 2 mm tall
  • seen on an 1867 ( 3 October ) cover to SADDLEWORTH, ENGLAND [AC0003, lot 3369]
  • seen in black applied to two India stamps (2a & 8p) on a 6 Nov. 1865 cover and cancelled B172 from SINGAPORE to MONTROSE, GREAT BRITAIN [Feldman Auction 16-17 April 2007, ex lot 31208]

S250
STANDARD OIL CO, ... / ORIENTAL / FREIGHT DEP .. / SINGAPORE
 
Triple oval ( Estimated 40 mm x 26 mm, 2 mm letters ) blue

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

  • the letters used in the central part of the ovals are 1.5 mm tall

S260
STELLING HOOGLANDT & Co. / SINGAPORE
 
Double oval ( Estimated 40 mm x 25 mm, 4 mm serif letters ) ?

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from an 1864 cover

 

S270
STIVEN & CO.
 
Single rectangle ( Estimated 45 mm x 11 mm, 3.5 mm letters ) red, blue

updated: 10 March 2006

Cancelled SINGAPORE

Image from the author's collection

 

S280
STIVEN & Co. / SINGAPORE
 
Triple oval ( 40 mm x 23 mm, 2.5 mm serif letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Cancelled SINGAPORE 1898

Image from the author's collection

  • SINGAPORE is not serif

S290
STIVEN & CO. / SINGAPORE
 
Double oval ( Estimated 38 mm x 22 mm, 2.5 mm serif letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

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The left stamp is cancelled SINGAPORE

Images from the author's collection

  • SINGAPORE is not serif

S300
STIVEN & Co.
 
Triple oval ( Estimated 18 mm x 15 mm, 2 mm serif letters ) blue

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

  • The "o" of "Co." is raised and there is a stop underneath

S310
STRAITS INSURANCE CO., / LIMITED.
 
No frame, 2 lines ( Estimated 42 mm x 10 mm, 4 mm serif letters ) violet

updated: 28 Feb. 2006

Image from the author's collection

  • seen on a 1 September 1894 PSC from SINGAPORE to ZANZIBAR applied across a stamp.
  • seen in violet on a Straits 2 cent PSC from SINGAPORE to BANGKOK cancelled 11 May 1894

S320
STRAITS STEAMSHIP COMPANY / SINGAPORE / LIMITED
 
Triple oval ( Estimated 50 mm x 22 mm, 2 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

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Images from the author's collection

  • the letters used for SINGAPORE are serif

S330
STRAITS STEAMSHIP COMPANY / SINGAPORE / LIMITED
 
Triple oval ( Estimated 50 mm x 22 mm, 2 mm serif letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

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Image from the author's collection

  • the letters used for SINGAPORE are not serif

S335
STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO.  LTD. /  SINGAPORE.
 
Triple oval ( Estimated 41 mm x 26 mm, 3 mm letters ) violet

updated: 25 September  2007

.SSSCOTOval10cents_JdK.jpg

Image from Jan de Kort, Sept. 2007


S340
STRAITS TIMES / OFFICE
 
No frame, 2 lines ( Estimated 20 mm x 5.5 mm, 2.5 mm serif letters ) black

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

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Cancelled by the D14 hammer = SINGAPORE

Image from the author's collection

 

S345
STRAITS TIMES.
 
No frame, 1 line: black

updated: 12 Feb. 2006

Cancelled by the D14 hammer = SINGAPORE

Image from Jeffrey Turnbull 5 Feb. 2006

 

S350
STRAITS TRADING CO. / SELANGOR BRANCH.
 
No frame, 2 lines ( Estimated 36 mm x 9 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

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Cancelled KWALA LUMPUR

Image from the author's collection

  • the letters in the bottom line are 2 mm tall

S360
STRAITS TRADING CO. / SELANGOR BRANCH.
 
No frame, 2 lines ( 40 mm x 8 mm, 3 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Cancelled KWALA LUMPUR August 1895

Image from the author's collection

  • the letters in the bottom line are 2 mm tall

 

S370
SWAN & MACLAREN / SINGAPORE
 
Triple oval ( Estimated 42 mm x 24 mm, 2 mm serif letters ) violet

updated: 16 March 2007

Cancelled SINGAPORE 1899

Image from the author's collection

 

S380
SYME & CO. / SINGAPORE
 
No frame, 2 lines ( Estimated 28 mm x 9 mm, 3 mm serif letters ) blue, violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

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Image from the author's collection

  • SINGAPORE is not serif

S390
SYME & CO. / SINGAPORE
 
Double oval ( Estimated 42 mm x 21 mm, 3.5 mm letters ) blue

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Cancelled SINGAPORE

Image from the author's collection

 


 

newS400
SYME & Co / SINGAPORE
 
No Frame 2 lines ( 22 mm x 8 mm, 3 mm letters ) violet

updated: 5 Dec. 2007

SYMENoFrameT2_ETan.jpg

Image from E. Tan

  • no serifs

 


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