Singapore Postage Stamps Catalogue 2nd Ed (2007)
Singapore Postage Stamps Catalogue 2nd Ed

CS Philatelic Agency

Straits Settlements Stamps

Indian stamps were used until the Straits Settlements became a separate colony on 1st September 1867.

Octagonal cancellations with "B172" was used in Singapore until it was replaced by a duplex type in 1865.

All Straits Settlements issues were printed in typography by De La Rue & Co. Ltd.