tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286240888861400732.post5340192050539888407..comments2024-03-27T03:00:37.097-07:00Comments on StampSelector: Stamp Investment Tip: Singapore 1969 150th Anniversary of Founding Souvenir Sheet (Scott 106a)Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18048006766510456234noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286240888861400732.post-64218368704564914732013-04-06T00:50:03.364-07:002013-04-06T00:50:03.364-07:00Raffles Hotel is the only hotel given the permissi...Raffles Hotel is the only hotel given the permission by the General Post Office to have its own cancellation in the 1920s although the GPO is less than a km away. This permit did not last long, and so the stamps or postcards can fetch good price. Wonder if many are still in existence.Kashmurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349951104544399686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286240888861400732.post-4206178500413897832012-04-17T21:03:02.472-07:002012-04-17T21:03:02.472-07:00I'm sitting here holding a real photo postcard...I'm sitting here holding a real photo postcard of the Cricket Club, Singapore, sent to the U.S. by someone traveling on the U.S.S. Chandler on 5 Feb. 1921. Message: "Leaving the 7th for Saigon, French Indo-China. It is a French settlement and I've heard it is a 2nd Paris. Whoopee! Can you beat it. Best regards to all." IT HAS A RAFFLES HOTEL CANCELATION.JOSS NEDhttp://jossned_at_aol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286240888861400732.post-79581898589905637092011-08-20T08:01:30.067-07:002011-08-20T08:01:30.067-07:00Totally agree on the Raffles cancellation. A membe...Totally agree on the Raffles cancellation. A member of Queenstown Stamp Club offered to sell me 3 postcards at $1000 each. 30 yrs on, only the vague memory remains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286240888861400732.post-12836520785049869062009-10-15T07:20:26.736-07:002009-10-15T07:20:26.736-07:00I intend to deal with rare cancellations in a sepa...I intend to deal with rare cancellations in a separate article, but I've never heard of the Raffles Hotel cancellation. Do any specialized catalogs list it?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18048006766510456234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286240888861400732.post-54788616038527055812009-10-12T06:48:02.363-07:002009-10-12T06:48:02.363-07:00There are Singapore stamps you probably can only h...There are Singapore stamps you probably can only hear about but never set eyes upon: The rare Raffles Hotel stamp cancellation. So rare, I have seen only 3 such stamps. They jointly are valued at over S$10,000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com