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First And Only Use Of Bisected Stamps

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Government & Society - Public Services

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From 1855 to 1860, there was a shortage of stamps. Eight-pie, one-anna, two-anna, four-anna and eight-anna stamps were cut in halves to double the quantity. These were the first and only bisected stamps in Singapore.


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