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	The Straits Settlements
		For various reasons, the English East India Company had for some time been considering the establishment of a factory near the Straits of Melaka.
		Raffles was inclined to attempt to open the Straits of Melaka by arranging to exchange Bencoolen for Melaka and establishing a new port at Riau if this could be done without a quarrel with the Dutch.
		He had recently visited Riau and made a commercial treaty with the Sultan and Raja Muda there, but this had resulted in the Dutch occupying the island and forcing the Malay rulers to promise to exclude all other nations from their dominions.
	www.sabrizain.org /malaya/straits.htm (1736 words)

	Straits Settlements - LoveToKnow 1911
		STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, the collective name given to the crown colony formed by the British possessions on or adjacent to the mainland of the Malay Peninsula, as opposed to the Federated Malay States, the British protectorates in the same region.
		The Straits Settlements consist of the island of Singapore with about a score of islets of insignificant size lying in its immediate vicinity, of the town and territory of Malacca, the islands and territory of the Dindings, the island of Penang, sometimes officially called Prince of Wales Island, and Province Wellesley.
		The colony of the Straits Settlements is administered by the governor with the aid of an executive council, composed wholly of official members, and there is a legislative council, composed partly of official and partly of nominated members, of which the former have a narrow permanent majority.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Straits_Settlements (945 words)

	Straits Settlements coinage in Calgary, 1906: an interesting discovery
		The amount of Straits Settlements coinage in Calgary represented a significant portion of the economy.
		The Straits Settlements coins of the time were not unlike those of their Canadian counterparts.
		Straits Settlements coins were issued in the same denomination as Canadian coins, they were about the same size, and their obverse even bore the same portraits as Canadian coins.
	www.ucalgary.ca /~cns/straights.html (1172 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Straits Settlements
		Straits Settlements Former British crown colony comprising territories bordering on the strategic Malacca Strait in south-east Asia.
		Formerly one of the Straits Settlements, it was constituted a state of Malaya in 1957 (see Malaysia).
		Mask Cave: red-slipped pottery and the Australian-Papuan settlement of Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait).
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	SPM Website
		Singapore was a British Colony from 1819 to 1965, and was part of the Straits Settlements from 1826 to 1946.
		These designs were prepared by Mr Noel Trotter (Postmaster General of Straits Settlements) and Mr W Egerton (later Sir Walter Egerton, Governor of British Guiana).
		Proofs are produced to enable the engraver to see that his work reproduced are as he intended, and for submission to the printers for technical approval, and to the issuing authorities for approval of the design as engraved on the die, and also for record purposes.
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	British Straits Settlements 1826-1946 (Malaysia)
		To be precise, the flag of Straits Settlements, established 1826, was the Union Flag.
		The Straits Settlements, the British Crown Colony that existed 1826-1946, included Penang (inc. Province Wellesley), the Dinding Islands (on the Malayan west coast, later returned to Perak), Malacca, Singapore, Labuan Island (off Sabah, now a Malaysian federal territory), Christmas Island, and Cocos/Keeling Islands.
		Straits Settlements was dissolved, Malacca and Penang joined the Malayan Union, Singapore, the Cocos Islands and Christmas Island united to form the colony of Singapore and Labuan joined the colony of North Borneo.
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	Straits Settlements information - Search.com
		The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826 as a crown colony, as opposed to the protectorates (native princely states) composing the Federated Malay States.
		Initially, the Straits Settlements consisted of Penang, sometimes officially called Prince of Wales Island, Singapore with about a score of islets of insignificant size lying in its immediate vicinity, the islands and territory of the Dinding, Province Wellesley and the town and territory of Malacca.
		The establishment of the Straits Settlements followed the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, by which the Malay archipelago was divided into a British zone in the north and a Dutch zone in the south.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Straits Settlements
		The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826 as a crown colony, as opposed to the protectorates (native princely states) composing the Federated Malay States.
		Initially, the Straits Settlements consisted of Penang, sometimes officially called Prince of Wales Island, Singapore with about a score of islets of insignificant size lying in its immediate vicinity, the islands and territory of the Dinding, Province Wellesley and the town and territory of Malacca.
		The establishment of the Straits Settlements followed the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, by which the Malay archipelago was divided into a British zone in the north and a Dutch zone in the south.
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	Straits Settlements (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826.
		Initially, the Straits Settlements consisted of Penang, Singapore, and Malacca.
		In 1867, the Settlements became a British crown colony, which was extended with the addition of Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands to Singapore, and the addition of Labuan in 1912.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Straits_Settlements.html (225 words)

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		Straits Settlements 6c KGV (2) 1928 Penang to Berwick, Penn. Reverse Label Not Tied Maximins War Against the Germans.
		Straits Settlements 2c and 4c KGV 1929 Bukit Mertajam to Kahaikudai, India.
		Straits Settlements 2c and 4c KGV 1931 Penang to Purley, England.
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	STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - Online Information article about STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
		Peninsula, as opposed to the Federated Malay States, the British protectorates in the same region.
		Ceylon, but in 1886 the care of these islands was transferred to the government of the Straits Settlements.
		The Dindings and Province Wellesley.—The various settlements of which the colony of the Straits Settlements is composed, and the protectorates named in this See also:
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	The Straits Settlements Annual reports 1855-1941 Archive Editions (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Straits Settlements were formed in 1826 by the amalgamation of the three Settlements of Singapore (including Christmas Island and the Cocos-Keeling group), Penang (including Province Wellesley), and Malacca.
		On 1 April 1867 the Straits Settlements were transferred from the control of the Indian Government to that of the Secretary of State for the Colonies in London.
		In 1946, the Straits Settlements were dismantled and the four Settlements went their separate ways - Singapore became a separate colony; Penang and Malacca became parts of the Malayan Union (later the Federation of Malaya); and Labuan became part of British North Borneo (later named Sabah when it joined Malaysia).
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	The Straits Settlements
		The Governor-General in India, Lord Hastings, decided to let Raffles carry out this plan.
		However, before this message reached Raffles, he had already carried out his original orders.
		By this Britain gave up Bencoolen and promised not to establish any other settlements in Sumatra.
	www.sabrizain.demon.co.uk /malaya/straits.htm (1736 words)

	Cyber Stamps
		All three settlements were incorporated as the Straits Settlements and came under the control of a Governor whose seat was in Penang.
		The Chief Resident in Singapore became the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
		On April 1, the Straits Settlements were incorporated to the status of a Crown Colony and the Post Office was put under the direct control of the British authorities in Singapore 1837-1867 The postal affairs of the Straits Settlements came under the aegis of the Indian Post Office.
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	WHKMLA : History of the Straits Settlements, 1856-1918
		In 1888, CHRISTMAS ISLAND was annexed by Britain and placed under the administration of the Straits Settlements, as were, in 1886, the COCOS ISLANDS (British since 1857), in 1906 the tiny island of Labuan off the coast of Borneo was added.
		Until 1867, postage stamps of British India were used in the Straits Settlements; in 1867, issuance of Straits Settlements postage stamps began.
		The Straits Settlements Postal Service operated a post office in Bangkok, Thailand, where Straits Settlements stamps overprinted "B" were used in 1882-1885.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/seasia/straits18561918.html (594 words)

	Straits Settlements to Germany 06/16/96 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Straits Settlements were organized from the settlements of
		Straits Settlements became a Crown Colony in 1867.
		Straits Settlements issued stamps until the Japanese occupation in 1942.
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	NUS: Library: A Sense of History: Singapore, 1826-1867
		An anecdotal history of old times in Singapore: from the foundation of the settlement under the honourable the East India Company on February 6th, 1819 to the transfer to the Colonial Office as part of the colonial possessions of the Crown on April 1st, 1867.
		The administration of Governor Samuel George Bonham in the Straits Settlements, 1837-1843.
		Colonel Orfeur Cavenagh, Governor of the Straits Settlements, 1859-1867.
	www.lib.nus.edu.sg /bib/sh/sing1826.html (1588 words)

	The Straits Settlements
		In 1826, Malacca and Penang, the two British settlements in Malay Peninsula, together with Singapore became the Straits Settlements, under the control of British India.
		Under the jurisdiction of Colonial Office in London, the Straits Settlements became a Crown Colony on 1 April 1867.
		Singapore became a major port of call for ships plying between Europe and East Asia with the advantage of the steamship in the mid-1860 and the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.
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		The Dindings, consisting of some islands near the mouth of the Perak River and a small piece of territory on the adjoining mainland, were ceded by Perak to the British government under the Pangkor Treaty of 1874.
		Singapore in the Straits Settlements refers to a period in the History of Singapore from 1826 to 1942, during which Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together with Penang and Malacca
		The Straits SettlementsIn 1826, Malacca and Penang, the two British settlements in Malay Peninsula, together with Singapore became the Straits Settlements, under the control of British India.
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		STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - 1906-12 all different fine mint values between 1c to $1 and $2.
		STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - 1906-12 MULTI CROWN CA fine mint values to $2 (between SG 153 and 166), 45c with corner fault.
		STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - 1902-03 3c dull purple and orange with inverted watermark, SG 111w, fine used.
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	Singapore - A Flourishing Free Port
		Although the general trend of Singapore's economic status was upward during this period, the settlement endured economic recessions as well as prosperity, fires and floods as well as building booms, and bureaucratic incompetence as well as able administration.
		The new bureaucratic apparatus proved to be expensive and cumbersome, however, and in 1830 the Straits Settlements were reduced to a residency, or subdivision, of the Presidency of Bengal.
		The cornerstone of the settlement's commercial success was the entrepôt trade, which was carried on with no taxation and a minimum of restriction.
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		Straits Settlements 25c KGV 1936 Singapore, A Airmail to Glasgow, Scotland.
		Straits Settlements 4c KGVI Coronation (2) 1938 Singapore to Glasgow, Scotland.
		Straits Settlements 5c and 50c KGVI 1940 Singapore Airmail to Sydney, Australia.
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	Straits Settlements
		The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in south-east Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826.
		Initially, the Straits Settlements consisted of Penang, Singapore and Malacca (now called Melaka).
		The colony was dissolved in 1946, when Singapore became an independent crown colony, while Pinang and Malacca joined the Malayan Union, which eventually became Malaysia.
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	eBay.co.uk - Malaysia, Straits Settlements, Malaya, Stamps items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Straits Settlements (1904-10) SG 135a MM cv £ 29
		Straits Settlements (1904-10) SG 136a MM cv £ 45
		Straits Settlements 1937 $5 superb used block of four
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	Library of Congress / Federal Research Division / Country Studies / Area Handbook Series/ Singapore / Glossary
		Trading ports along the Strait of Malacca that were under direct British rule during the colonial period in contrast to the Malay States, which retained their native rulers.
		Governed from 1826 as part of British India, the Straits Settlements became a crown colony in 1867.
		Although the major Settlements were Singapore, Penang, and Malacca, the Straits Settlements also included Dindings, south of Penang, and Labuan Island, off the northern coast of Borneo.
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	List of Governors of the Straits Settlements (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Governor of the Straits Settlements was appointed by the British East India Company until 1876, when the Straits Settlements became a crown colony.
		Between 1942 and 1945 the office was not filled, as the Straits Settlements was then under Japanese occupation.
		From the late 19th century onwards, the Governor of the Straits Settlements was usually also High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States.
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