COV-4343
10 November 1812 Penang Cover
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Date
10 November 1812
Description
Penang 1812 (10 Nov.) entire letter headed "On Board H.M.S. Wilhelmina, Port Cornwallis-Prince Edward Island" addressed to Scotland, rated "4" (deleted) and "1/6", showing very fine oval "p.o./p.w.i." in red with "ship letter/london" c.d.s. (14.5.13) alongside; the entire letter with some wear along folds. Very rare, one of five recorded examples of which four are struck in red, this being the finest. With transcript. (ID). Photo
Auction
Provenance
Dr. F.E. Wood Sidney Harris
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- Penang FP 4handstampRed1836–1846
- Penang FP 5handstampBlack1840–1850
- Penang FP 6handstampBlack1849–1855
- Penang FP 7handstampBlack1854–1858
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About this Penang pre stamp cover
COV-4343 is a Penang pre stamp cover of 10 November 1812 bearing the Penang FP 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Penang postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
Penang 1812 (10 Nov.) entire letter headed "On Board H.M.S. Wilhelmina, Port Cornwallis-Prince Edward Island" addressed to Scotland, rated "4" (deleted) and "1/6", showing very fine oval "p.o./p.w.i." in red with "ship letter/london" c.d.s. (14.5.13) alongside; the entire letter with some wear along folds. Very rare, one of five recorded examples of which four are struck in red, this being the finest. With transcript. (ID). Photo
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 18039 lot 4 (2018).
1 image of COV-4343 is recorded; the Penang FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1806–1817.
Questions about COV-4343
- What is COV-4343?
- COV-4343 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Penang, Straits Settlements of 10 November 1812, bearing the Penang FP 1 handstamp in black. Penang 1812 (10 Nov.) entire letter headed "On Board H.M.S. Wilhelmina, Port Cornwallis-Prince Edward Island" addressed to Scotland, rated "4" (deleted) and "1/6", showing very fine oval "p.o./p.w.i." in red with "ship letter/london" c.d.s. (14.5.13) alongside; the entire letter with some wear along folds. Very rare, one of five recorded examples of which four are struck in red, this being the finest. With transcript. (ID). Photo
- How scarce is the Penang FP 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Penang FP 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1806–1817.
- What is the provenance of COV-4343?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 18039 lot 4 (2018).
- When was COV-4343 posted?
- COV-4343 is dated 10 November 1812, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 1 (1806–1817).
About this record
This 10 November 1812 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 1 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 18039, lot 4, (2018).