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Date
17 February 1839
Description
Postal cover from penang (straits-settlements), bearing FP 12 handstamp in Black. Dated 17 February 1839. Scarce example of postal history from this office. David Feldman - 1839 Entire Penang to Madras with fine strike in red of the rare boxed “PENANG / SHIP LETTER / 1839 Feb…./ Bearing, 2as” the value in black ms, Madras Ship Letter arrival hs alongside, some light cover stains, extremely rare, ex Tay (who states “one of only three examples of this Penang marking recorded”)
Auction
Provenance
Charles S. Taylor
Same office
Other recorded marks at Penang
11 marks11 other pre-1854 postal markings of Penang are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Penang FP 1handstampBlack1806–1817
- Penang FP 2handstampBlack1820–1821
- Penang FP 3handstampBlack1826–1836
- Penang FP 4handstampRed1836–1846
- Penang FP 5handstampBlack1840–1850
- Penang FP 6handstampBlack1849–1855
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About this Penang pre stamp cover
COV-4380 is a Penang pre stamp cover of 17 February 1839 bearing the Penang FP 12 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Penang postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from penang (straits-settlements), bearing FP 12 handstamp in Black. Dated 17 February 1839. Scarce example of postal history from this office. David Feldman - 1839 Entire Penang to Madras with fine strike in red of the rare boxed “PENANG / SHIP LETTER / 1839 Feb…./ Bearing, 2as” the value in black ms, Madras Ship Letter arrival hs alongside, some light cover stains, extremely rare, ex Tay (who states “one of only three examples of this Penang marking recorded”)
Its recorded auction history runs through London and Brighton Stamp Auctions lot 61 (May 1981); and David Feldman lot 32218 (Sept. 2012).
2 images of COV-4380 are recorded (front); the Penang FP 12 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1847.
Questions about COV-4380
- What is COV-4380?
- COV-4380 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Penang, Straits Settlements of 17 February 1839, bearing the Penang FP 12 handstamp in black. Postal cover from penang (straits-settlements), bearing FP 12 handstamp in Black. Dated 17 February 1839. Scarce example of postal history from this office. David Feldman - 1839 Entire Penang to Madras with fine strike in red of the rare boxed “PENANG / SHIP LETTER / 1839 Feb…./ Bearing, 2as” the value in black ms, Madras Ship Letter arrival hs alongside, some light cover stains, extremely rare, ex Tay (who states “one of only three examples of this Penang marking recorded”)
- How scarce is the Penang FP 12 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Penang FP 12 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1847.
- What is the provenance of COV-4380?
- Its recorded auction history runs through London and Brighton Stamp Auctions lot 61 (May 1981); and David Feldman lot 32218 (Sept. 2012).
- When was COV-4380 posted?
- COV-4380 is dated 17 February 1839, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 12 (1838–1847).
About this record
This 17 February 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 12 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with London and Brighton Stamp Auctions, lot 61, (May 1981); David Feldman, lot 32218, (Sept. 2012).