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Date
1821
Description
Penang Early Letters and Handstamps 1821 entire addressed to "Lt. F. Mackinnon, 18th Madras Native Infantry, Seringapatam" and redirected to Canannor, showing a good to fine strike of the oval intaglio "post/office/pwi" h.s. in red (Type P.S.3) along with framed "Post not Paid" and, on reverse, Madras transit c.d.s. (25.5). A fine example of this extremely rare handstruck marking of which only one other earlier example on cover is recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 25,000-30,000 provenance: Spink sale, June 2000
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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 3handstampBlack1826–1836
- 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-4366 is a Penang pre stamp cover of 1821 bearing the Penang FP 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Penang postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
Penang Early Letters and Handstamps 1821 entire addressed to "Lt. F. Mackinnon, 18th Madras Native Infantry, Seringapatam" and redirected to Canannor, showing a good to fine strike of the oval intaglio "post/office/pwi" h.s. in red (Type P.S.3) along with framed "Post not Paid" and, on reverse, Madras transit c.d.s. (25.5). A fine example of this extremely rare handstruck marking of which only one other earlier example on cover is recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 25,000-30,000 provenance: Spink sale, June 2000
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 1015 lot 1020 (2001).
1 image of COV-4366 is recorded; the Penang FP 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1820–1821.
Questions about COV-4366
- What is COV-4366?
- COV-4366 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Penang, Straits Settlements of 1821, bearing the Penang FP 2 handstamp in black. Penang Early Letters and Handstamps 1821 entire addressed to "Lt. F. Mackinnon, 18th Madras Native Infantry, Seringapatam" and redirected to Canannor, showing a good to fine strike of the oval intaglio "post/office/pwi" h.s. in red (Type P.S.3) along with framed "Post not Paid" and, on reverse, Madras transit c.d.s. (25.5). A fine example of this extremely rare handstruck marking of which only one other earlier example on cover is recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 25,000-30,000 provenance: Spink sale, June 2000
- How scarce is the Penang FP 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Penang FP 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1820–1821.
- What is the provenance of COV-4366?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 1015 lot 1020 (2001).
- When was COV-4366 posted?
- COV-4366 is dated 1821, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 2 (1820–1821).
About this record
This 1821 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 2 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 1015, lot 1020, (2001).