COV-4367
18 October 1826 Penang Cover
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Date
18 October 1826
Description
Penang Early Letters and Handstamps 1826 (18 Oct.) entire to Aberdeen, rated "1/3" and "4/2", showing very fine circular intaglio "prince of wales island/post office" in red (Type P.S. 4) with manuscript date inserted, boxed " 1/2" and, on reverse across join, framed "india letter/gravesend" overstruck by red arrival datestamp (17.3); the entire rather worn at edges, nevertheless a very early date for this handstamp, the earliest recorded being 9th September. Photo Estimate S$ 1,200-1,500 provenance: Charles Taylor, May 1981
Auction
Lot 19, (May 1981)
Provenance
"Stolz" Charles 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 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-4367 is a Penang pre stamp cover of 18 October 1826 bearing the Penang FP 3 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 1826 (18 Oct.) entire to Aberdeen, rated "1/3" and "4/2", showing very fine circular intaglio "prince of wales island/post office" in red (Type P.S. 4) with manuscript date inserted, boxed " 1/2" and, on reverse across join, framed "india letter/gravesend" overstruck by red arrival datestamp (17.3); the entire rather worn at edges, nevertheless a very early date for this handstamp, the earliest recorded being 9th September. Photo Estimate S$ 1,200-1,500 provenance: Charles Taylor, May 1981
Its recorded auction history runs through London and Brighton Stamp Auctions lot 19 (May 1981); and Spink 1015 lot 1021 (2001).
1 image of COV-4367 is recorded; the Penang FP 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1836.
Questions about COV-4367
- What is COV-4367?
- COV-4367 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Penang, Straits Settlements of 18 October 1826, bearing the Penang FP 3 handstamp in black. Penang Early Letters and Handstamps 1826 (18 Oct.) entire to Aberdeen, rated "1/3" and "4/2", showing very fine circular intaglio "prince of wales island/post office" in red (Type P.S. 4) with manuscript date inserted, boxed " 1/2" and, on reverse across join, framed "india letter/gravesend" overstruck by red arrival datestamp (17.3); the entire rather worn at edges, nevertheless a very early date for this handstamp, the earliest recorded being 9th September. Photo Estimate S$ 1,200-1,500 provenance: Charles Taylor, May 1981
- How scarce is the Penang FP 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Penang FP 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1826–1836.
- What is the provenance of COV-4367?
- Its recorded auction history runs through London and Brighton Stamp Auctions lot 19 (May 1981); and Spink 1015 lot 1021 (2001).
- When was COV-4367 posted?
- COV-4367 is dated 18 October 1826, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 3 (1826–1836).
About this record
This 18 October 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 3 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 21 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with London and Brighton Stamp Auctions, lot 19, (May 1981); Spink, 1015, lot 1021, (2001).