COV-4371
9 September 1826 Penang Cover
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Date
9 September 1826
Description
Penang 1826 (9Sept.) treble weight entre (210x85mm) to Aberdeen, variously rated, showing superb strike of the circular intaglio "prince of wales island/post office" h.s. in red with manuscript date inserted, boxed "½" and, on reverse, framed "india letter/deal" and arrival c.d.s. (5.3.1827); two vertical creases clear of handstamp. The earliest recorded and a choice example. Photo
Auction
Provenance
Dr. F.E. Wood Dr. Chua Eu Tiong
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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-4371 is a Penang pre stamp cover of 9 September 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 1826 (9Sept.) treble weight entre (210x85mm) to Aberdeen, variously rated, showing superb strike of the circular intaglio "prince of wales island/post office" h.s. in red with manuscript date inserted, boxed "½" and, on reverse, framed "india letter/deal" and arrival c.d.s. (5.3.1827); two vertical creases clear of handstamp. The earliest recorded and a choice example. Photo
Its recorded auction history runs through Robson Lowe lot 39 (Dec. 1964); Spink lot 17 (Jul. 2005); and Spink 26014 lot 5252 (2026).
1 image of COV-4371 is recorded; the Penang FP 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1836.
Questions about COV-4371
- What is COV-4371?
- COV-4371 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Penang, Straits Settlements of 9 September 1826, bearing the Penang FP 3 handstamp in black. Penang 1826 (9Sept.) treble weight entre (210x85mm) to Aberdeen, variously rated, showing superb strike of the circular intaglio "prince of wales island/post office" h.s. in red with manuscript date inserted, boxed "½" and, on reverse, framed "india letter/deal" and arrival c.d.s. (5.3.1827); two vertical creases clear of handstamp. The earliest recorded and a choice example. Photo
- 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-4371?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robson Lowe lot 39 (Dec. 1964); Spink lot 17 (Jul. 2005); and Spink 26014 lot 5252 (2026).
- When was COV-4371 posted?
- COV-4371 is dated 9 September 1826, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 3 (1826–1836).
About this record
This 9 September 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 Robson Lowe, lot 39, (Dec. 1964); Spink, lot 17, (Jul. 2005); Spink, 26014, lot 5252, (2026).