COV-4344
3 September 1836 Penang Cover
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Date
3 September 1836
Description
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1836 (3 Sept.) entire letter from Singapore to London, rated "1/3", showing framed "india letter/liverpool" and, on reverse, a mainly fine strike of boxed "pinang/post office" d.s. in red for 5th September and arrival d.s. (18.4.37); horizontal filing crease across face panel. Approximately ten examples known of this short-lived marking, used from April 1837 to July 1837. Photo Estimate S$ 4,000-5,000 provenance: Admiral George C. Dyer, November 1984 W.H. Lu, September 1985
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Adm. George C. Dyer W.H. Lu Joseph Wong Choon Wing
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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 3handstampBlack1826–1836
- Penang FP 5handstampBlack1840–1850
- Penang FP 6handstampBlack1849–1855
- Penang FP 7handstampBlack1854–1858
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About this Penang pre stamp cover
COV-4344 is a Penang pre stamp cover of 3 September 1836 bearing the Penang FP 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Penang postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1836 (3 Sept.) entire letter from Singapore to London, rated "1/3", showing framed "india letter/liverpool" and, on reverse, a mainly fine strike of boxed "pinang/post office" d.s. in red for 5th September and arrival d.s. (18.4.37); horizontal filing crease across face panel. Approximately ten examples known of this short-lived marking, used from April 1837 to July 1837. Photo Estimate S$ 4,000-5,000 provenance: Admiral George C. Dyer, November 1984 W.H. Lu, September 1985
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 7019 lot 5 (2007); and Spink 14026 lot 771 (2014).
1 image of COV-4344 is recorded; the Penang FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1836–1846.
Questions about COV-4344
- What is COV-4344?
- COV-4344 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Penang, Straits Settlements of 3 September 1836, bearing the Penang FP 4 handstamp in red. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1836 (3 Sept.) entire letter from Singapore to London, rated "1/3", showing framed "india letter/liverpool" and, on reverse, a mainly fine strike of boxed "pinang/post office" d.s. in red for 5th September and arrival d.s. (18.4.37); horizontal filing crease across face panel. Approximately ten examples known of this short-lived marking, used from April 1837 to July 1837. Photo Estimate S$ 4,000-5,000 provenance: Admiral George C. Dyer, November 1984 W.H. Lu, September 1985
- How scarce is the Penang FP 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Penang FP 4 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836–1846.
- What is the provenance of COV-4344?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 7019 lot 5 (2007); and Spink 14026 lot 771 (2014).
- When was COV-4344 posted?
- COV-4344 is dated 3 September 1836, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 4 (1836–1846).
About this record
This 3 September 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 4 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 Spink, 7019, lot 5, (2007); Spink, 14026, lot 771, (2014).