COV-4315
3 April 1849 Penang Cover
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Date
3 April 1849
Description
Penang 1849 (3 Apr.) entire letter to Boston USA c/o Baring Brothers in London, rated "2/-" and showing, on reverse, a light but legible strike of the very scarce framed "penang/Post Paid" d.s. in red and, on face, framed "india paid", London Paid transit d.s. (31.5), handstruck "48" and "38/cents" h.s. (CJS). Photo
Auction
Provenance
Howard Selzer
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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 4handstampRed1836–1846
- Penang FP 5handstampBlack1840–1850
- Penang FP 7handstampBlack1854–1858
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About this Penang pre stamp cover
COV-4315 is a Penang pre stamp cover of 3 April 1849 bearing the Penang FP 6 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Penang postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
Penang 1849 (3 Apr.) entire letter to Boston USA c/o Baring Brothers in London, rated "2/-" and showing, on reverse, a light but legible strike of the very scarce framed "penang/Post Paid" d.s. in red and, on face, framed "india paid", London Paid transit d.s. (31.5), handstruck "48" and "38/cents" h.s. (CJS). Photo
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 18039 lot 32 (2018).
1 image of COV-4315 is recorded; the Penang FP 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1849–1855.
Questions about COV-4315
- What is COV-4315?
- COV-4315 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Penang, Straits Settlements of 3 April 1849, bearing the Penang FP 6 handstamp in black. Penang 1849 (3 Apr.) entire letter to Boston USA c/o Baring Brothers in London, rated "2/-" and showing, on reverse, a light but legible strike of the very scarce framed "penang/Post Paid" d.s. in red and, on face, framed "india paid", London Paid transit d.s. (31.5), handstruck "48" and "38/cents" h.s. (CJS). Photo
- How scarce is the Penang FP 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Penang FP 6 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1849–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-4315?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 18039 lot 32 (2018).
- When was COV-4315 posted?
- COV-4315 is dated 3 April 1849, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 6 (1849–1855).
About this record
This 3 April 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 6 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 18039, lot 32, (2018).