How scarce is the Penang FP 8 mark on this cover?

The census grades Penang FP 8 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1849.

When was COV-4332 posted?

COV-4332 is dated 10 April 1849, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 8 (1844–1849).

COV-4332

10 April 1849 Penang Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 10 April 1849, Penang FP 8 handstruck folded letter (COV-4332)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

10 April 1849

Description

Penang Early Letters and Handstamps 1849 (10 Apr.) entire letter to Boston USA c/o Baring Brothers, London, variously rated and showing the large framed "penang/Bearing" d.s. (Type P.S.9) partly overstruck by red London transit d.s. (31.5). Very rare, only a few examples recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 2,500-3,000 provenance: Howard Selzer, November 1986 Nestor Nunez, December 1988 Spink sale, June 2000

Auction

Spink

1015, Lot 1029, (2001)

Provenance

"Stolz" Howard Selzer Nestor Nunez

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Other recorded marks at Penang

11 marks

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About this Penang pre stamp cover

COV-4332 is a Penang pre stamp cover of 10 April 1849 bearing the Penang FP 8 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Penang postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 1015 lot 1029 (2001).

1 image of COV-4332 is recorded; the Penang FP 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1849.

Questions about COV-4332

What is COV-4332?: COV-4332 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Penang, Straits Settlements of 10 April 1849, bearing the Penang FP 8 handstamp in black. Penang Early Letters and Handstamps 1849 (10 Apr.) entire letter to Boston USA c/o Baring Brothers, London, variously rated and showing the large framed "penang/Bearing" d.s. (Type P.S.9) partly overstruck by red London transit d.s. (31.5). Very rare, only a few examples recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 2,500-3,000 provenance: Howard Selzer, November 1986 Nestor Nunez, December 1988 Spink sale, June 2000
How scarce is the Penang FP 8 mark on this cover?: The census grades Penang FP 8 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1849.
What is the provenance of COV-4332?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 1015 lot 1029 (2001).
When was COV-4332 posted?: COV-4332 is dated 10 April 1849, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 8 (1844–1849).

About this record

This 10 April 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 8 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 1015, lot 1029, (2001).