How scarce is the Singapore FP 4 mark on this cover?

The census grades Singapore FP 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1854.

When was COV-5520 posted?

COV-5520 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 4 (1845–1854).

COV-5520

1849 Singapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1849, Singapore FP 4 handstruck folded letter (COV-5520)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Singapore FP 4, scan 2 (COV-5520)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

1849

Description

Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1849 (4 Apr.) entire letter to Ayrshire, marked "Via Southampton" , rated "1/4" and showing, on reverse across join, "singapore / Bearing" d.s.; and 1851 (27 June) entire letter to Boston USA, marked "via Marseilles" , rated "4/6" (deleted) and "1.50" and showing light but legible framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s. (crossed by two filing creases. (CJS).

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Spink, Lot 54

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Other recorded marks at Singapore

9 marks

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About this Singapore pre stamp cover

COV-5520 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Singapore FP 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Singapore postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Spink lot 54.

2 images of COV-5520 are recorded; the Singapore FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1854.

Questions about COV-5520

What is COV-5520?: COV-5520 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1849, bearing the Singapore FP 4 handstamp in black. Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1849 (4 Apr.) entire letter to Ayrshire, marked "Via Southampton" , rated "1/4" and showing, on reverse across join, "singapore / Bearing" d.s.; and 1851 (27 June) entire letter to Boston USA, marked "via Marseilles" , rated "4/6" (deleted) and "1.50" and showing light but legible framed "singapore / Bearing" d.s. (crossed by two filing creases. (CJS).
How scarce is the Singapore FP 4 mark on this cover?: The census grades Singapore FP 4 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-5520?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Spink lot 54.
When was COV-5520 posted?: COV-5520 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 4 (1845–1854).

About this record

This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 4 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 36 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Spink, lot 54.