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

The census grades Singapore FP 8 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1854.

When was COV-5518 posted?

COV-5518 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 8 (1839–1854).

COV-5518

1846 Singapore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1846, Singapore FP 8 handstruck folded letter (COV-5518)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

1846

Description

x Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1846 (23 May.) entire letter from Delft, Holland to Batavia, marked "Port paye, Alexandria", bearing printed "Aangebragt per Land-Mail/Te betalan port f 216 koper./batavia, 12/5/46" label (with rate and date in manuscript) on bluish paper, showing despatch and "pays-bas/valnes 2" c.d.s. both in red and, on reverse, framed "singapore/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. Fine and appealing. Photo Estimate £ 500-600 provenance: Christie´´s Singapore, March 1994

Auction

Spink

The V T Nathan Collection of Straits Settlements (Sale 9023), Lot 20, (16 April 2009)

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Other recorded marks at Singapore

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About this Singapore pre stamp cover

COV-5518 is a Singapore pre stamp cover of 1846 bearing the Singapore FP 8 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 The V T Nathan Collection of Straits Settlements (Sale 9023) lot 20 (16 April 2009).

1 image of COV-5518 is recorded; the Singapore FP 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1854.

Questions about COV-5518

What is COV-5518?: COV-5518 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Singapore, Straits Settlements of 1846, bearing the Singapore FP 8 handstamp in black. x Early Letters and Handstamps Singapore 1846 (23 May.) entire letter from Delft, Holland to Batavia, marked "Port paye, Alexandria", bearing printed "Aangebragt per Land-Mail/Te betalan port f 216 koper./batavia, 12/5/46" label (with rate and date in manuscript) on bluish paper, showing despatch and "pays-bas/valnes 2" c.d.s. both in red and, on reverse, framed "singapore/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. Fine and appealing. Photo Estimate £ 500-600 provenance: Christie´´s Singapore, March 1994
How scarce is the Singapore FP 8 mark on this cover?: The census grades Singapore FP 8 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1854.
What is the provenance of COV-5518?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink The V T Nathan Collection of Straits Settlements (Sale 9023) lot 20 (16 April 2009).
When was COV-5518 posted?: COV-5518 is dated 1846, within the recorded period of use of Singapore FP 8 (1839–1854).

About this record

This 1846 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 8 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, The V T Nathan Collection of Straits Settlements (Sale 9023), lot 20, (16 April 2009).