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Date
1 March 1844
Description
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Malacca 1844 (1 Mar.) entire from Bangalore to Capt. Rockfort of the 27th Regiment at Malacca showing, on reverse, framed Bangalore Paid d.s., oval-framed "out station/madras/ship letter" and, across join, a good strike of the very rare frame "malacca/ship letter/"Bearing" d.s. Very rare being one of five recorded examples. Photo Estimate S$ 7,000-9,000
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Other recorded marks at Malacca
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Malacca is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Malacca pre stamp cover
COV-3050 is a Malacca pre stamp cover of 1 March 1844 bearing the Malacca FP 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Malacca postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Malacca 1844 (1 Mar.) entire from Bangalore to Capt. Rockfort of the 27th Regiment at Malacca showing, on reverse, framed Bangalore Paid d.s., oval-framed "out station/madras/ship letter" and, across join, a good strike of the very rare frame "malacca/ship letter/"Bearing" d.s. Very rare being one of five recorded examples. Photo Estimate S$ 7,000-9,000
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Auction: 6014 - Stamps of South East Asia featuring the Terence Pickering Collection of Thailand Postal History lot 3; and Spink Auction: 5008 - Fine Stamps & Covers of South East Asia lot 11.
1 image of COV-3050 is recorded (front); the Malacca FP 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1844.
Questions about COV-3050
- What is COV-3050?
- COV-3050 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Malacca, Straits Settlements of 1 March 1844, bearing the Malacca FP 2 handstamp in black. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Malacca 1844 (1 Mar.) entire from Bangalore to Capt. Rockfort of the 27th Regiment at Malacca showing, on reverse, framed Bangalore Paid d.s., oval-framed "out station/madras/ship letter" and, across join, a good strike of the very rare frame "malacca/ship letter/"Bearing" d.s. Very rare being one of five recorded examples. Photo Estimate S$ 7,000-9,000
- How scarce is the Malacca FP 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Malacca FP 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1844.
- What is the provenance of COV-3050?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink Auction: 6014 - Stamps of South East Asia featuring the Terence Pickering Collection of Thailand Postal History lot 3; and Spink Auction: 5008 - Fine Stamps & Covers of South East Asia lot 11.
- When was COV-3050 posted?
- COV-3050 is dated 1 March 1844, within the recorded period of use of Malacca FP 2 (1842–1844).
About this record
This 1 March 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Malacca FP 2 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Auction: 6014 - Stamps of South East Asia featuring the Terence Pickering Collection of Thailand Postal History, lot 3; Spink, Auction: 5008 - Fine Stamps & Covers of South East Asia, lot 11.