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Date
4 February 1806
Description
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1806 (4 Feb.) entire letter from Canton to Penang showing, on reverse, a good strike of the very rare oval "p.o./p.w.i." h.s. in black (Type P2; earliest recorded date); the cover with some minor re-inforcement along folds. One of five recorded examples and the only one known struck in black. Photo Estimate S$ 12,000-15,000provenance: Lt. Col. L.T. Rose-Hutchinson, 1949 Dr. F.E. Wood, 1964 Sidney Harris, 1968 Charles Taylor, 1981 Spink Singapore, 2000
Auction
Provenance
Lt. Col. L.T. Rose-Hutchinson Dr. F.E. Wood Sidney Harris Charles Taylor
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Other recorded marks at Penang
10 marks10 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 2handstampBlack1820–1821
- Penang FP 3handstampBlack1826–1836
- Penang FP 4handstampRed1836–1846
- Penang FP 5handstampBlack1840–1846
- Penang FP 6handstampBlack1849–1855
- Penang FP 7handstampBlack1854
- Penang FP 8handstampBlack1844–1847
- Penang FP 9handstampBlack1847–1854
- Penang FP 10handstampBlack1844
- Penang FP 11handstampBlack1838–1847
About this record
This 4 February 1806 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 1 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, 5008, lot 12, (2005).