Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
14 January 1845
Description
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1845 (14 Jan.) entire to Singapore, marked "Service" and showing, on reverse, a good strike of the very rare oval-framed "penang/free" d.s. in red (Type FR1); the entire with some age discoloration and very heavy vertical filing crease. Very rare, only three examples recorded, all with 1844 dates. Photo Estimate S$ 6,000-8,000
Auction
Provenance
V.T. Nathan
Same office
Other recorded marks at Penang
11 marks11 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 1handstampBlack1806–1817
- 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 11handstampBlack1851
- Penang FP 12handstampBlack1838–1847
About this record
This 14 January 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 10 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 6014, lot 12, (2006); Spink, 9023, lot 14, (2009); Spink, 18039, lot 26, (2018).