Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
8 July 1844
Description
Entire posted from Bangalore to Penang via Madras addressed to Captain C.Rock Fort of 27th Regiment with All India type "Bangalore/ 1844 July 8/ Paid" handstamp HG9 in red color with 6 annas postage paid in manuscript along with "Out Station/ Madras/9 Ju 9/1844/ Ship Letter" SD11 Madras handstamp in black color along with rare "Penang/ Ship Letter/ 18 July 44/Bearing" in black color and other transit marks
Auction
Auction: 18039 - Fine Stamps and Covers of South East Asia, Including The Dr. Cheah Jin Seng Collections of Straits Settlements and Kedah, and The Iain Dyce collection of Straits Settlements, (2019)
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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 1handstampBlack1806–1817
- Penang FP 2handstampBlack1820–1821
- Penang FP 3handstampBlack1826–1836
- Penang FP 4handstampRed1837–1838
- Penang FP 5handstampBlack1840–1846
- Penang FP 6handstampBlack1849–1855
- Penang FP 7handstampBlack1854
- Penang FP 8handstampBlack1844–1847
- Penang FP 9handstampBlack1847–1854
- Penang FP 10handstampBlack1844
About this record
This 8 July 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 11 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Auction: 18039 - Fine Stamps and Covers of South East Asia, Including The Dr. Cheah Jin Seng Collections of Straits Settlements and Kedah, and The Iain Dyce collection of Straits Settlements, (2019).