COV-4306
20 November 1840 Penang FP 12 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
20 November 1840
Description
x Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1840 (20 Nov.) entire letter from Mauritius to Singapore, sent via Calcutta, showing on reverse framed "penang/ship letter/Bearing" datestamp in black (1.3). Scarce. Photo Estimate £ 500-600
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 10handstampBlack1844
- Penang FP 11handstampBlack1851
About this record
This 20 November 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 12 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 9023, lot 12, (2009).