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18 December 1839 Penang FP 12 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
18 December 1839
Description
Penang 1839 (18 Dec.) entire letter to Biggleswade, marked "Via Calcutta", rated "8", showing framed "india letter/portsmouth" in red and, on reverse, a fine strike of framed "penang/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. in red, Calcutta G.P.O. and Ship Letter datestamps and London arrival d.s. (9.6). (ID). Photo
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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 18 December 1839 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, 18039, lot 21, (2018).