Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
1821
Description
Penang Early Letters and Handstamps 1821 entire addressed to "Lt. F. Mackinnon, 18th Madras Native Infantry, Seringapatam" and redirected to Canannor, showing a good to fine strike of the oval intaglio "post/office/pwi" h.s. in red (Type P.S.3) along with framed "Post not Paid" and, on reverse, Madras transit c.d.s. (25.5). A fine example of this extremely rare handstruck marking of which only one other earlier example on cover is recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 25,000-30,000 provenance: Spink sale, June 2000
Auction
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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 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
- Penang FP 12handstampBlack1838–1847
About this record
This 1821 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 2 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, 1015, lot 1020, (2001).