COV-4355
22 August 1829 Penang FP 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
22 August 1829
Description
Penang 1829 (22 Aug.) soldier's entire letter headed "From Sergt. A Buchanen Local Establ. Prince of Wales Island" to his brother in Edinburgh, countersigned by the Commanding Officer and showing "prince of wales island/post office" double-ring intaglio handstamp in red with date completed in manuscript and circular-framed "india soldier &c/3/london" handstamp; interesting contents including "I hear that several murders have been committed in my Native City, I hear also of the unsettled state ...... Ireland, and War being expected between England ..... Persia"; the letter face panel toned, parts of the top and bottom flaps missing and the folds crudely repaired with adhesive tape which has turned brown, nevertheless a remarkable and almost certainly unique survivor with both these handstamps. Also 19th Century map (285x190mm.) of the "East Indies from the Best Authorities". 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 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 22 August 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 3 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 20 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 21014, lot 98, (2021).