COV-4361
24 February 1830 Penang FP 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
24 February 1830
Description
Penang 1830 (24 Feb.) entire to London, rated "1/-", showing good to fine circular intaglio "prince of wales island/post office" handstamp and framed "india letter/portsmouth" (crossed by horizontal filing creases), both in red; the entire a little discoloured and with part recipient's notation in the lower half. Photo
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 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 24 February 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 3 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 21 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 22026, lot 375, (2022).