COV-4362
18 December 1826 Penang FP 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
18 December 1826
Description
Straits Settlements Early letters and Handstamps Penang 1826 (18 Dec.) entire (215x95mm.) to London, rated "7/10", showing very fine circular intaglio "prince of wales island/post office" h.s. in red with manuscript date inserted and, on reverse, framed "india letter/weymouth" and red arrival c.d.s. (10.5/1827); the entire with some faults though a very early example of this marking. Photo Estimate S$ 800-1,000 provenance: Sidney Harris, April 1968
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Provenance
Sidney Harris
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 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 18 December 1826 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, 9018, lot 509, (2009).