COV-4367
18 October 1826 Penang FP 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
18 October 1826
Description
Penang Early Letters and Handstamps 1826 (18 Oct.) entire to Aberdeen, rated "1/3" and "4/2", showing very fine circular intaglio "prince of wales island/post office" in red (Type P.S. 4) with manuscript date inserted, boxed " 1/2" and, on reverse across join, framed "india letter/gravesend" overstruck by red arrival datestamp (17.3); the entire rather worn at edges, nevertheless a very early date for this handstamp, the earliest recorded being 9th September. Photo Estimate S$ 1,200-1,500 provenance: Charles Taylor, May 1981
Auction
Lot 19, (May 1981)
Provenance
"Stolz" Charles Taylor
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 October 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 London and Brighton Stamp Auctions, lot 19, (May 1981); Spink, 1015, lot 1021, (2001).