COV-4371
9 September 1826 Penang FP 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
9 September 1826
Description
Penang 1826 (9Sept.) treble weight entre (210x85mm) to Aberdeen, variously rated, showing superb strike of the circular intaglio "prince of wales island/post office" h.s. in red with manuscript date inserted, boxed "½" and, on reverse, framed "india letter/deal" and arrival c.d.s. (5.3.1827); two vertical creases clear of handstamp. The earliest recorded and a choice example. Photo
Auction
Provenance
Dr. F.E. Wood Dr. Chua Eu Tiong
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 9 September 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 Robson Lowe, lot 39, (Dec. 1964); Spink, lot 17, (Jul. 2005); Spink, 26014, lot 5252, (2026).