Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
1 July 1837
Description
Straits Settlements Penang 1837 (1 July) partly printed entire letter from Malacca to London, marked "Via Pinang & Calcutta", rated "1/-", showing part framed "pinang/post office" d.s. in red for 14 July and, on reverse across join, framed "india letter/deal" in red. Photo Estimate S$ 800-1,000
Auction
Provenance
"Stolz"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Penang
10 marks10 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 3handstampBlack1826–1836
- Penang FP 5handstampBlack1840–1846
- Penang FP 6handstampBlack1849–1855
- Penang FP 7handstampBlack1854
- Penang FP 8handstampBlack1844–1847
- Penang FP 9handstampBlack1847–1854
- Penang FP 10handstampBlack1844
- Penang FP 11handstampBlack1838–1847
About this record
This 1 July 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 4 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 11016, lot 351, (2011).