COV-4107
16 September 1836 Penang Cover
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Date
16 September 1836
Description
x Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1836 (16 Sept.) entire letter from Penang to London, marked "Via Singapore", rated "3/1" and showing, on reverse, very fine framed "pinang/post office" datestamp in red with framed "india letter/liverpool" on face. A fine example of this short-lived marking, used from April 1836 to July 1837. Photo Estimate £ 2,000-2,500 provenance: Christie´´s Singapore, March 1994
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Provenance
V.T. Nathan
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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 3handstampBlack1826–1836
- Penang FP 5handstampBlack1840–1850
- Penang FP 6handstampBlack1849–1855
- Penang FP 7handstampBlack1854–1858
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About this Penang pre stamp cover
COV-4107 is a Penang pre stamp cover of 16 September 1836 bearing the Penang FP 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Penang postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
x Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1836 (16 Sept.) entire letter from Penang to London, marked "Via Singapore", rated "3/1" and showing, on reverse, very fine framed "pinang/post office" datestamp in red with framed "india letter/liverpool" on face. A fine example of this short-lived marking, used from April 1836 to July 1837. Photo Estimate £ 2,000-2,500 provenance: Christie´´s Singapore, March 1994
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 9023 lot 8 (2009).
1 image of COV-4107 is recorded; the Penang FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use 1836–1846.
Questions about COV-4107
- What is COV-4107?
- COV-4107 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Penang, Straits Settlements of 16 September 1836, bearing the Penang FP 4 handstamp in red. x Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1836 (16 Sept.) entire letter from Penang to London, marked "Via Singapore", rated "3/1" and showing, on reverse, very fine framed "pinang/post office" datestamp in red with framed "india letter/liverpool" on face. A fine example of this short-lived marking, used from April 1836 to July 1837. Photo Estimate £ 2,000-2,500 provenance: Christie´´s Singapore, March 1994
- How scarce is the Penang FP 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Penang FP 4 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836–1846.
- What is the provenance of COV-4107?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 9023 lot 8 (2009).
- When was COV-4107 posted?
- COV-4107 is dated 16 September 1836, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 4 (1836–1846).
About this record
This 16 September 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 4 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 16 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 9023, lot 8, (2009).