COV-4352
1 December 1837 Penang FP 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
1 December 1837
Description
Penang 1837 (1 Dec.) entire letter to France, marked "via Madras per HMS Victor", rated "1/3" (deleted), "1/6" and "90" (decimes), showing framed "Ship Letter" with, on reverse, a very fine strike of framed "pinang/post office" d.s. in black along with Madras Ship Letter (19.12) and Outstation Ship Letter (20.12) datestamps, framed "india letter/plymouth" in red, boxed "pm" in red and London c.d.s. (19.5). A very fine example of this short-lived marking used from August 1837 to July 1839. With transcript. (ID). Photo
Auction
Provenance
Charles Taylor Nestor Nunez
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 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 11handstampBlack1851
- Penang FP 12handstampBlack1838–1847
About this record
This 1 December 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 4 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 15 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 18039, lot 18, (2018).