COV-4354
1 September 1838 Penang FP 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
1 September 1838
Description
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1838 (1 Sept.) entire to London, marked "Via Singapore", rated "2/4", showing framed "india letter/portsmouth" with, on reverse, fine strike of framed "pinang/post office" d.s. in black (Type PS5; latest recorded date) and red arrival c.d.s. (9.2.1839). A fine example of this short-lived marking, used from August 1837 to September 1838. Photo Estimate S$ 4,000-5,000
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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 5handstampBlack1840–1846
- 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 September 1838 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, 5008, lot 24, (2005); Spink, 26014, lot 5254, (2026).