COV-4368
1 July 1836 Penang FP 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
1 July 1836
Description
Penang Early Letters and Handstamps 1836 (1 July ) entire letter to London, showing various rate marks and, on reverse, a fine strike of framed "pinang/post office" d.s. in red (Type P.S.5), framed "india letter/gravesend" and arrival c.d.s. (26.12), all in red. A fine example of this very scarce and short-lived marking, used only from May 1836 until June 1837. Photo Estimate S$ 3,000-4,000 provenance: Tay Peng Hian, November 1986 Spink sale, June 2000
Auction
Provenance
"Stolz" Tay Peng Hian Pichai Buranasombati
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 July 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 David Feldman, lot 60012, (Nov. 1986); Spink, lot 12, (Jun. 2000); Spink, 1015, lot 1023, (2001); Spink, 26014, lot 5253, (2026).