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Date
16 November 1844
Description
India, Straits Settlements—Penang, 1844, "PENANG/18__ Novem 16/Paid" Framed Handstamp. Clear strike with manuscript "(18)44" year date and "15 Annas Inland & ship Postage" rate added on back of folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "p overland Mail via Southampton", red "INDIA" oval handstamp, London (Feb. 17, 1845) arrival datestamp overstruck the Penang marking, manuscript "1/-" due rate marking, vertical file fold thru postal markings, still Fine and scarce
Auction
1325, Lot 3231, (Jun. 2024)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
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 4handstampRed1836–1846
- Penang FP 6handstampBlack1849–1855
- Penang FP 7handstampBlack1854–1858
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About this Penang pre stamp cover
COV-4081 is a Penang pre stamp cover of 16 November 1844 bearing the Penang FP 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Penang postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Straits Settlements—Penang, 1844, "PENANG/18__ Novem 16/Paid" Framed Handstamp. Clear strike with manuscript "(18)44" year date and "15 Annas Inland & ship Postage" rate added on back of folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "p overland Mail via Southampton", red "INDIA" oval handstamp, London (Feb. 17, 1845) arrival datestamp overstruck the Penang marking, manuscript "1/-" due rate marking, vertical file fold thru postal markings, still Fine and scarce
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1325 lot 3231 (Jun. 2024).
2 images of COV-4081 are recorded; the Penang FP 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1840–1850.
Questions about COV-4081
- What is COV-4081?
- COV-4081 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Penang, Straits Settlements of 16 November 1844, bearing the Penang FP 5 handstamp in black. India, Straits Settlements—Penang, 1844, "PENANG/18__ Novem 16/Paid" Framed Handstamp. Clear strike with manuscript "(18)44" year date and "15 Annas Inland & ship Postage" rate added on back of folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "p overland Mail via Southampton", red "INDIA" oval handstamp, London (Feb. 17, 1845) arrival datestamp overstruck the Penang marking, manuscript "1/-" due rate marking, vertical file fold thru postal markings, still Fine and scarce
- How scarce is the Penang FP 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Penang FP 5 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840–1850.
- What is the provenance of COV-4081?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1325 lot 3231 (Jun. 2024).
- When was COV-4081 posted?
- COV-4081 is dated 16 November 1844, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 5 (1840–1850).
About this record
This 16 November 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 5 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1325, lot 3231, (Jun. 2024).