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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
10 marks10 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
- Penang FP 8handstampBlack1844–1847
- Penang FP 9handstampBlack1847–1854
- Penang FP 10handstampBlack1844
- Penang FP 11handstampBlack1838–1847
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 “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1325, lot 3231, (Jun. 2024).