COV-4307
12 February 1842 Penang FP 5 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
12 February 1842
Description
x Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1842 (12 Feb.) entire (small faults) to London, marked "overland mail via Falmouth, Paid to Bombay", rated "1/-", showing very fine framed "penang/Paid" datestamp in red with manuscript "2 Annas" inserted, oval-framed "india" with, on reverse, clear arrival datestamp (10.6). Photo Estimate £ 250-300
Auction
Provenance
V.T. Nathan
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
- Penang FP 8handstampBlack1844–1847
- Penang FP 9handstampBlack1847–1854
- Penang FP 10handstampBlack1844
- Penang FP 11handstampBlack1851
- Penang FP 12handstampBlack1838–1847
About this record
This 12 February 1842 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 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 9023, lot 13, (2009).