COV-4311
16 October 1840 Penang FP 5 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
16 October 1840
Description
Penang 1840 (16 Oct.) entire Letter to Singapore showing, on reverse, fine framed "penang/Paid" d.s. in red with manuscript "2 ans" inserted. (ID)
Auction
Provenance
Tay Peng Hian
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 16 October 1840 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, 18039, lot 22, (2018).