COV-4323
4 February 1845 Penang FP 5 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
4 February 1845
Description
Straits Settlements Penang 1845 (4 Feb.) entire letter to London, marked "Overland via Southampton", rated "1/-", showing oval-framed "india" and, on reverse, fair to good strike of framed "penang/Paid" d.s. with amount inserted in manuscript, both in red; horizontal filing crease and top half aged. Photo Estimate S$ 350-400
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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 4 February 1845 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, 11016, lot 354, (2011).