COV-4304
1 November 1854 Penang FP 6 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
1 November 1854
Description
Straits Settlements Early Letters and Handstamps Penang 1854 (1 Nov.) entire letter to Bordeaux, marked "via Marseilles", showing on reverse mainly fine framed "penang/Post Paid" d.s. in red, Alexandria British Post Office transit d.s. (7.12), arrival c.d.s. (17.12) and, on face, red Marseilles entry datestamp (26.12) and handstruck "10" (decimes). A very scarce datestamp with less than twenty recorded. Photo Estimate S$ 700-900
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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 5handstampBlack1840–1846
- 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 1 November 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 6 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 11016, lot 3, (2011).