COV-4110
10 February 1847 Penang Cover
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Date
10 February 1847
Description
Penang 1847 (10 Feb.) entire letter to Boston, USA care of a forwarding agent in London showing, on reverse, framed "penang/Paid" d.s. in red applied in error and deleted and, on face, superb framed "penang/Paid" d.s. in black partly overstruck by London Paid transit d.s. (ID). Photo
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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 5handstampBlack1840–1850
- Penang FP 6handstampBlack1849–1855
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About this Penang pre stamp cover
COV-4110 is a Penang pre stamp cover of 10 February 1847 bearing the Penang FP 9 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Penang postal history, Straits Settlements. What is a pre stamp cover?
Penang 1847 (10 Feb.) entire letter to Boston, USA care of a forwarding agent in London showing, on reverse, framed "penang/Paid" d.s. in red applied in error and deleted and, on face, superb framed "penang/Paid" d.s. in black partly overstruck by London Paid transit d.s. (ID). Photo
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 18039 lot 30 (2018).
1 image of COV-4110 is recorded; the Penang FP 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1846–1854.
Questions about COV-4110
- What is COV-4110?
- COV-4110 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Penang, Straits Settlements of 10 February 1847, bearing the Penang FP 9 handstamp in black. Penang 1847 (10 Feb.) entire letter to Boston, USA care of a forwarding agent in London showing, on reverse, framed "penang/Paid" d.s. in red applied in error and deleted and, on face, superb framed "penang/Paid" d.s. in black partly overstruck by London Paid transit d.s. (ID). Photo
- How scarce is the Penang FP 9 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Penang FP 9 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1846–1854.
- What is the provenance of COV-4110?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 18039 lot 30 (2018).
- When was COV-4110 posted?
- COV-4110 is dated 10 February 1847, within the recorded period of use of Penang FP 9 (1846–1854).
About this record
This 10 February 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Penang FP 9 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 18039, lot 30, (2018).