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18 October 1850 Penang FP 9 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
18 October 1850
Description
Penang 1850 (18 Oct.) entire letter to London, rated "1/-", showing framed "bearing" and, on reverse, very fine framed "penang/Bearing" d.s. in black overstruck by red arrival c.d.s. (26.11); also 1855 (18 June) entire to London, rated "1/-" and showing framed "bearing" with red arrival c.d.s. (6.9) on reverse. Photo
Auction
Provenance
Joseph Wong Choon Wing
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 5handstampBlack1840–1846
- Penang FP 6handstampBlack1849–1855
- Penang FP 7handstampBlack1854
- Penang FP 8handstampBlack1844–1847
- Penang FP 10handstampBlack1844
- Penang FP 11handstampBlack1851
- Penang FP 12handstampBlack1838–1847
About this record
This 18 October 1850 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, 23028, lot 217, (2023).