COV-4336
19 February 1839 Singapore FP 7 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
19 February 1839
Description
Penang 1839 (19 Feb.) entire letter to London, marked "Via Singapore" and "1½oz", rated "4/6" and showing, on reverse, good to fine boxed "penang/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. in red, fine boxed "singapore/ship letter/Bearing" d.s. in black and arrival c.d.s. (10.7) with framed "new romney/india letter" on face. Rare, one of four recorded showing both Ship Letter datestamps
Auction
46, Lot 60014, (Nov. 1986)
Provenance
David Springbett P.H. Tay
Same office
Other recorded marks at Singapore
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Singapore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 19 February 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Singapore FP 7 handstamp of the Straits Settlements, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, 46, lot 60014, (Nov. 1986); Spink, 22012, lot 2754, (2022).