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Date
1 November 1850
Description
(x) Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Moulmein 1850 (1 Nov.) missionary entire letter from Ulah (Mergui province) to Calcutta and forwarded to Assam, showing framed "moulmein/Bearing" d.s. (Type PS4) partly overstruck by black framed Calcutta Ship Letter d.s. with red framed Calcutta Paid d.s. alongside which is partly overstruck by Calcutta f.a.c. Rare
Auction
Provenance
"Ruby"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Moulmein
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Moulmein are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1 November 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moulmein FP 1 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 21135, lot 22, (2021).