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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
6 marks6 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 Moulmein pre stamp cover
COV-3366 is a Moulmein pre stamp cover of 1 November 1850 bearing the Moulmein FP 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Moulmein postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
(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
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 21135 lot 22 (2021).
1 image of COV-3366 is recorded; the Moulmein FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3366
- What is COV-3366?
- COV-3366 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moulmein, Burma of 1 November 1850, bearing the Moulmein FP 1 handstamp in black. (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
- How scarce is the Moulmein FP 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Moulmein FP 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3366?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 21135 lot 22 (2021).
- When was COV-3366 posted?
- COV-3366 is dated 1 November 1850, within the recorded period of use of Moulmein FP 1 (—).
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 — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 21135, lot 22, (2021).