COV-3362
29 December 1841 Moulmein FP 2 Cover
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Date
29 December 1841
Description
(x) Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Moulmein 1841 (29 Dec.) entire letter from Lt. F.O. Kirby, an officer in the 14th Native Infantry Regiment, to London, marked "Per Steamer Ganges via Calcutta" and "Via Falmouth", rated "1/-" and showing oval-framed "india" and, on reverse, fine framed "moulmein/Paid" d.s. (Type PS3) in red with manuscript "Rp. 1 Ship & overland Postage" inserted. Rare in such fine condition
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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 29 December 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moulmein FP 2 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 21135, lot 18, (2021).