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COV-3363

28 January 1844 Moulmein FP 2 Cover

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28 January 1844 Moulmein FP 2 pre stamp cover — COV-3363

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Date

28 January 1844

Description

(x) Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Moulmein 1844 (28 Jan.) entire to London, marked "p Overland Mail via Southampton", rated "1/-", showing oval-framed "india" and, on reverse, fine framed "moulmein/Paid" d.s. in red (Type PS3) and arrival datestamp

Auction

SpinkSpink

14026, Lot 1060, (2014)

SpinkSpink

21135, Lot 19, (2021)

Provenance

"Stoltz"

Same office

Other recorded marks at Moulmein

5 marks

5 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.

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About this record

This 28 January 1844 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, 14026, lot 1060, (2014); Spink, 21135, lot 19, (2021).