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COV-3367

20 February 1850 Moulmein FP 2 Cover

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20 February 1850 Moulmein FP 2 pre stamp cover — COV-3367

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Date

20 February 1850

Description

x) Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Moulmein 1850 (20 Feb.) entire letter to Akyab showing, on reverse, framed segmented "moulmein/Paid" d.s. in red (Type PS3) unusually completed for only 1 anna

Auction

SpinkSpink

13030, Lot 157, (2013)

SpinkSpink

21135, Lot 23, (2021)

Provenance

Gerald Davis "Stoltz" "Ruby"

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 20 February 1850 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, 13030, lot 157, (2013); Spink, 21135, lot 23, (2021).