COV-3370
5 May 1840 Moulmein FP 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
5 May 1840
Description
x Ship Letter Handstamps England London 1840 (5 May) soldier´s entire letter headed "From Sub Overseer W. Crawshaw, Commisariat Department Moulmein" to Derby, unusually not countersigned, showing fine "soldiers & seamans letter/4/by ship" circular h.s. (Type In. Sol.7) with red arrival datestamp below and, on reverse, "moulmein/Paid" h.s., Madras Ship Letter datestamps and light framed "india letter/falmouth" in red; some minor peripheral faults though an attractive early cover from the province of Tenasserim. Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000 Note: The Burmese province of Tenasserim was ceded to Great Britain as part of the Treaty of Yandaboo, signed by the Burmese in February 1826, which ended the 1st Burmese War. Moulmein was the only post office in Tenasserim until 1854 and was administered by Bengal.
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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 5 May 1840 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, 1017, lot 114, (2001).