COV-3371
29 July 1839 Moulmein FP 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
29 July 1839
Description
Burma The "Stoltz" Collection of Postal History Moulmein 1839 (29 July) entire letter to Bath, marked "To Calcutta via Rangoon", showing handstruck "8" and, on reverse, framed "moulmein/Paid" in red (Type PS1), Calcutta Ship Letter d.s. in black and red, and framed "india letter/liverpool". Attractive. The only recorded example. Photo
Auction
Provenance
Gerald Davis "Stoltz"
Same office
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 July 1839 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 156, (2013).