COV-3360
17 January 1842 Moulmein FP 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
17 January 1842
Description
Burma 1842 (17 Jan.) entire letter "From Sub Overseer W. Crawshaw, Comst. Dept. Moulmein" to England, countersigned by the Commanding Officer and showing partially fine London "soldiers &seamens letter/4/by ship" circular h.s. (In. Sol. 7) and superb Derby arrival c.d.s. (26.6), the reverse with the finest of the three recorded examples of the "moulmein/ship letter/free" c.d.s. c.d.s. in red which opens well for display; trivial edge faults though an attractive early cover from the province of Tenasserim. Photo Estimate £ 1,000-1,200 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
Auction
Provenance
Gerald Sattin
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 17 January 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moulmein FP 4 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 8029, lot 122, (2008).