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Date
June 1853
Description
x Burma 1853 (June) envelope (219x94mm.) from H. Douglas Neate "H.C. Steam Frigate Ferooz Burmah Squadron" to Bombay, showing a good slightly doubled strike of the very rare "moulmein/free" oval datestamp in red and, on reverse, Calcutta Free c.d.s. and G.P.O. c.d.s.; crease and some minor faults though a very rare item. Photo Estimate £ 3,000-4,000
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Other recorded marks at Moulmein
6 marks6 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 Moulmein pre stamp cover
COV-3379 is a Moulmein pre stamp cover of June 1853 bearing the Moulmein FP 6 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Moulmein postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
x Burma 1853 (June) envelope (219x94mm.) from H. Douglas Neate "H.C. Steam Frigate Ferooz Burmah Squadron" to Bombay, showing a good slightly doubled strike of the very rare "moulmein/free" oval datestamp in red and, on reverse, Calcutta Free c.d.s. and G.P.O. c.d.s.; crease and some minor faults though a very rare item. Photo Estimate £ 3,000-4,000
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 11001 lot 67 (2011).
1 image of COV-3379 is recorded; the Moulmein FP 6 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3379
- What is COV-3379?
- COV-3379 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moulmein, Burma of June 1853, bearing the Moulmein FP 6 handstamp in red. x Burma 1853 (June) envelope (219x94mm.) from H. Douglas Neate "H.C. Steam Frigate Ferooz Burmah Squadron" to Bombay, showing a good slightly doubled strike of the very rare "moulmein/free" oval datestamp in red and, on reverse, Calcutta Free c.d.s. and G.P.O. c.d.s.; crease and some minor faults though a very rare item. Photo Estimate £ 3,000-4,000
- How scarce is the Moulmein FP 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Moulmein FP 6 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3379?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 11001 lot 67 (2011).
- When was COV-3379 posted?
- COV-3379 is dated June 1853, within the recorded period of use of Moulmein FP 6 (—).
About this record
This June 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moulmein FP 6 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 11001, lot 67, (2011).