Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
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
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 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).