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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" "Ruby"
Same office
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-3371 is a Moulmein pre stamp cover of 29 July 1839 bearing the Moulmein FP 7 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Moulmein postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
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
Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2014 (Mar. 1990); Spink 13030 lot 156 (2013); and Spink 21135 lot 17 (2021).
1 image of COV-3371 is recorded; the Moulmein FP 7 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3371
- What is COV-3371?
- COV-3371 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moulmein, Burma of 29 July 1839, bearing the Moulmein FP 7 handstamp in red. 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
- How scarce is the Moulmein FP 7 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Moulmein FP 7 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3371?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2014 (Mar. 1990); Spink 13030 lot 156 (2013); and Spink 21135 lot 17 (2021).
- When was COV-3371 posted?
- COV-3371 is dated 29 July 1839, within the recorded period of use of Moulmein FP 7 (—).
About this record
This 29 July 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moulmein FP 7 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 Christie's Robson Lowe, lot 2014, (Mar. 1990); Spink, 13030, lot 156, (2013); Spink, 21135, lot 17, (2021).