Scan or Photo Courtesy of Christie's Robson Lowe
Date
November 1854
Description
Postal cover from prome (burma), bearing FP 1 handstamp in Black. Dated November 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Auction
Lot 2032, (Mar. 1990)
Provenance
Gerald Davis
About this Prome pre stamp cover
COV-3522 is a Prome pre stamp cover of November 1854 bearing the Prome FP 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Prome postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from prome (burma), bearing FP 1 handstamp in Black. Dated November 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2032 (Mar. 1990).
1 image of COV-3522 is recorded; the Prome FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3522
- What is COV-3522?
- COV-3522 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Prome, Burma of November 1854, bearing the Prome FP 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from prome (burma), bearing FP 1 handstamp in Black. Dated November 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Prome FP 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Prome FP 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3522?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2032 (Mar. 1990).
- When was COV-3522 posted?
- COV-3522 is dated November 1854, within the recorded period of use of Prome FP 1 (—).
About this record
This November 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Prome FP 1 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Christie's Robson Lowe, lot 2032, (Mar. 1990).