Post office · Burma
Ramree
- Handstamps
- 1
- Rare
- 1
Ramree has 1 pre-1854 hand-struck postal marking recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Ramree handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
| Mark | Type | Colour | Dates | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP 2 | Handstamp | Black | — | Rare |
Ramree— postal history & markings
Ramree's single marking belongs to British Burma, administered through Bengal, and is rare, struck in black. As a Burmese office it lies outside the Hammond Giles catalogue of British India, its mark recorded here directly from surviving material — a valuable trace of the post of an island station on the Arakan coast.
Frequently asked — Ramree postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Ramree?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Ramree are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Ramree post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Ramree was a post office of the Burma, British India, and this census records 1 distinct postal marking used there, of the pre-adhesive period.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Ramree?
- 1 hand-struck postal marking is recorded for Ramree in this census, of which 1 is graded rare or better. Each mark carries its Hammond Giles catalogue figure number, colour, date range, evidence-based rarity grade, and links to every surviving cover recorded with it.
- How do I identify a Ramree postmark or cover?
- Compare your cover against the reference impressions on this page — each figure shows the mark's design, ink colour and recorded date range. If your Ramree cover bears a mark that matches a figure, open that figure's page to see every recorded example with provenance. If it matches none, it may be unrecorded: submit photographs through the form on this page and the editors will review it for inclusion in the census.
For background on the material itself, see the guides to the handstruck stamps of India, the pre covers of India and the pre stamp covers of India, which explain how marks like those recorded at Ramree were struck, catalogued and graded for rarity.
Also searched as: Ramree, Ramree handstruck stamps, Ramree pre stamp covers, Ramree postal history.
How to cite
“Ramree, Burma — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/burma/ramree (accessed 12 September 2026).
Updated: 12 Sept 2026
An unrecorded mark from Ramree?
If you hold a cover or strike from Ramree that does not match any figure above, submit it below. Approved additions appear here as new entries in the census — every submission is reviewed first.
Same presidency
Other post offices in the Burma
Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other Burma post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.