COV-3432
November 1857 Rangoon FP 1 Cover
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Date
November 1857
Description
Straits Settlements India used in Straits Settlements Penang 1857 (Nov.) entire ex the "Gladstone Wyllie" correspondence to Rangoon, marked "pr Almonde", bearing 1854 1a. red Die I with large margins on three sides, touched at foot, tied by light "B/147", showing "penang/p.o." double-ring d.s. in red and framed "rangoon/ship letter/bg anna" with manuscript 1" inserted. This is the only 1854 cover from the Straits Settlements to Burma that we record. Photo
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Provenance
Dr. F.E. Wood "Sentosa"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rangoon
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rangoon are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This November 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 1 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 15041, lot 12, (2015).