Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
April 1857
Description
Burma The Indian Post Office Cancellations Ship Letters, Davis Figs. 7, 16 and 17 1857 (Apr.) small entire letter from Madras to Capt. Curtis bearing 1/2a. blue cancelled with diamond of dots and with a fair strike of the framed "rangoon/ship letter/bg. 1 anna" h.s., despatch c.d.s. in red on reverse. Photo Estimate £ 120-150
Auction
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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 April 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, 9011, lot 77, (2009).