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Date
4 July 1854
Description
Burma 1854 (4 July) small entire letter "From Private John Kemp No. 2218 No. 1 Company 1st. Madras Fusiliers" at Tongnoo to England, countersigned by the Commanding Officer and showing framed "india" h.s. and "2" charge mark on face, the reverse, which opens well for display, shows a superb strike of the "rangoon/ship letter/free" circular h.s. in scarlet, partially overlapped by Calcutta Ship Letter d.s. and London transit c.d.s. (25.9); small corner fault on face panel though an attractive and rare cover written on garrison duty shortly after the 2nd. Burmese War. Photo Estimate £ 600-700 provenance: Gerald Davis, 1990
Auction
Provenance
Gerald Sattin Gerald Davis
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 4 July 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 2 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 Spink, 8029, lot 125, (2008); Spink, 15030, lot 3122, (2015).