COV-3439
December 1853 Rangoon Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
December 1853
Description
x) Burma Ship Letters Rangoon 1853 (Dec.) small envelope to Calcutta, marked by the recipient "Major Burgyne Prome" and showing, on reverse, the rare "rangoon/ship letter/free" double-ring h.s. (Type SL10) and framed Calcutta Ship Letter d.s., both in black
Auction
Provenance
"Ruby" Gerald Davis
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rangoon
5 marks5 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 Rangoon pre stamp cover
COV-3439 is a Rangoon pre stamp cover of December 1853 bearing the Rangoon FP 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Rangoon postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
x) Burma Ship Letters Rangoon 1853 (Dec.) small envelope to Calcutta, marked by the recipient "Major Burgyne Prome" and showing, on reverse, the rare "rangoon/ship letter/free" double-ring h.s. (Type SL10) and framed Calcutta Ship Letter d.s., both in black
Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2368 (Mar. 1990); Spink 15030 lot 3121 (2015); and Spink 21135 lot 104 (2021).
1 image of COV-3439 is recorded; the Rangoon FP 2 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3439
- What is COV-3439?
- COV-3439 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rangoon, Burma of December 1853, bearing the Rangoon FP 2 handstamp in black. x) Burma Ship Letters Rangoon 1853 (Dec.) small envelope to Calcutta, marked by the recipient "Major Burgyne Prome" and showing, on reverse, the rare "rangoon/ship letter/free" double-ring h.s. (Type SL10) and framed Calcutta Ship Letter d.s., both in black
- How scarce is the Rangoon FP 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rangoon FP 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3439?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2368 (Mar. 1990); Spink 15030 lot 3121 (2015); and Spink 21135 lot 104 (2021).
- When was COV-3439 posted?
- COV-3439 is dated December 1853, within the recorded period of use of Rangoon FP 2 (—).
About this record
This December 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 2 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Christie's Robson Lowe, lot 2368, (Mar. 1990); Spink, 15030, lot 3121, (2015); Spink, 21135, lot 104, (2021).