COV-3439
December 1853 Rangoon FP 2 Cover
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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
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 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 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 15030, lot 3121, (2015); Spink, 21135, lot 104, (2021).