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Date
January 1854
Description
(x) Burma Early Circular Datestamps Rangoon 1854-58 a postal history trio including 1854 (Jan.) envelope to London, rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse, "rangoon/january" double-ring d.s. (Type PS9) overstruck by Calcutta transit d.s. and with arrival c.d.s. (24.3) alongside, all struck in red; the envelope a little soiled and with recipient's red ink notation across face panel. 1854 (Mar.) envelope to England, marked "Paid Via Southampton", rated "1/-" in red, showing framed "india/paid" and London Paid c.d.s. with, on reverse, "pd 1a Ship" and "Paid 8 annas" (Steam Postage from Calcutta to UK) endorsements, fine "rangoon/march" double-ring d.s. (Type PS11) with boxed Calcutta G.P.O. Ship Letter d.s. in red alongside. 1858 (9 Feb.) entire letter from India to Rangoon, marked "Bearing", showing fine "rangoon/p.o." double-ring d.s. (Type D4) in blue with despatch d.s. alongside and Madras transit d.s. on reverse. Mixed condition as expected though a seldom offered lot
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-3422 is a Rangoon pre stamp cover of January 1854 bearing the Rangoon FP 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Rangoon postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
(x) Burma Early Circular Datestamps Rangoon 1854-58 a postal history trio including 1854 (Jan.) envelope to London, rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse, "rangoon/january" double-ring d.s. (Type PS9) overstruck by Calcutta transit d.s. and with arrival c.d.s. (24.3) alongside, all struck in red; the envelope a little soiled and with recipient's red ink notation across face panel. 1854 (Mar.) envelope to England, marked "Paid Via Southampton", rated "1/-" in red, showing framed "india/paid" and London Paid c.d.s. with, on reverse, "pd 1a Ship" and "Paid 8 annas" (Steam Postage from Calcutta to UK) endorsements, fine "rangoon/march" double-ring d.s. (Type PS11) with boxed Calcutta G.P.O. Ship Letter d.s. in red alongside. 1858 (9 Feb.) entire letter from India to Rangoon, marked "Bearing", showing fine "rangoon/p.o." double-ring d.s. (Type D4) in blue with despatch d.s. alongside and Madras transit d.s. on reverse. Mixed condition as expected though a seldom offered lot
Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2020 (Mar. 1990); Spink 15046 lot 468 (2015); Spink 21135 lot 26 (2021); Spink 22130 lot 110 (2022); and Spink 24021 lot 3066 (2024).
1 image of COV-3422 is recorded; the Rangoon FP 3 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3422
- What is COV-3422?
- COV-3422 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rangoon, Burma of January 1854, bearing the Rangoon FP 3 handstamp in black. (x) Burma Early Circular Datestamps Rangoon 1854-58 a postal history trio including 1854 (Jan.) envelope to London, rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse, "rangoon/january" double-ring d.s. (Type PS9) overstruck by Calcutta transit d.s. and with arrival c.d.s. (24.3) alongside, all struck in red; the envelope a little soiled and with recipient's red ink notation across face panel. 1854 (Mar.) envelope to England, marked "Paid Via Southampton", rated "1/-" in red, showing framed "india/paid" and London Paid c.d.s. with, on reverse, "pd 1a Ship" and "Paid 8 annas" (Steam Postage from Calcutta to UK) endorsements, fine "rangoon/march" double-ring d.s. (Type PS11) with boxed Calcutta G.P.O. Ship Letter d.s. in red alongside. 1858 (9 Feb.) entire letter from India to Rangoon, marked "Bearing", showing fine "rangoon/p.o." double-ring d.s. (Type D4) in blue with despatch d.s. alongside and Madras transit d.s. on reverse. Mixed condition as expected though a seldom offered lot
- How scarce is the Rangoon FP 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rangoon FP 3 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3422?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2020 (Mar. 1990); Spink 15046 lot 468 (2015); Spink 21135 lot 26 (2021); Spink 22130 lot 110 (2022); and Spink 24021 lot 3066 (2024).
- When was COV-3422 posted?
- COV-3422 is dated January 1854, within the recorded period of use of Rangoon FP 3 (—).
About this record
This January 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 3 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Christie's Robson Lowe, lot 2020, (Mar. 1990); Spink, 15046, lot 468, (2015); Spink, 21135, lot 26, (2021); Spink, 22130, lot 110, (2022); Spink, 24021, lot 3066, (2024).