COV-3425
29 November 1853 Rangoon FP 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
29 November 1853
Description
Burma The "Stoltz" Collection of Postal History Rangoon 1853 (29 Nov.) envelope with original letter ex the "Gibbon" correspondence to Aberdeen, written at Rangoon, showing on reverse manuscript "Bearing", mainly fine "rangoon/november" double-ring d.s. (Type PS7) in red with red Calcutta and London transit datestamps and green arrival c.d.s. alongside. Photo
Auction
Provenance
"Stoltz" "Ruby"
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 29 November 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 3 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 13030, lot 1, (2013); Spink, 21135, lot 25, (2021); Spink, 22014, lot 9, (2022).