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COV-3430

March 1854 Rangoon FP 3 Cover

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March 1854 Rangoon FP 3 pre stamp cover — COV-3430

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Date

March 1854

Description

(x) Burma Early Circular Datestamps Rangoon 1854 (Mar.) envelope to Devon, marked "Via Southampton", rated "1/-" and showing, on reverse, manuscript "Paid 8 annas" and fine "rangoon/march" double-ring d.s. (Type PS11) partly overstruck by red Calcutta transit d.s. Photo

Auction

SpinkSpink

15030, Lot 3119, (2015)

SpinkSpink

21135, Lot 27, (2021)

SpinkSpink

22014, Lot 10, (2022)

Provenance

Gerald Davis "Ruby"

Same office

Other recorded marks at Rangoon

4 marks

4 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.

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About this record

This March 1854 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, 15030, lot 3119, (2015); Spink, 21135, lot 27, (2021); Spink, 22014, lot 10, (2022).