COV-3434
21 June 1854 Rangoon FP 3 Cover
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Date
21 June 1854
Description
Burma The Early Circular Datestamps Rangoon 1854 (21 June) envelope to London, marked "Via Southampton", rated "1/-", showing framed "india" and, on reverse, fine "rangoon/185/June" d.s. in red (Type PS2) with adjacent transit framed "calcutta/g.p.o./shipletter" (29.6) and arrival c.d.s. (19.8). Some usual creasing otherwise fine. Photo
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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 21 June 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, 24017, lot 31, (2024).