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COV-3516

27 October 1853 Rangoon FP 3 Cover

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27 October 1853 Rangoon FP 3 pre stamp cover — COV-3516

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Christie's Robson Lowe

Date

27 October 1853

Auction

Christie's Robson LoweChristie's Robson Lowe

Lot 2019, (Mar. 1990)

Provenance

Gerald Davis

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 27 October 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 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Christie's Robson Lowe, lot 2019, (Mar. 1990).