Scan or Photo Courtesy of Christie's Robson Lowe
Date
May 1854
Description
Postal cover from rangoon (burma), bearing FP 3 handstamp in Black. Dated May 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Auction
Lot 2021, (Mar. 1990)
Provenance
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-3517 is a Rangoon pre stamp cover of May 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?
Postal cover from rangoon (burma), bearing FP 3 handstamp in Black. Dated May 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2021 (Mar. 1990).
1 image of COV-3517 is recorded; the Rangoon FP 3 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3517
- What is COV-3517?
- COV-3517 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rangoon, Burma of May 1854, bearing the Rangoon FP 3 handstamp in black. Postal cover from rangoon (burma), bearing FP 3 handstamp in Black. Dated May 1854. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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-3517?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2021 (Mar. 1990).
- When was COV-3517 posted?
- COV-3517 is dated May 1854, within the recorded period of use of Rangoon FP 3 (—).
About this record
This May 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 2021, (Mar. 1990).