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Date
1856
Description
India, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Ample margins on each side clear out outer frameline, tied by dotted diamond cancel on 1856 folded cover to Rangoon, Burma, sender's ship directive, red Calcutta G.P.O. Dec. 20, 1854 despatch datestamp on back, "Leach Rawson & Co, Calcutta" oval company handstamp on back (just affected by opening), Rangoon (Feb. 1) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, ex Dr. Kornan
Auction
9054, Lot 10131, (May 2026)
Provenance
"Magnolia" Dr. Kornan
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 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 4 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 9054, lot 10131, (May 2026).