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Date
1855
Description
Used in Burma, 1854, ½a Blue, Die I (2; SG 2). Horizontal strip of three, large balanced margins all around, rich color, cancelled by diamond of dots with black Rangoon Post Office January 1855 double-circle datestamp on back of cover to Calcutta, Calcutta Feb. 1, 1855 arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine, a choice strip of three of the ½a on cover with the very rare black Rangoon Post Office cancel, very few strikes are thought to exist, ex Dr. Kornan
Auction
1286, Lot 206, (May 2023)
Provenance
"Magnolia" Dr. Kornan
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-3348 is a Rangoon pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Rangoon FP 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Rangoon postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
Used in Burma, 1854, ½a Blue, Die I (2; SG 2). Horizontal strip of three, large balanced margins all around, rich color, cancelled by diamond of dots with black Rangoon Post Office January 1855 double-circle datestamp on back of cover to Calcutta, Calcutta Feb. 1, 1855 arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine, a choice strip of three of the ½a on cover with the very rare black Rangoon Post Office cancel, very few strikes are thought to exist, ex Dr. Kornan
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 206 (May 2023).
1 image of COV-3348 is recorded; the Rangoon FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3348
- What is COV-3348?
- COV-3348 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rangoon, Burma of 1855, bearing the Rangoon FP 4 handstamp in black. Used in Burma, 1854, ½a Blue, Die I (2; SG 2). Horizontal strip of three, large balanced margins all around, rich color, cancelled by diamond of dots with black Rangoon Post Office January 1855 double-circle datestamp on back of cover to Calcutta, Calcutta Feb. 1, 1855 arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine, a choice strip of three of the ½a on cover with the very rare black Rangoon Post Office cancel, very few strikes are thought to exist, ex Dr. Kornan
- How scarce is the Rangoon FP 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rangoon FP 4 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3348?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 206 (May 2023).
- When was COV-3348 posted?
- COV-3348 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Rangoon FP 4 (—).
About this record
This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 4 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1286, lot 206, (May 2023).