COV-3349
March 1855 Rangoon Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
March 1855
Description
INDIA, Used in Burma, 1854, 4a Red & Blue (SG 19; Scott 6). 2nd Printing, Head Die II, Frame Die I, two cut to shape singles, ample margins to touching, used with 1854 1a Deep Red, Die II (SG 19; Scott 4), large to ample margins, tied by diamond grid cancels with corresponding legible red "Rangoon Post Office, 1855 Mar. ?" double-circle datestamp at left on cover to Bath, England, boxed red "India Paid", Calcutta and London transit and Bath arrival datestamps VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE USE OF THE 1854 ONE-ANNA AND 4-ANNA LITHOGRAPH ISSUE IN RANGOON, BURMA ON COVER TO ENGLAND - ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE DATESTAMP ON THE FRONT. With 1985 B.P.A. certificate.
Auction
1170, Lot 4381, (Nov. 2017)
Certificates
BPA 1985 (#17201)
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-3349 is a Rangoon pre stamp cover of March 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?
INDIA, Used in Burma, 1854, 4a Red & Blue (SG 19; Scott 6). 2nd Printing, Head Die II, Frame Die I, two cut to shape singles, ample margins to touching, used with 1854 1a Deep Red, Die II (SG 19; Scott 4), large to ample margins, tied by diamond grid cancels with corresponding legible red "Rangoon Post Office, 1855 Mar. ?" double-circle datestamp at left on cover to Bath, England, boxed red "India Paid", Calcutta and London transit and Bath arrival datestamps VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE USE OF THE 1854 ONE-ANNA AND 4-ANNA LITHOGRAPH ISSUE IN RANGOON, BURMA ON COVER TO ENGLAND - ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE DATESTAMP ON THE FRONT. With 1985 B.P.A. certificate.
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1170 lot 4381 (Nov. 2017).
1 image of COV-3349 is recorded; the Rangoon FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3349
- What is COV-3349?
- COV-3349 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rangoon, Burma of March 1855, bearing the Rangoon FP 4 handstamp in black. INDIA, Used in Burma, 1854, 4a Red & Blue (SG 19; Scott 6). 2nd Printing, Head Die II, Frame Die I, two cut to shape singles, ample margins to touching, used with 1854 1a Deep Red, Die II (SG 19; Scott 4), large to ample margins, tied by diamond grid cancels with corresponding legible red "Rangoon Post Office, 1855 Mar. ?" double-circle datestamp at left on cover to Bath, England, boxed red "India Paid", Calcutta and London transit and Bath arrival datestamps VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE USE OF THE 1854 ONE-ANNA AND 4-ANNA LITHOGRAPH ISSUE IN RANGOON, BURMA ON COVER TO ENGLAND - ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE DATESTAMP ON THE FRONT. With 1985 B.P.A. certificate.
- 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-3349?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1170 lot 4381 (Nov. 2017). Certificate: BPA 1985 (#17201).
- When was COV-3349 posted?
- COV-3349 is dated March 1855, within the recorded period of use of Rangoon FP 4 (—).
About this record
This March 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, 1170, lot 4381, (Nov. 2017). Certified: BPA 1985 (#17201).