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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
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 March 1855 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, 1170, lot 4381, (Nov. 2017). Certified: BPA 1985 (#17201).