COV-3437
5 October 1854 Rangoon FP 4 Cover
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Date
5 October 1854
Description
(x) Burma Diamond of Dots Rangoon 1854 (5 Oct.) entire (no side flaps) to Calcutta, marked "¼" (tola) and bearing 1854 ½a. blue Die I with large margins, neatly tied by diamond of dots (Type K1; earliest recorded date) and showing, on reverse, light "rangoon/post office" despatch datestamp (Type D1; earliest recorded date), fine. A scarce early usage of the ½a. used during the first month of use. R.P.S. Certificate (1963)
Auction
Provenance
"Ruby" Robert P. Piccus "Stoltz"
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 5 October 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 4 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 21135, lot 40, (2021).