COV-3438
1 February 1855 Rangoon Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
1 February 1855
Description
(x) Burma Diamond of Dots Rangoon 1855 (1 Feb.) entire to Calcutta showing, on reverse, manuscript "Bg 3 annas" and bearing 1854 ½a. Die I and 1a. Die I strip of four with clear to good margins, each cancelled by diamond of dots (Type K1) with "rangoon/post office" c.d.s. (Type D1) and red arrival datestamp alongside
Auction
Lot 2034, (Mar. 1990)
Provenance
"Ruby" "Stoltz" Gerald Davis
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-3438 is a Rangoon pre stamp cover of 1 February 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?
(x) Burma Diamond of Dots Rangoon 1855 (1 Feb.) entire to Calcutta showing, on reverse, manuscript "Bg 3 annas" and bearing 1854 ½a. Die I and 1a. Die I strip of four with clear to good margins, each cancelled by diamond of dots (Type K1) with "rangoon/post office" c.d.s. (Type D1) and red arrival datestamp alongside
Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2034 (Mar. 1990); and Spink 21135 lot 42 (2021).
2 images of COV-3438 are recorded (front); the Rangoon FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3438
- What is COV-3438?
- COV-3438 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rangoon, Burma of 1 February 1855, bearing the Rangoon FP 4 handstamp in black. (x) Burma Diamond of Dots Rangoon 1855 (1 Feb.) entire to Calcutta showing, on reverse, manuscript "Bg 3 annas" and bearing 1854 ½a. Die I and 1a. Die I strip of four with clear to good margins, each cancelled by diamond of dots (Type K1) with "rangoon/post office" c.d.s. (Type D1) and red arrival datestamp alongside
- 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-3438?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2034 (Mar. 1990); and Spink 21135 lot 42 (2021).
- When was COV-3438 posted?
- COV-3438 is dated 1 February 1855, within the recorded period of use of Rangoon FP 4 (—).
About this record
This 1 February 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 Christie's Robson Lowe, lot 2034, (Mar. 1990); Spink, 21135, lot 42, (2021).