COV-3438
1 February 1855 Rangoon FP 4 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
Provenance
"Ruby" "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 1 February 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 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 21135, lot 42, (2021).