COV-3441
16 January 1855 Rangoon Cover
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Date
16 January 1855
Description
(x) Burma India used in Burma 1855 (16 Jan.) entire from Rangoon to Calcutta, pre-paid under the government mail contract rate up to ¼ tola, franked with 1854 ½a. blue (Die II) and tied by diamond of dots, 'rangoon/ post office' dispatch and 'calcutta/ g.p.o.' arrival markings alongside; fine. Photo
Auction
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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-3441 is a Rangoon pre stamp cover of 16 January 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 India used in Burma 1855 (16 Jan.) entire from Rangoon to Calcutta, pre-paid under the government mail contract rate up to ¼ tola, franked with 1854 ½a. blue (Die II) and tied by diamond of dots, 'rangoon/ post office' dispatch and 'calcutta/ g.p.o.' arrival markings alongside; fine. Photo
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 21019 lot 537 (2021).
1 image of COV-3441 is recorded; the Rangoon FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3441
- What is COV-3441?
- COV-3441 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rangoon, Burma of 16 January 1855, bearing the Rangoon FP 4 handstamp in black. (x) Burma India used in Burma 1855 (16 Jan.) entire from Rangoon to Calcutta, pre-paid under the government mail contract rate up to ¼ tola, franked with 1854 ½a. blue (Die II) and tied by diamond of dots, 'rangoon/ post office' dispatch and 'calcutta/ g.p.o.' arrival markings alongside; fine. Photo
- 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-3441?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 21019 lot 537 (2021).
- When was COV-3441 posted?
- COV-3441 is dated 16 January 1855, within the recorded period of use of Rangoon FP 4 (—).
About this record
This 16 January 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 Spink, 21019, lot 537, (2021).