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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
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 16 January 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, 21019, lot 537, (2021).