Scan or Photo Courtesy of David Feldman Auctions
Date
1853
Description
1853 Stampless envelope from Rangoon to Ireland, boxed India hs on front and reverse with Rangoon cds (with year date completed in ms), Calcutta ds, London, Dublin and Belfast cds, missing backflap, rare
Auction
September 2013 Auction Series — British Empire, Lot 40788A, (2013)
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-4912 is a Rangoon pre stamp cover of 1853 bearing the Rangoon FP 4 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Rangoon postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
1853 Stampless envelope from Rangoon to Ireland, boxed India hs on front and reverse with Rangoon cds (with year date completed in ms), Calcutta ds, London, Dublin and Belfast cds, missing backflap, rare
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA September 2013 Auction Series — British Empire lot 40788A (2013).
1 image of COV-4912 is recorded; the Rangoon FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-4912
- What is COV-4912?
- COV-4912 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rangoon, Burma of 1853, bearing the Rangoon FP 4 handstamp in black. 1853 Stampless envelope from Rangoon to Ireland, boxed India hs on front and reverse with Rangoon cds (with year date completed in ms), Calcutta ds, London, Dublin and Belfast cds, missing backflap, rare
- 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-4912?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA September 2013 Auction Series — British Empire lot 40788A (2013).
- When was COV-4912 posted?
- COV-4912 is dated 1853, within the recorded period of use of Rangoon FP 4 (—).
About this record
This 1853 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 David Feldman, September 2013 Auction Series — British Empire, lot 40788A, (2013).