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Date
1856
Description
India, Used in Burma, 1854, ½a Deep Blue, Die I (2a; SG 4). Three tight margins to just touching at top, tied by faint strike of "B/156" cancel on 1856 blue folded letter to Calcutta, red Rangoon despatch datestamp on back, exceptional strike of red "RANGOON POST OFFICE, R.H. No. 1" double-circle handstamp, partial red Calcutta arrival backstamp, cover with edgewear and piece missing at top, also with couple minor bleached stains, Very Fine strike of this rare Rangoon receiving house marking, easily one of the finest strikes known, Davis noted less than ten examples are thought to exist, ex Dahlmann and Dr. Kornan
Auction
9054, Lot 10142, (May 2026)
Provenance
"Magnolia" Dahlmann Dr. Kornan
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-3347 is a Rangoon pre stamp cover of 1856 bearing the Rangoon FP 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Rangoon postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Used in Burma, 1854, ½a Deep Blue, Die I (2a; SG 4). Three tight margins to just touching at top, tied by faint strike of "B/156" cancel on 1856 blue folded letter to Calcutta, red Rangoon despatch datestamp on back, exceptional strike of red "RANGOON POST OFFICE, R.H. No. 1" double-circle handstamp, partial red Calcutta arrival backstamp, cover with edgewear and piece missing at top, also with couple minor bleached stains, Very Fine strike of this rare Rangoon receiving house marking, easily one of the finest strikes known, Davis noted less than ten examples are thought to exist, ex Dahlmann and Dr. Kornan
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 9054 lot 10142 (May 2026).
2 images of COV-3347 are recorded; the Rangoon FP 5 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3347
- What is COV-3347?
- COV-3347 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rangoon, Burma of 1856, bearing the Rangoon FP 5 handstamp in red. India, Used in Burma, 1854, ½a Deep Blue, Die I (2a; SG 4). Three tight margins to just touching at top, tied by faint strike of "B/156" cancel on 1856 blue folded letter to Calcutta, red Rangoon despatch datestamp on back, exceptional strike of red "RANGOON POST OFFICE, R.H. No. 1" double-circle handstamp, partial red Calcutta arrival backstamp, cover with edgewear and piece missing at top, also with couple minor bleached stains, Very Fine strike of this rare Rangoon receiving house marking, easily one of the finest strikes known, Davis noted less than ten examples are thought to exist, ex Dahlmann and Dr. Kornan
- How scarce is the Rangoon FP 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rangoon FP 5 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3347?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 9054 lot 10142 (May 2026).
- When was COV-3347 posted?
- COV-3347 is dated 1856, within the recorded period of use of Rangoon FP 5 (—).
About this record
This 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 5 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 9054, lot 10142, (May 2026).