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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
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 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 5 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 9054, lot 10142, (May 2026).