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Date
December 1855
Description
Burma The "Stoltz" Collection of Postal History Rangoon - Receiving House No. 1 1855 (Dec.) envelope to India, bearing 1854 ½a. Die I (mainly cut very close) neatly tied by diamond of dots (Type K1), showing manuscript "¼" alongside and, on reverse, a superb strike of "rangoon/r.h./no2/post office" double-ring h.s. in red. (Type D1) with arrival d.s. alongside. Very rare. Photo
Auction
Provenance
Gerald Davis "Stoltz"
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 December 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 5 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 13030, lot 217, (2013).