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Date
18 September 1859
Description
1859 (18 Sept.) envelope to Calcutta, marked "Per str Baltic" and bearing, on reverse, ½a. pair (some perfs cut off) cancelled "B/156" and tied by framed "rangoon/ship letter/paid" d.s. in red (Type SL2) and showing "calcutta/ship letter/paid" arrival d.s. also in red
Auction
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 record
This 18 September 1859 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 6 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 21135 - The 'Ruby' Collection of Burma Postal History, lot 108.