How scarce is the Rangoon FP 6 mark on this cover?

The census grades Rangoon FP 6 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1859.

When was COV-4884 posted?

COV-4884 is dated 1859, within the recorded period of use of Rangoon FP 6 (1859).

COV-4884

1859 Rangoon FP 6 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1859, Rangoon FP 6 handstruck folded letter (COV-4884)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Date

1859

Description

MOULMEIN - 3a-RATE "B/127" OCTAGONS COVER WITH "RANGOON/SHIP LETTER/PAID" D.S.; 29 Aug. 1859 E (minor flap faults) from Moulmein to Rangoon "P [Ship] Burmah" with India 1a Brown + 2a Orange (rubbed) tied by mainly very fine Moulmein "B/127" Octagons with sender's red oval "FORWARDED BY/GARDNER BROOKE & Co./+MAULMAIN+" cachet on the front and faint red 2-ring Moulmein backstamp beside a mainly very fine red boxed "RANGOON/SHIP LETTER/PAID" d.s. (1 Sept.).Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, INDIA

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 454, (2019)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Rangoon

5 marks

5 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.

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About this Rangoon pre stamp cover

COV-4884 is a Rangoon pre stamp cover of 1859 bearing the Rangoon FP 6 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Rangoon postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 454 (2019).

1 image of COV-4884 is recorded; the Rangoon FP 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1859.

Questions about COV-4884

What is COV-4884?: COV-4884 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rangoon, Burma of 1859, bearing the Rangoon FP 6 handstamp in red. MOULMEIN - 3a-RATE "B/127" OCTAGONS COVER WITH "RANGOON/SHIP LETTER/PAID" D.S.; 29 Aug. 1859 E (minor flap faults) from Moulmein to Rangoon "P [Ship] Burmah" with India 1a Brown + 2a Orange (rubbed) tied by mainly very fine Moulmein "B/127" Octagons with sender's red oval "FORWARDED BY/GARDNER BROOKE & Co./+MAULMAIN+" cachet on the front and faint red 2-ring Moulmein backstamp beside a mainly very fine red boxed "RANGOON/SHIP LETTER/PAID" d.s. (1 Sept.).Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, INDIA
How scarce is the Rangoon FP 6 mark on this cover?: The census grades Rangoon FP 6 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1859.
What is the provenance of COV-4884?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 454 (2019).
When was COV-4884 posted?: COV-4884 is dated 1859, within the recorded period of use of Rangoon FP 6 (1859).

About this record

This 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 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 454, (2019).