Scan or Photo Courtesy of Christie's
Date
15 June 1851
Description
Postal cover from sandoway (burma), bearing FP 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 15 June 1851. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Auction
Provenance
Gerald Davis Derek Filby
About this Sandoway pre stamp cover
COV-3512 is a Sandoway pre stamp cover of 15 June 1851 bearing the Sandoway FP 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Sandoway postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
Postal cover from sandoway (burma), bearing FP 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 15 June 1851. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2013 (Mar. 1990); and Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd lot 14 (Dec. 2017).
1 image of COV-3512 is recorded; the Sandoway FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3512
- What is COV-3512?
- COV-3512 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sandoway, Burma of 15 June 1851, bearing the Sandoway FP 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from sandoway (burma), bearing FP 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 15 June 1851. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- How scarce is the Sandoway FP 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Sandoway FP 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3512?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2013 (Mar. 1990); and Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd lot 14 (Dec. 2017).
- When was COV-3512 posted?
- COV-3512 is dated 15 June 1851, within the recorded period of use of Sandoway FP 1 (—).
About this record
This 15 June 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sandoway FP 1 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 Christie's Robson Lowe, lot 2013, (Mar. 1990); Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, lot 14, (Dec. 2017).