Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
1855
Description
Used in Burma, 1854, ½a Pale Blue, Die I (2; SG 3). Vertical pair, margins to touching, tied by diamond of dots cancel with light strike of red Shoaygyeen Post Office 1855 double-circle datestamp at lower left of cover to Moulmein, Very Fine, the Shoaygyeen datestamp is rare--Davis & Martin lists it as not known on cover
Auction
1286, Lot 209, (May 2023)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
About this Shoagyeen pre stamp cover
COV-3344 is a Shoagyeen pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Shoagyeen FP 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Shoagyeen postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
Used in Burma, 1854, ½a Pale Blue, Die I (2; SG 3). Vertical pair, margins to touching, tied by diamond of dots cancel with light strike of red Shoaygyeen Post Office 1855 double-circle datestamp at lower left of cover to Moulmein, Very Fine, the Shoaygyeen datestamp is rare--Davis & Martin lists it as not known on cover
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 209 (May 2023).
1 image of COV-3344 is recorded; the Shoagyeen FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3344
- What is COV-3344?
- COV-3344 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Shoagyeen, Burma of 1855, bearing the Shoagyeen FP 1 handstamp in red. Used in Burma, 1854, ½a Pale Blue, Die I (2; SG 3). Vertical pair, margins to touching, tied by diamond of dots cancel with light strike of red Shoaygyeen Post Office 1855 double-circle datestamp at lower left of cover to Moulmein, Very Fine, the Shoaygyeen datestamp is rare--Davis & Martin lists it as not known on cover
- How scarce is the Shoagyeen FP 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Shoagyeen FP 1 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3344?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 209 (May 2023).
- When was COV-3344 posted?
- COV-3344 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Shoagyeen FP 1 (—).
About this record
This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Shoagyeen FP 1 handstamp of the Burma, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1286, lot 209, (May 2023).