COV-3446
1 August 1854 Thayetmyo Cover
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Date
1 August 1854
Description
(x) Burma Early Circular Datestamps Thayetmyo 1854 (1 Aug.) unstamped envelope (with letter) ex the Gibbon correspondence to Aberdeen, marked "via Marseilles", rated "1/10", showing red framed "india" and, on reverse, very fine "thayetmyo/post office" double-ring d.s. in black (Type D1; earliest recorded date) and red Calcutta transit d.s.; recipient's notation across top half of face panel. Photo
Auction
Provenance
"Stoltz" "Ruby"
About this Thayetmyo pre stamp cover
COV-3446 is a Thayetmyo pre stamp cover of 1 August 1854 bearing the Thayetmyo FP 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Thayetmyo postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
(x) Burma Early Circular Datestamps Thayetmyo 1854 (1 Aug.) unstamped envelope (with letter) ex the Gibbon correspondence to Aberdeen, marked "via Marseilles", rated "1/10", showing red framed "india" and, on reverse, very fine "thayetmyo/post office" double-ring d.s. in black (Type D1; earliest recorded date) and red Calcutta transit d.s.; recipient's notation across top half of face panel. Photo
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 13030 lot 230 (2013); Spink 21135 lot 31 (2021); and Spink 22014 lot 12 (2022).
1 image of COV-3446 is recorded; the Thayetmyo FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3446
- What is COV-3446?
- COV-3446 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Thayetmyo, Burma of 1 August 1854, bearing the Thayetmyo FP 1 handstamp in black. (x) Burma Early Circular Datestamps Thayetmyo 1854 (1 Aug.) unstamped envelope (with letter) ex the Gibbon correspondence to Aberdeen, marked "via Marseilles", rated "1/10", showing red framed "india" and, on reverse, very fine "thayetmyo/post office" double-ring d.s. in black (Type D1; earliest recorded date) and red Calcutta transit d.s.; recipient's notation across top half of face panel. Photo
- How scarce is the Thayetmyo FP 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Thayetmyo FP 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3446?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 13030 lot 230 (2013); Spink 21135 lot 31 (2021); and Spink 22014 lot 12 (2022).
- When was COV-3446 posted?
- COV-3446 is dated 1 August 1854, within the recorded period of use of Thayetmyo FP 1 (—).
About this record
This 1 August 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Thayetmyo FP 1 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 13030, lot 230, (2013); Spink, 21135, lot 31, (2021); Spink, 22014, lot 12, (2022).