COV-3447
22 December 1854 Thayetmyo FP 1 Cover
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Date
22 December 1854
Description
(x) Burma Early Circular Datestamps Thayetmyo 1854 (22 Dec.) envelope (with letter) ex the Gibbon correspondence to Aberdeen, rated "1/10", showing framed "india" in red and mainly fine "thayetmyo/post office" double-ring d.s. (Type D1)
Auction
Provenance
"Ruby"
About this record
This 22 December 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 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 21135, lot 32, (2021); Spink, 22130, lot 112, (2022).