Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
25 August 1855
Description
India, Used in Burma, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Large balanced margins, tied by diamond of dots cancel with red "Tongnoo Post Office 1855 AU 25" double-circle datestamp on cover to Secunderabad, Calcutta transit and framed Secunderabad arrival backstamps, receipt docketing also ties stamp to cover, cover with very faint soiling and small corner wrinkle to stamp at top right, Very Fine and quite scarce from Tongnoo, ex Dr. Kornan
Auction
9054, Lot 10140, (May 2026)
Provenance
"Magnolia" Dr. Kornan
About this Tongnoo pre stamp cover
COV-3338 is a Tongnoo pre stamp cover of 25 August 1855 bearing the Tongnoo FP 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Tongnoo postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Used in Burma, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Large balanced margins, tied by diamond of dots cancel with red "Tongnoo Post Office 1855 AU 25" double-circle datestamp on cover to Secunderabad, Calcutta transit and framed Secunderabad arrival backstamps, receipt docketing also ties stamp to cover, cover with very faint soiling and small corner wrinkle to stamp at top right, Very Fine and quite scarce from Tongnoo, ex Dr. Kornan
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 9054 lot 10140 (May 2026).
2 images of COV-3338 are recorded; the Tongnoo FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3338
- What is COV-3338?
- COV-3338 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tongnoo, Burma of 25 August 1855, bearing the Tongnoo FP 1 handstamp in black. India, Used in Burma, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Large balanced margins, tied by diamond of dots cancel with red "Tongnoo Post Office 1855 AU 25" double-circle datestamp on cover to Secunderabad, Calcutta transit and framed Secunderabad arrival backstamps, receipt docketing also ties stamp to cover, cover with very faint soiling and small corner wrinkle to stamp at top right, Very Fine and quite scarce from Tongnoo, ex Dr. Kornan
- How scarce is the Tongnoo FP 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tongnoo FP 1 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3338?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 9054 lot 10140 (May 2026).
- When was COV-3338 posted?
- COV-3338 is dated 25 August 1855, within the recorded period of use of Tongnoo FP 1 (—).
About this record
This 25 August 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tongnoo FP 1 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 9054, lot 10140, (May 2026).