COV-3340
15 October 1855 Tongnoo Cover
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Date
15 October 1855
Description
India, Used in Burma, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die I (4a; SG 11). Large to ample margins, tied by diamond of dots cancel with red "Tongnoo, Post Office, 1855 OC 15" double-circle datestamp on petite cover to Whitehaven, England, Barker correspondence, sender's directive "via Calcutta & Marseilles", red framed "INDIA" handstamp, partial Calcutta and London (Jan. 1, 1856) transit and Whitehaven (Jan. 2) arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/10" due rate marking, stamp with trace of soiling and minor damage to top flap, Very Fine and scarce, ex Dr. Kornan
Auction
1325, Lot 3217, (Jun. 2024)
Provenance
"Magnolia" Dr. Kornan
About this Tongnoo pre stamp cover
COV-3340 is a Tongnoo pre stamp cover of 15 October 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, 1a Deep Red, Die I (4a; SG 11). Large to ample margins, tied by diamond of dots cancel with red "Tongnoo, Post Office, 1855 OC 15" double-circle datestamp on petite cover to Whitehaven, England, Barker correspondence, sender's directive "via Calcutta & Marseilles", red framed "INDIA" handstamp, partial Calcutta and London (Jan. 1, 1856) transit and Whitehaven (Jan. 2) arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/10" due rate marking, stamp with trace of soiling and minor damage to top flap, Very Fine and scarce, ex Dr. Kornan
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1325 lot 3217 (Jun. 2024).
2 images of COV-3340 are recorded; the Tongnoo FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3340
- What is COV-3340?
- COV-3340 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tongnoo, Burma of 15 October 1855, bearing the Tongnoo FP 1 handstamp in black. India, Used in Burma, 1854, 1a Deep Red, Die I (4a; SG 11). Large to ample margins, tied by diamond of dots cancel with red "Tongnoo, Post Office, 1855 OC 15" double-circle datestamp on petite cover to Whitehaven, England, Barker correspondence, sender's directive "via Calcutta & Marseilles", red framed "INDIA" handstamp, partial Calcutta and London (Jan. 1, 1856) transit and Whitehaven (Jan. 2) arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/10" due rate marking, stamp with trace of soiling and minor damage to top flap, Very Fine and scarce, 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-3340?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1325 lot 3217 (Jun. 2024).
- When was COV-3340 posted?
- COV-3340 is dated 15 October 1855, within the recorded period of use of Tongnoo FP 1 (—).
About this record
This 15 October 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, 1325, lot 3217, (Jun. 2024).