COV-3340
15 October 1855 Tongnoo FP 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
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 record
This 15 October 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tongnoo FP 1 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1325, lot 3217, (Jun. 2024).