COV-3341
1 August 1855 Tongnoo FP 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
1 August 1855
Description
INDIA, Used in Burma, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Horizontal strip of four, large to full margins all around, cancelled by diamond of dots cancels on cover to London, England, sender's directive "via Calcutta, Paid 8 Annas", red "Tongnoo Post Office 1855 AU 1?" double-circle datestamp, red framed "INDIA PAID" handstamp, Calcutta transit and London (Nov. 10) arrival datestamp, red manuscript "1/" rate marking, cover with slight overall soiling and insignificant top flap flaw VERY FINE. A scarce STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 2-ANNAS TYPOGRAPH—especially rare USED FROM TONGNOO, BURMA, TO ENGLAND. With 2009 Sismondo certificate.
Auction
1301, Lot 6127, (Nov. 2023)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Certificates
Sismondo 2009
About this record
This 1 August 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, 1301, lot 6127, (Nov. 2023). Certified: Sismondo 2009.