COV-3341
1 August 1855 Tongnoo Cover
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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 Tongnoo pre stamp cover
COV-3341 is a Tongnoo pre stamp cover of 1 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). 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.
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1301 lot 6127 (Nov. 2023).
2 images of COV-3341 are recorded; the Tongnoo FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3341
- What is COV-3341?
- COV-3341 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tongnoo, Burma of 1 August 1855, bearing the Tongnoo FP 1 handstamp in black. 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.
- 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-3341?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1301 lot 6127 (Nov. 2023). Certificate: Sismondo 2009.
- When was COV-3341 posted?
- COV-3341 is dated 1 August 1855, within the recorded period of use of Tongnoo FP 1 (—).
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 “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, 1301, lot 6127, (Nov. 2023). Certified: Sismondo 2009.