COV-3350
22 March 1855 Tongnoo FP 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
22 March 1855
Description
Burma 1855 (22 Mar.) entire letter "From Sergeant Thomas Lynam No. 2093 No. 8 Company 1st. Madras Fusiliers" at Tongnoo to Ireland, countersigned by the Commanding Officer and showing a good strike of the "tongnoo/post office" c.d.s., framed "india", manuscript "4" (applied in error) and "2" charge mark, the reverse with Calcutta (17.4), London (5.6) and Limerick (6.6) c.d.s.; fine and rare. Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000 Note: Following the end of the 2nd. Burmese War, Britain annexed the Burmese Province of Pegu. It came within the jurisdiction of India and its post offices, including Tongnoo, came under postal administration of Bengal provenance: Gerald Davis, 1990
Auction
Provenance
Gerald Sattin Gerald Davis
About this record
This 22 March 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 Spink, 8029, lot 8029, (2008).