COV-3350
22 March 1855 Tongnoo 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
Lot 2372, (Mar. 1990)
Provenance
Gerald Sattin Gerald Davis
About this Tongnoo pre stamp cover
COV-3350 is a Tongnoo pre stamp cover of 22 March 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?
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
Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2372 (Mar. 1990); and Spink 8029 lot 8029 (2008).
1 image of COV-3350 is recorded; the Tongnoo FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3350
- What is COV-3350?
- COV-3350 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tongnoo, Burma of 22 March 1855, bearing the Tongnoo FP 1 handstamp in black. 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
- 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-3350?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2372 (Mar. 1990); and Spink 8029 lot 8029 (2008).
- When was COV-3350 posted?
- COV-3350 is dated 22 March 1855, within the recorded period of use of Tongnoo FP 1 (—).
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 “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Christie's Robson Lowe, lot 2372, (Mar. 1990); Spink, 8029, lot 8029, (2008).