COV-3351
15 October 1855 Tongnoo FP 1 Cover
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Date
15 October 1855
Description
Burma Diamond of Dots Cancellation combined with Post Office Datestamps 1855 (15 Oct.) front from Tongnoo "via Rangoon & Calcutta" to London, bearing 2a. green (5) with margins in places and each clearly cancelled, showing fine "tongnoo/post office" c.d.s. alongside framed "india paid" handstamp, also showing manuscript "2/-" rate mark and London Paid d.s., all in red. A fine and rare combination.
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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 Spink, 24115, lot 5044, (2024).