COV-3353
24 September 1855 Tongnoo Cover
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Date
24 September 1855
Description
Burma Diamond of Dots Cancellation combined with Post Office Datestamps 1855 (24 Sept.) envelope from Toungoo to England, marked "via Calcutta & Marseilles", rated "1/10", bearing 1854 1a. Die I (touched at right and with light staining) cancelled (not tied) by diamond of dots and showing "tongnoo/post office" double-ring d.s. (Type D1) in red alongside with arrival c.d.s. (15.12) on reverse. Rare.
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About this Tongnoo pre stamp cover
COV-3353 is a Tongnoo pre stamp cover of 24 September 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 Diamond of Dots Cancellation combined with Post Office Datestamps 1855 (24 Sept.) envelope from Toungoo to England, marked "via Calcutta & Marseilles", rated "1/10", bearing 1854 1a. Die I (touched at right and with light staining) cancelled (not tied) by diamond of dots and showing "tongnoo/post office" double-ring d.s. (Type D1) in red alongside with arrival c.d.s. (15.12) on reverse. Rare.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 15030 lot 3129 (2015); and Spink 24021 lot 3068 (2024).
1 image of COV-3353 is recorded; the Tongnoo FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3353
- What is COV-3353?
- COV-3353 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tongnoo, Burma of 24 September 1855, bearing the Tongnoo FP 1 handstamp in black. Burma Diamond of Dots Cancellation combined with Post Office Datestamps 1855 (24 Sept.) envelope from Toungoo to England, marked "via Calcutta & Marseilles", rated "1/10", bearing 1854 1a. Die I (touched at right and with light staining) cancelled (not tied) by diamond of dots and showing "tongnoo/post office" double-ring d.s. (Type D1) in red alongside with arrival c.d.s. (15.12) on reverse. Rare.
- 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-3353?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 15030 lot 3129 (2015); and Spink 24021 lot 3068 (2024).
- When was COV-3353 posted?
- COV-3353 is dated 24 September 1855, within the recorded period of use of Tongnoo FP 1 (—).
About this record
This 24 September 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 Spink, 15030, lot 3129, (2015); Spink, 24021, lot 3068, (2024).