COV-4052
10 March 1855 Tongnoo Cover

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Date
10 March 1855
Description
Postal cover from tongnoo (burma), bearing FP 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 March 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Auction
Lot 36, (Dec. 2017)
Provenance
Derek Filby
About this Tongnoo pre stamp cover
COV-4052 is a Tongnoo pre stamp cover of 10 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?
Postal cover from tongnoo (burma), bearing FP 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 March 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd lot 36 (Dec. 2017).
1 image of COV-4052 is recorded; the Tongnoo FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-4052
- What is COV-4052?
- COV-4052 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tongnoo, Burma of 10 March 1855, bearing the Tongnoo FP 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from tongnoo (burma), bearing FP 1 handstamp in Black. Dated 10 March 1855. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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-4052?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd lot 36 (Dec. 2017).
- When was COV-4052 posted?
- COV-4052 is dated 10 March 1855, within the recorded period of use of Tongnoo FP 1 (—).
About this record
This 10 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, lot 36, (Dec. 2017).

