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Date
1855
Description
INDIA USED IN BURMA - 1a RED ON INTERNAL COVER TIED BY TOONGHOO DOTTED DIAMOND CANCEL; 12 Mar. 1855 [?; pencil date on flap] env. (some light edge staining) to "Moulmein" from "Tongnoo" (filing note on front) with Imperf. 1a Red (tight margins on 3 sides; shaved along right edge) tied by fine small dots diamond cancel with partial red "TONGNOO/*POST OFFICE*" cds alongside. Rare 1a-rate internal Burma use from this small P.O. Plus c.1882 env. to Bombay with India 1873 ½a Blue on reverse tied by v. fine scarce "BUSHIRE/B" Duplex. (2 covers)Cross Reference: BURMA
Auction
The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, Lot 1028, (13 May 2025)
Provenance
Michael Caswell
About this Tongnoo pre stamp cover
COV-4795 is a Tongnoo pre stamp cover of 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?
INDIA USED IN BURMA - 1a RED ON INTERNAL COVER TIED BY TOONGHOO DOTTED DIAMOND CANCEL; 12 Mar. 1855 [?; pencil date on flap] env. (some light edge staining) to "Moulmein" from "Tongnoo" (filing note on front) with Imperf. 1a Red (tight margins on 3 sides; shaved along right edge) tied by fine small dots diamond cancel with partial red "TONGNOO/*POST OFFICE*" cds alongside. Rare 1a-rate internal Burma use from this small P.O. Plus c.1882 env. to Bombay with India 1873 ½a Blue on reverse tied by v. fine scarce "BUSHIRE/B" Duplex. (2 covers)Cross Reference: BURMA
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1028 (13 May 2025).
2 images of COV-4795 are recorded (front, back); the Tongnoo FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-4795
- What is COV-4795?
- COV-4795 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tongnoo, Burma of 1855, bearing the Tongnoo FP 1 handstamp in black. INDIA USED IN BURMA - 1a RED ON INTERNAL COVER TIED BY TOONGHOO DOTTED DIAMOND CANCEL; 12 Mar. 1855 [?; pencil date on flap] env. (some light edge staining) to "Moulmein" from "Tongnoo" (filing note on front) with Imperf. 1a Red (tight margins on 3 sides; shaved along right edge) tied by fine small dots diamond cancel with partial red "TONGNOO/*POST OFFICE*" cds alongside. Rare 1a-rate internal Burma use from this small P.O. Plus c.1882 env. to Bombay with India 1873 ½a Blue on reverse tied by v. fine scarce "BUSHIRE/B" Duplex. (2 covers)Cross Reference: BURMA
- 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-4795?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction lot 1028 (13 May 2025).
- When was COV-4795 posted?
- COV-4795 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Tongnoo FP 1 (—).
About this record
This 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, The Michael Caswell Collection of 19th Century India Postal History & Stamps Auction, lot 1028, (13 May 2025).