What is the Ramree FP 2 handstamp?

Ramree FP 2 is a pre-1854 handstruck postal marking of Ramree (modern Ramree Island) in the Burma, British India, recorded in use around 1837. The "FP 2" designation is its figure number in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India. Known strikes are in black.

How rare is Ramree FP 2?

Ramree FP 2 is graded "Rare" in this census. Rarity here is evidence-based: it is derived from the number of surviving covers actually recorded, not estimated. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance.

What does a Ramree pre stamp cover with FP 2 look like?

A pre stamp (pre philatelic) cover from Ramree is a folded letter or envelope carried before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, with postage shown entirely by hand-struck marks like FP 2. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. Each census record on this page links to full cover images, dates and auction provenance.

How do I identify or submit a Ramree FP 2 cover?

Compare your cover against the reference impression and recorded examples on this page — check the mark's shape, colour and date range (1837). If your cover is not already recorded, you can submit front and back photographs through the census form on this page; every submission is editor-reviewed before publication.

Burma · Pre-1854 Handstamp

Ramree FP 2

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Colour & date: Black1837
Rarity: Rare
Figure: FP2
Submitted by: Andrew Titley

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1 pre-1854 cover bearing the Ramree FP 2 handstamp is recorded below — each entry links to images, provenance and auction details.

COV-3358

30 August 1837

Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Ramree 1837 (30 Aug.) entire via Akyab to Major Dickinson at Calcutta showing on reverse a light strike of the framed ramree/paid (Type PS1) and a neat of the akyab/paid both overstruck by various Calcutta h.s. Upon arrival Major Dickinson had left Calcutta , the entire endorsed Passenger per 'Scotia' Cape of Good Hope and with crowned oval general post office/cape of good hope handstamp on the front. The interesting contents include "...I don't know what they will do with Kyouk Phyoo, if we were sure of peace it would doubtless be abandoned. But what a risk of war before our eyes it must I imagine be maintained for it's central position and harbour..."

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About this mark

The Ramree FP 2 handstamp

Ramree Island (Burmese: ရမ်းဗြဲကျွန်း; also spelled Yanbye Island), also known has Crocodile island is an island off the coast of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). Ramree island is the largest island on the entire Arakan coast and in Myanmar. The area of the island is about 1,350 square kilometres (520 sq mi) and the main populated center is Ramree. The district on Ramree island is Kyaukpyu district, and Kyaukpyu is a major town and the second capital of Rakhine State.

Ramree FP 2 is a pre-1854 handstruck postal marking of the post office at Ramree — the present-day Ramree Island — in the Burma, British India, recorded in use around 1837. Known strikes are in black. Its "FP 2" designation is the figure number assigned in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India.

A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. On the strength of that count the mark is graded "Rare" — the grade moves automatically as new covers are recorded. Collectors searching for ramree pre stamp covers, ramree postal history or "Ramree FP2" material can compare FP 2 across every office or browse the rest of the Ramree marks.

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What is the Ramree FP 2 handstamp?: Ramree FP 2 is a pre-1854 handstruck postal marking of Ramree (modern Ramree Island) in the Burma, British India, recorded in use around 1837. The "FP 2" designation is its figure number in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India. Known strikes are in black.
How rare is Ramree FP 2?: Ramree FP 2 is graded "Rare" in this census. Rarity here is evidence-based: it is derived from the number of surviving covers actually recorded, not estimated. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance.
What does a Ramree pre stamp cover with FP 2 look like?: A pre stamp (pre philatelic) cover from Ramree is a folded letter or envelope carried before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, with postage shown entirely by hand-struck marks like FP 2. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. Each census record on this page links to full cover images, dates and auction provenance.
How do I identify or submit a Ramree FP 2 cover?: Compare your cover against the reference impression and recorded examples on this page — check the mark's shape, colour and date range (1837). If your cover is not already recorded, you can submit front and back photographs through the census form on this page; every submission is editor-reviewed before publication.

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Also searched as: Ramree FP 2, Ramree FP2, Ramree Giles FP 2, Ramree Island postal history, Ramree handstamp, Ramree pre stamp cover.

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“Ramree FP 2 — handstamp,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/burma/ramree/fp-2 (accessed 13 November 2026).

Updated: 13 Nov 2026

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