Scan or Photo Courtesy of Delcampe
Date
2 June 1859
Description
INDE ANGLAISE - Enveloppe de 1859 avec cachet de Rangoon et de Calcutta au dos - A étudier - S 666
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rangoon
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rangoon are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Rangoon pre stamp cover
COV-4738 is a Rangoon pre stamp cover of 2 June 1859 bearing the Rangoon FP 6 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Rangoon postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDE ANGLAISE - Enveloppe de 1859 avec cachet de Rangoon et de Calcutta au dos - A étudier - S 666
Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2599588022.
2 images of COV-4738 are recorded; the Rangoon FP 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1858–1859.
Questions about COV-4738
- What is COV-4738?
- COV-4738 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rangoon, Burma of 2 June 1859, bearing the Rangoon FP 6 handstamp in red. INDE ANGLAISE - Enveloppe de 1859 avec cachet de Rangoon et de Calcutta au dos - A étudier - S 666
- How scarce is the Rangoon FP 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rangoon FP 6 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1858–1859.
- What is the provenance of COV-4738?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe lot 2599588022.
- When was COV-4738 posted?
- COV-4738 is dated 2 June 1859, within the recorded period of use of Rangoon FP 6 (1858–1859).
About this record
This 2 June 1859 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rangoon FP 6 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Delcampe, lot 2599588022.