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Date
September 1855
Description
Burma 1844 (26 Feb.) entire ex the Huth correspondence to London showing, on reverse, framed "moulmein/Paid" d.s. in red; 1855 envelope to Aberdeen showing fine "thayetmyo/post office2" c.d.s. in black; also large piece showing fine "rangoon/may" double-ring d.s. with date partly in manuscript
Auction
Provenance
Gerald Davis
About this Thayetmyo pre stamp cover
COV-3376 is a Thayetmyo pre stamp cover of September 1855 bearing the Thayetmyo FP 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Thayetmyo postal history — the office known today as Thayet, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
Burma 1844 (26 Feb.) entire ex the Huth correspondence to London showing, on reverse, framed "moulmein/Paid" d.s. in red; 1855 envelope to Aberdeen showing fine "thayetmyo/post office2" c.d.s. in black; also large piece showing fine "rangoon/may" double-ring d.s. with date partly in manuscript
Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2023 (Mar. 1990); Spink 14026 lot 1113 (20 September 2014); Spink 23117 lot 3374 (2–18 May 2023); and Spink 23117 lot 3374 (2–18 May 2023).
1 image of COV-3376 is recorded; the Thayetmyo FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1854–1855.
Questions about COV-3376
- What is COV-3376?
- COV-3376 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Thayetmyo, Burma of September 1855, bearing the Thayetmyo FP 1 handstamp in black. Burma 1844 (26 Feb.) entire ex the Huth correspondence to London showing, on reverse, framed "moulmein/Paid" d.s. in red; 1855 envelope to Aberdeen showing fine "thayetmyo/post office2" c.d.s. in black; also large piece showing fine "rangoon/may" double-ring d.s. with date partly in manuscript
- How scarce is the Thayetmyo FP 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Thayetmyo FP 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1854–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-3376?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2023 (Mar. 1990); Spink 14026 lot 1113 (20 September 2014); Spink 23117 lot 3374 (2–18 May 2023); and Spink 23117 lot 3374 (2–18 May 2023).
- When was COV-3376 posted?
- COV-3376 is dated September 1855, within the recorded period of use of Thayetmyo FP 1 (1854–1855).
About this record
This September 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Thayetmyo FP 1 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Christie's Robson Lowe, lot 2023, (Mar. 1990); Spink, 14026, lot 1113, (20 September 2014); Spink, 23117, lot 3374, (2–18 May 2023); Spink, 23117, lot 3374, (2–18 May 2023).