1858 incoming outer letter sheet from Madras, India to Rangoon with ships endorsement and franked 1865 1a horizontal strip of three tied by diamond of dots handstamps, at centre framed ‘RANGOON/ SHIP LETTER/ Bg. ANNA’ three-line handstamp with manuscript charge, this suffering from ink erosion, horizontal filing crease, otherwise good appearance.
1894 (14 SE) Quarter Anna incoming postal stationery card from Bombay to Fort Stedman via Thazi (Meiktila Road) arriving 23 Sep (Latest Recorded Date) passed to Deposit Room 26 Sep (only recorded example). Readdressed to Lashio via Maymo arriving OC 7 – 8 (Latest Recorded Date), readdressed to Bangkok, Thailand via Singapore with arrival backstamp of 6/11. Reverse of card bears printed message from The Anthropological Society of Bombay for a meeting on 26th Sept.
Japanese Occupation 1943 5c. Burma State Crest stamp affixed over KGVI stationery image, tied by bilingual Seikgyi Kanaungto cds; fine and clean condition.