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Auction: 19033 - Stamps and Covers of South East Asia
Lot: 523

Burma
1892-57 collection of covers including 1892 (July) 2a. registered envelope from Insein to London uprated with 1a. and 4a., airmails with 1927 (July) KLM flight from Rangoon to Calcutta with special label (envelope a little foxed), 1928 (Feb.) from Calcutta to Rangoon with special label, 1931 (Jan.) Air Orient Calcutta to Rangoon, 1931 (Apr.) Imperial Airways London to Rangoon (2), 1931 (May) experimental flight Calcutta to Rangoon, 1933 (Oct.) Rangoon to Akyab (2) and to India (2), 1934 (7 Oct.) envelope (opened-out) with framed "too late for airmail/rangoon" d.s., various wartime flights including 1939 (Nov.) to UK franked at 1r.1a., 1940 (Dec.) to UK franked at 4r.4a., 1941 (Apr.) to UK (2) franked at 5r.14a., 1941 (May) to USA franked at 4r.5a. and to UK at 4r.4a., 1941 (July) to New York franked at 12r.15a. (bears 1937 10r.) and 1941 (Nov.) to UK franked at 4r.2½a., Military Administration period and Interim Government period with 1948 (July) from Pazungaung to Rangoon bearing 9pi. with overprint inverted and 1½a. An interesting lot well worth viewing. (101 covers)

Sold for
SG$1,700