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Date
17 August 1836
Description
Burma, 1836 "Akyab Post Paid, 18" Boxed Handstamp. Mostly complete strike in black on back of folded letter datelined Kyouk Phyoo Aug. 17, 1836, and addressed to Calcutta, sender's directive "via Akyab & Chittagong, Post Post 10 annas", red boxed "PM" handstamp, red Calcutta Sep. 2 arrival datestamp on back VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE INCREDIBLY RARE "AKYAB POST PAID" BOXED HANDSTAMP. THIS IS THE EARLIER OF TWO RECORDED COVERS. The ex-Davis cover dated Dec. 1836 (lot 2006 in 1990 Christie's Robson Lowe auction) was described as the only recorded example on cover. Davis was aware of two other strikes on pieces only--the earliest dated 1834, the latest 1837.
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Provenance
"Magnolia"
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Other recorded marks at Akyab
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Akyab are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Akyab pre stamp cover
COV-3343 is an Akyab pre stamp cover of 17 August 1836 bearing the Akyab FP 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Akyab postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
Burma, 1836 "Akyab Post Paid, 18" Boxed Handstamp. Mostly complete strike in black on back of folded letter datelined Kyouk Phyoo Aug. 17, 1836, and addressed to Calcutta, sender's directive "via Akyab & Chittagong, Post Post 10 annas", red boxed "PM" handstamp, red Calcutta Sep. 2 arrival datestamp on back VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE INCREDIBLY RARE "AKYAB POST PAID" BOXED HANDSTAMP. THIS IS THE EARLIER OF TWO RECORDED COVERS. The ex-Davis cover dated Dec. 1836 (lot 2006 in 1990 Christie's Robson Lowe auction) was described as the only recorded example on cover. Davis was aware of two other strikes on pieces only--the earliest dated 1834, the latest 1837.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 426 (2019); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 205 (May 2023).
1 image of COV-3343 is recorded; the Akyab FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3343
- What is COV-3343?
- COV-3343 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Akyab, Burma of 17 August 1836, bearing the Akyab FP 1 handstamp in black. Burma, 1836 "Akyab Post Paid, 18" Boxed Handstamp. Mostly complete strike in black on back of folded letter datelined Kyouk Phyoo Aug. 17, 1836, and addressed to Calcutta, sender's directive "via Akyab & Chittagong, Post Post 10 annas", red boxed "PM" handstamp, red Calcutta Sep. 2 arrival datestamp on back VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE INCREDIBLY RARE "AKYAB POST PAID" BOXED HANDSTAMP. THIS IS THE EARLIER OF TWO RECORDED COVERS. The ex-Davis cover dated Dec. 1836 (lot 2006 in 1990 Christie's Robson Lowe auction) was described as the only recorded example on cover. Davis was aware of two other strikes on pieces only--the earliest dated 1834, the latest 1837.
- How scarce is the Akyab FP 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Akyab FP 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3343?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 426 (2019); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 205 (May 2023).
- When was COV-3343 posted?
- COV-3343 is dated 17 August 1836, within the recorded period of use of Akyab FP 1 (—).
About this record
This 17 August 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Akyab FP 1 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 426, (2019); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1286, lot 205, (May 2023).