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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.
Auction
1286, Lot 205, (May 2023)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Akyab
4 marks4 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 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 — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1286, lot 205, (May 2023).