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Other recorded marks at Akyab
5 marks5 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 30 December 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 Christie's Robson Lowe, lot 2006, (Mar. 1990).