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Date
25 July 1854
Description
Description (x) Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Akyab 1850s entire to Calcutta showing, on reverse, fine framed "akyab/Bearing" d.s. (Type PS6); also1851 (27 Sept.) entire letter from Mauritius to Akyab, marked "p Ararat", showing despatch d.s. with framed Calcutta Ship Letter transit d.s. on reverse
Auction
Provenance
"Ruby"
Same office
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 25 July 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Akyab FP 3 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 Spink, 21135, lot 12, (2021).