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Date
11 September 1853
Description
(x) Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Akyab 1853 (11 Sept.) entire to Calcutta, marked "per Dawk Bearing" and showing, on reverse, a mainly fine strike of framed "akyab/Bearing" (Type PS6; earliest recorded date), boxed "ar" and red Calcutta "G.P.O." datestamp; some wear and damage along folds
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 11 September 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Akyab FP 3 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 21135, lot 14, (2021).