How scarce is the Akyab FP 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Akyab FP 3 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853–1855.

When was COV-4880 posted?

COV-4880 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Akyab FP 3 (1853–1855).

COV-4880

1855 Akyab FP 3 Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1855, Akyab FP 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-4880)

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Date

1855

Description

AKYAB - 2a GREEN ON INGOING COVER EX CALCUTTA "PER [SHIP] NAIAD" VIA KEDGEREE; 16 April 1855 commercial E from Calcutta (firm's cachet on front and fine red "CAL/G.P.O." 2-ring cds on top flap) to "Akyab" endorsed "Per Naiad proceeding from Kedgeree" franked by India 2a Green Imperf. (near 4m; faults at top right) tied by the Calcutta dotted diamond cancel, also having a mainly very fine scarce boxed "AKYAB/18[55/4/30/Bearing [1A]" d.s. nicely placed on the top flap. Attractive and early ingoing stamped cover.Cross Reference: INDIA

Auction

Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 438, (2019)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Akyab

6 marks

6 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.

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About this Akyab pre stamp cover

COV-4880 is an Akyab pre stamp cover of 1855 bearing the Akyab FP 3 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Akyab postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 438 (2019).

1 image of COV-4880 is recorded; the Akyab FP 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1853–1855.

Questions about COV-4880

What is COV-4880?: COV-4880 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Akyab, Burma of 1855, bearing the Akyab FP 3 handstamp in black. AKYAB - 2a GREEN ON INGOING COVER EX CALCUTTA "PER [SHIP] NAIAD" VIA KEDGEREE; 16 April 1855 commercial E from Calcutta (firm's cachet on front and fine red "CAL/G.P.O." 2-ring cds on top flap) to "Akyab" endorsed "Per Naiad proceeding from Kedgeree" franked by India 2a Green Imperf. (near 4m; faults at top right) tied by the Calcutta dotted diamond cancel, also having a mainly very fine scarce boxed "AKYAB/18[55/4/30/Bearing [1A]" d.s. nicely placed on the top flap. Attractive and early ingoing stamped cover.Cross Reference: INDIA
How scarce is the Akyab FP 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Akyab FP 3 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1853–1855.
What is the provenance of COV-4880?: Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 438 (2019).
When was COV-4880 posted?: COV-4880 is dated 1855, within the recorded period of use of Akyab FP 3 (1853–1855).

About this record

This 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Akyab FP 3 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 438, (2019).