COV-3563
16 April 1852 Akyab FP 4 Cover
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Date
16 April 1852
Description
(x) Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Akyab 1852 (16 Apr.) entire to Amsterdam, rated "1/-", showing framed "india paid", Marseilles entry d.s. and, on reverse, framed "akyab/Paid" d.s. (Type PS5) completed for 8a., framed Calcutta G.P.O. Ship Letter d.s., and arrival c.d.s. all in red
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Provenance
"Ruby"
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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 16 April 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Akyab FP 4 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, 21135, lot 13, (2021).