COV-3564
20 February 1854 Akyab Cover
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Date
20 February 1854
Description
(x) Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Akyab 1854 (20 Feb.) entire to Amsterdam, marked "Pr Overland Mail via Marseilles", rated "1/-", showing framed "india paid" and "indes or/marseille" c.d.s. in red and, on reverse, fine "akyab/Paid" d.s. (Type PS5) in red with Calcutta transit d.s. alongside; the addressee's name partly inked-in
Auction
Provenance
"Stoltz" "Ruby"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Akyab
6 marks6 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 Akyab pre stamp cover
COV-3564 is an Akyab pre stamp cover of 20 February 1854 bearing the Akyab FP 4 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Akyab postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
(x) Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Akyab 1854 (20 Feb.) entire to Amsterdam, marked "Pr Overland Mail via Marseilles", rated "1/-", showing framed "india paid" and "indes or/marseille" c.d.s. in red and, on reverse, fine "akyab/Paid" d.s. (Type PS5) in red with Calcutta transit d.s. alongside; the addressee's name partly inked-in
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 21135 lot 15 (2021).
1 image of COV-3564 is recorded; the Akyab FP 4 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3564
- What is COV-3564?
- COV-3564 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Akyab, Burma of 20 February 1854, bearing the Akyab FP 4 handstamp in red. (x) Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Akyab 1854 (20 Feb.) entire to Amsterdam, marked "Pr Overland Mail via Marseilles", rated "1/-", showing framed "india paid" and "indes or/marseille" c.d.s. in red and, on reverse, fine "akyab/Paid" d.s. (Type PS5) in red with Calcutta transit d.s. alongside; the addressee's name partly inked-in
- How scarce is the Akyab FP 4 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Akyab FP 4 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3564?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink 21135 lot 15 (2021).
- When was COV-3564 posted?
- COV-3564 is dated 20 February 1854, within the recorded period of use of Akyab FP 4 (—).
About this record
This 20 February 1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Akyab FP 4 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 Spink, 21135, lot 15, (2021).