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Date
30 August 1837
Description
Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Ramree 1837 (30 Aug.) entire via Akyab to Major Dickinson at Calcutta showing on reverse a light strike of the framed ramree/paid (Type PS1) and a neat of the akyab/paid both overstruck by various Calcutta h.s. Upon arrival Major Dickinson had left Calcutta , the entire endorsed Passenger per 'Scotia' Cape of Good Hope and with crowned oval general post office/cape of good hope handstamp on the front. The interesting contents include "...I don't know what they will do with Kyouk Phyoo, if we were sure of peace it would doubtless be abandoned. But what a risk of war before our eyes it must I imagine be maintained for it's central position and harbour..."
Auction
Lot 2012, (Mar. 1990)
Provenance
Gerald Davis
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-3358 is an Akyab pre stamp cover of 30 August 1837 bearing the Akyab FP 5 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Akyab postal history, Burma. What is a pre stamp cover?
Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Ramree 1837 (30 Aug.) entire via Akyab to Major Dickinson at Calcutta showing on reverse a light strike of the framed ramree/paid (Type PS1) and a neat of the akyab/paid both overstruck by various Calcutta h.s. Upon arrival Major Dickinson had left Calcutta , the entire endorsed Passenger per 'Scotia' Cape of Good Hope and with crowned oval general post office/cape of good hope handstamp on the front. The interesting contents include "...I don't know what they will do with Kyouk Phyoo, if we were sure of peace it would doubtless be abandoned. But what a risk of war before our eyes it must I imagine be maintained for it's central position and harbour..."
Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2012 (Mar. 1990); and Spink 24115 lot 5041 (2024).
1 image of COV-3358 is recorded; the Akyab FP 5 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3358
- What is COV-3358?
- COV-3358 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Akyab, Burma of 30 August 1837, bearing the Akyab FP 5 handstamp in black. Burma The "Bearing" and "Paid" Datestamps Ramree 1837 (30 Aug.) entire via Akyab to Major Dickinson at Calcutta showing on reverse a light strike of the framed ramree/paid (Type PS1) and a neat of the akyab/paid both overstruck by various Calcutta h.s. Upon arrival Major Dickinson had left Calcutta , the entire endorsed Passenger per 'Scotia' Cape of Good Hope and with crowned oval general post office/cape of good hope handstamp on the front. The interesting contents include "...I don't know what they will do with Kyouk Phyoo, if we were sure of peace it would doubtless be abandoned. But what a risk of war before our eyes it must I imagine be maintained for it's central position and harbour..."
- How scarce is the Akyab FP 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Akyab FP 5 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-3358?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Christie's Robson Lowe lot 2012 (Mar. 1990); and Spink 24115 lot 5041 (2024).
- When was COV-3358 posted?
- COV-3358 is dated 30 August 1837, within the recorded period of use of Akyab FP 5 (—).
About this record
This 30 August 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Akyab FP 5 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 Christie's Robson Lowe, lot 2012, (Mar. 1990); Spink, 24115, lot 5041, (2024).