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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 7 August 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Akyab FP 6 handstamp of the Burma, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Christie's Robson Lowe, lot 2007, (Mar. 1990).