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Date
13 March 1820
Description
"CORoMARITIMO" Handstamp. Bold and complete strike of straightline handstamp on folded letter datelined Goa Mar. 13, 1820 and addressed to Lisbon, Portugal, rated "80" reis due on arrival VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE RARE "COROMARITIMO" STRAIGHTLINE FROM GOA. ONLY THREE EXAMPLES ARE THOUGHT TO EXIST--THIS IS THE FINEST STRIKE KNOWN. This "Maritime Mail" handstamp is similar to markings used in other Portuguese areas. It allowed authorities to identify incoming ship mail prior to the creation of markings locally.
Auction
1286, Lot 278, (May 2023)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Goa
14 marks14 other pre-1854 postal markings of Goa are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Goa FP 2handstampBlack1824–1868
- Goa FP 3handstampRed1838–1862
- Goa FP 4handstampRed1842–1865
- Goa FP 5handstampBlack1845
- Goa FP 6handstampRed1855–1870
- Goa FP 7handstampViolet1865–1871
+8 more at this office.View all Goa marks and postal history →
About this Goa pre stamp cover
COV-3188 is a Goa pre stamp cover of 13 March 1820 bearing the Goa FP 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Goa postal history, Goa (Portuguese India). What is a pre stamp cover?
"CORoMARITIMO" Handstamp. Bold and complete strike of straightline handstamp on folded letter datelined Goa Mar. 13, 1820 and addressed to Lisbon, Portugal, rated "80" reis due on arrival VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE RARE "COROMARITIMO" STRAIGHTLINE FROM GOA. ONLY THREE EXAMPLES ARE THOUGHT TO EXIST--THIS IS THE FINEST STRIKE KNOWN. This "Maritime Mail" handstamp is similar to markings used in other Portuguese areas. It allowed authorities to identify incoming ship mail prior to the creation of markings locally.
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 278 (May 2023).
1 image of COV-3188 is recorded; the Goa FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1819–1827.
Questions about COV-3188
- What is COV-3188?
- COV-3188 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Goa, Goa (Portuguese India) of 13 March 1820, bearing the Goa FP 1 handstamp in black. "CORoMARITIMO" Handstamp. Bold and complete strike of straightline handstamp on folded letter datelined Goa Mar. 13, 1820 and addressed to Lisbon, Portugal, rated "80" reis due on arrival VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE RARE "COROMARITIMO" STRAIGHTLINE FROM GOA. ONLY THREE EXAMPLES ARE THOUGHT TO EXIST--THIS IS THE FINEST STRIKE KNOWN. This "Maritime Mail" handstamp is similar to markings used in other Portuguese areas. It allowed authorities to identify incoming ship mail prior to the creation of markings locally.
- How scarce is the Goa FP 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Goa FP 1 as 5 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1819–1827.
- What is the provenance of COV-3188?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 278 (May 2023).
- When was COV-3188 posted?
- COV-3188 is dated 13 March 1820, within the recorded period of use of Goa FP 1 (1819–1827).
About this record
This 13 March 1820 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goa FP 1 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark with 5 examples recorded in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1286, lot 278, (May 2023).