
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Dr. Narendar Saboo
Description
Postal cover from goa (goa), bearing FP 1 handstamp in Black. Note: "CORoMARITIMO" Straightline. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Provenance
Dr. Narendar Saboo
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-3203 is a Goa pre stamp cover 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?
Postal cover from goa (goa), bearing FP 1 handstamp in Black. Note: "CORoMARITIMO" Straightline. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
Dr. Narendar Saboo
1 image of COV-3203 is recorded; the Goa FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1819–1827.
Questions about COV-3203
- What is COV-3203?
- COV-3203 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Goa, Goa (Portuguese India), bearing the Goa FP 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from goa (goa), bearing FP 1 handstamp in Black. Note: "CORoMARITIMO" Straightline. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
- 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-3203?
- Dr. Narendar Saboo
About this record
This pre-1854 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.
