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Date
28 July 1869
Description
"GOA P.P." Handstamp. Boxed handstamp in a muddled violet color with manuscript "28-7-69" date on back of folded printed speech addressed to Villa da Feira, Portugal, manuscript "Pagou 20 reis", "POR ALEXANDRIA" and "FRANCA" handstamps, Lisbon transit and Feira arrival datestamps, minor edgewear and toned spots, Fine, a scarce printed circular sent from Goa to Portugal, speech headed "O discurso do commisario dos estudos de Goa na abertura das aulas do lyceu, no.1Ä de julho de 1869"
Auction
1286, Lot 296, (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 1handstampBlack1819–1827
- Goa FP 2handstampBlack1824–1868
- Goa FP 3handstampRed1838–1862
- Goa FP 4handstampRed1842–1865
- Goa FP 5handstampBlack1845
- Goa FP 6handstampRed1855–1870
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About this Goa pre stamp cover
COV-3197 is a Goa pre stamp cover of 28 July 1869 bearing the Goa FP 10 handstamp, struck in violet, recorded in the census of Goa postal history, Goa (Portuguese India). What is a pre stamp cover?
"GOA P.P." Handstamp. Boxed handstamp in a muddled violet color with manuscript "28-7-69" date on back of folded printed speech addressed to Villa da Feira, Portugal, manuscript "Pagou 20 reis", "POR ALEXANDRIA" and "FRANCA" handstamps, Lisbon transit and Feira arrival datestamps, minor edgewear and toned spots, Fine, a scarce printed circular sent from Goa to Portugal, speech headed "O discurso do commisario dos estudos de Goa na abertura das aulas do lyceu, no.1Ä de julho de 1869"
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 296 (May 2023).
1 image of COV-3197 is recorded; the Goa FP 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1869–1871.
Questions about COV-3197
- What is COV-3197?
- COV-3197 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Goa, Goa (Portuguese India) of 28 July 1869, bearing the Goa FP 10 handstamp in violet. "GOA P.P." Handstamp. Boxed handstamp in a muddled violet color with manuscript "28-7-69" date on back of folded printed speech addressed to Villa da Feira, Portugal, manuscript "Pagou 20 reis", "POR ALEXANDRIA" and "FRANCA" handstamps, Lisbon transit and Feira arrival datestamps, minor edgewear and toned spots, Fine, a scarce printed circular sent from Goa to Portugal, speech headed "O discurso do commisario dos estudos de Goa na abertura das aulas do lyceu, no.1Ä de julho de 1869"
- How scarce is the Goa FP 10 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Goa FP 10 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1869–1871.
- What is the provenance of COV-3197?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 296 (May 2023).
- When was COV-3197 posted?
- COV-3197 is dated 28 July 1869, within the recorded period of use of Goa FP 10 (1869–1871).
About this record
This 28 July 1869 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goa FP 10 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1286, lot 296, (May 2023).