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Date
2 August 1866
Description
"Segura" Negative Oval Handstamp. Clear cursive "Segura" negative oval and "GOA P.P." boxed handstamps in red on back of registered folded letter datelined "Nova Goa" Aug. 2, 1866 and addressed to Lisbon, Portugal, manuscript "Pagou 150 reis" prepaid rate and "Registada No. 630", "POR ALEXANDRIA" and "FRANCA" handstamps, Lisbon arrival datestamp, top flap with opening tear extending into Segura handstamp VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED REGISTERED COVERS FROM PORTUGUESE INDIA DURING THE PRE-STAMP PERIOD--THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WITH THE RARE "SEGURA" NEGATIVE OVAL. Registered covers from any of the Portuguese Colonies are rare during the pre-stamp period, not just Portuguese India. Only three are known for Portuguese India. Along with the cover offered here, there are two with the "SEGVA" straightline--one offered in lot 285 and another dated Oct. 24, 1848. Both covers in the Magnolia collection are illustrated in Barreiros Portuguese India: Postal History and the First Issues, p. 55.
Auction
1286, Lot 293, (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-3195 is a Goa pre stamp cover of 2 August 1866 bearing the Goa FP 14 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Goa postal history, Goa (Portuguese India). What is a pre stamp cover?
"Segura" Negative Oval Handstamp. Clear cursive "Segura" negative oval and "GOA P.P." boxed handstamps in red on back of registered folded letter datelined "Nova Goa" Aug. 2, 1866 and addressed to Lisbon, Portugal, manuscript "Pagou 150 reis" prepaid rate and "Registada No. 630", "POR ALEXANDRIA" and "FRANCA" handstamps, Lisbon arrival datestamp, top flap with opening tear extending into Segura handstamp VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED REGISTERED COVERS FROM PORTUGUESE INDIA DURING THE PRE-STAMP PERIOD--THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WITH THE RARE "SEGURA" NEGATIVE OVAL. Registered covers from any of the Portuguese Colonies are rare during the pre-stamp period, not just Portuguese India. Only three are known for Portuguese India. Along with the cover offered here, there are two with the "SEGVA" straightline--one offered in lot 285 and another dated Oct. 24, 1848. Both covers in the Magnolia collection are illustrated in Barreiros Portuguese India: Postal History and the First Issues, p. 55.
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 293 (May 2023).
1 image of COV-3195 is recorded; the Goa FP 14 mark itself is recorded in use 1866.
Questions about COV-3195
- What is COV-3195?
- COV-3195 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Goa, Goa (Portuguese India) of 2 August 1866, bearing the Goa FP 14 handstamp in red. "Segura" Negative Oval Handstamp. Clear cursive "Segura" negative oval and "GOA P.P." boxed handstamps in red on back of registered folded letter datelined "Nova Goa" Aug. 2, 1866 and addressed to Lisbon, Portugal, manuscript "Pagou 150 reis" prepaid rate and "Registada No. 630", "POR ALEXANDRIA" and "FRANCA" handstamps, Lisbon arrival datestamp, top flap with opening tear extending into Segura handstamp VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED REGISTERED COVERS FROM PORTUGUESE INDIA DURING THE PRE-STAMP PERIOD--THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WITH THE RARE "SEGURA" NEGATIVE OVAL. Registered covers from any of the Portuguese Colonies are rare during the pre-stamp period, not just Portuguese India. Only three are known for Portuguese India. Along with the cover offered here, there are two with the "SEGVA" straightline--one offered in lot 285 and another dated Oct. 24, 1848. Both covers in the Magnolia collection are illustrated in Barreiros Portuguese India: Postal History and the First Issues, p. 55.
- How scarce is the Goa FP 14 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Goa FP 14 as 1 example recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1866.
- What is the provenance of COV-3195?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 293 (May 2023).
- When was COV-3195 posted?
- COV-3195 is dated 2 August 1866, within the recorded period of use of Goa FP 14 (1866).
About this record
This 2 August 1866 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goa FP 14 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1286, lot 293, (May 2023).