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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
- Goa FP 7handstampViolet1865–1871
- Goa FP 8handstampRed1836–1841
- Goa FP 9handstampRed1842–1868
- Goa FP 10handstampViolet1869–1871
- Goa FP 11handstampBlack1865–1868
- Goa FP 12handstampRed1858
- Goa FP 13handstampRed1855
- Goa FP 15handstamp—
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).