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Date
6 May 1868
Description
"GOA" and "P.N.P." Handstamps. Well-struck strikes of each handstamp on front of folded printed circular with printed dateline of May 6, 1868 (date numeral added by hand), addressed to Pangim, both handstamps crossed out by pen, Very Fine, only three covers with the "P.N.P." handstamp are known
Auction
1286, Lot 295, (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 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 14handstampRed1866
- Goa FP 15handstamp—
About this record
This 6 May 1868 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goa FP 2 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1286, lot 295, (May 2023).