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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
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About this Goa pre stamp cover
COV-3196 is a Goa pre stamp cover of 6 May 1868 bearing the Goa FP 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Goa postal history, Goa (Portuguese India). What is a pre stamp cover?
"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
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 295 (May 2023).
1 image of COV-3196 is recorded; the Goa FP 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1868.
Questions about COV-3196
- What is COV-3196?
- COV-3196 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Goa, Goa (Portuguese India) of 6 May 1868, bearing the Goa FP 2 handstamp in black. "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
- How scarce is the Goa FP 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Goa FP 2 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824–1868.
- What is the provenance of COV-3196?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 295 (May 2023).
- When was COV-3196 posted?
- COV-3196 is dated 6 May 1868, within the recorded period of use of Goa FP 2 (1824–1868).
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 “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1286, lot 295, (May 2023).