COV-3180
21 August 1855 Goa FP 4 Cover
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Date
21 August 1855
Description
PORTUGUESE INDIA, "GOA P.P." Handstamp. Excellent strike of red two-line handstamp on back of folded letter datelined Aug. 21, 1855 and with manuscript "No. 340" and "P.P.", addressed to Lisbon, Portugal, blue "Por Alexandria" and very faint red "Ley de ?, 5rs" handstamp, blue "180" reis rate handstamp, Lisbon (Oct. 27) arrival datestamp, Fine, despite the very light strike of the "Ley de" handstamp, it is very rare with only two examples recorded
Auction
1301, Lot 6233, (Nov. 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 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 21 August 1855 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goa FP 4 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1301, lot 6233, (Nov. 2023).