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Date
20 December 1859
Description
PORTUGUESE INDIA, "P. BRIT." Handstamp. Two similar folded letters from Goa to Arrayolos, Portugal, first datelined Dec. 20, 1859 and sent unpaid with red "Goa" double-framed handstamp and "150" reis rate handstamp, second datelined Oct. 20, 1860 and sent prepaid with red "Goa P.P." and "Pagou 150 reis" notation with "Franca" handstamp, both with "P. BRIT." boxed handstamp, unpaid cover with minor flap flaw affecting Goa marking, still Very Fine and scarce pair, the "P. BRIT." handstamp was used instead of the "Por Alexandria" handstamp
Auction
1301, Lot 6234, (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 4handstampRed1842–1865
- Goa FP 5handstampBlack1845
- 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 20 December 1859 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goa FP 6 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 12 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1301, lot 6234, (Nov. 2023).