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Date
25 August 1836
Description
PORTUGUESE INDIA, "PAGOV PORTE DO CORo" Handstamp. Clear two-line handstamp in red on back of folded cover dated Aug. 25 and 29, 1836, addressed to Bombay, additionally struck with red "GOA" handstamp, sender's directive "via Belgaum", red "Belgaum Post Paid" handstamp (Giles 1, unrecorded in red) applied in transit, opening tears affecting handstamps and cover with minor overall soiling, still Fine and scarce combination of postal markings
Auction
1301, Lot 6225, (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 6handstampRed1855–1870
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About this Goa pre stamp cover
COV-3174 is a Goa pre stamp cover of 25 August 1836 bearing the Goa FP 8 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Goa postal history, Goa (Portuguese India). What is a pre stamp cover?
PORTUGUESE INDIA, "PAGOV PORTE DO CORo" Handstamp. Clear two-line handstamp in red on back of folded cover dated Aug. 25 and 29, 1836, addressed to Bombay, additionally struck with red "GOA" handstamp, sender's directive "via Belgaum", red "Belgaum Post Paid" handstamp (Giles 1, unrecorded in red) applied in transit, opening tears affecting handstamps and cover with minor overall soiling, still Fine and scarce combination of postal markings
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1301 lot 6225 (Nov. 2023).
2 images of COV-3174 are recorded; the Goa FP 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1836–1841.
Questions about COV-3174
- What is COV-3174?
- COV-3174 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Goa, Goa (Portuguese India) of 25 August 1836, bearing the Goa FP 8 handstamp in red. PORTUGUESE INDIA, "PAGOV PORTE DO CORo" Handstamp. Clear two-line handstamp in red on back of folded cover dated Aug. 25 and 29, 1836, addressed to Bombay, additionally struck with red "GOA" handstamp, sender's directive "via Belgaum", red "Belgaum Post Paid" handstamp (Giles 1, unrecorded in red) applied in transit, opening tears affecting handstamps and cover with minor overall soiling, still Fine and scarce combination of postal markings
- How scarce is the Goa FP 8 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Goa FP 8 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836–1841.
- What is the provenance of COV-3174?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1301 lot 6225 (Nov. 2023).
- When was COV-3174 posted?
- COV-3174 is dated 25 August 1836, within the recorded period of use of Goa FP 8 (1836–1841).
About this record
This 25 August 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goa FP 8 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1301, lot 6225, (Nov. 2023).