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Date
18 February 1842
Description
PORTUGUESE INDIA, "P.P. GOA" Handstamp. Red two-line handstamp on top flap of Feb. 18, 1842 folded official cover with manuscript "No. 123" from the Queen of Sundem to Queen Maria II in Lisbon, Portugal, manuscript "Da sua Prima a Rainha de Sundem Senior" and "S.N. e R." indicating official correspondence, blue "Por Alexandria" handstamp and rated "300" reis, Lisbon (Apr. 10) arrival backstamp, cover with few insect holes and slight toning FINE AND EXCEPTIONAL COVER SENT FROM THE QUEEN OF SUNDEM TO QUEEN MARIA II OF PORTUGAL IN LISBON. Sundem was a small feudal state within the area of Portuguese Goa. The recipient, Queen Maria II (1819-1853), reigned from 1826 to 1828 and 1834 to 1853. She was deposed for a period of six years by her uncle, who happened to also be her fiance and regent (as she was nine years old). She was well known for policies focusing on public health and education.
Auction
1301, Lot 6226, (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
- Goa FP 7handstampViolet1865–1871
- Goa FP 8handstampRed1836–1841
- Goa FP 10handstampViolet1869–1871
- Goa FP 11handstampBlack1865–1868
- Goa FP 12handstampRed1858
- Goa FP 13handstampRed1855
- Goa FP 14handstampRed1866
- Goa FP 15handstamp—
About this record
This 18 February 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goa FP 9 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 23 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1301, lot 6226, (Nov. 2023).