Scan or Photo Courtesy of Luiz & Eduardo Barreiros
Date
5 July 1860
Description
Bardez, 5 July, 1860 postage free official letter with Mapuçá Livre postmark to the Viscount of Torres Novas, Governor-General of Portuguese India. Signed Nazareth the administration officer confirming the postage free mail.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Mapuca
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mapuca are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 5 July 1860 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mapuca FP 1 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded.