Scan or Photo Courtesy of Luiz & Eduardo Barreiros
Date
11 January 1865
Description
Mapuçá Livre, (Postage free) strick on sepia, on a official internal cover of the Serviço Nacional e Real (S.N.R.) signed on 11 de Janeiro de 1865 by Pedro.... of the official authority.
Auction
(10 June 2025)
Provenance
Ex. Stephen Chasen
Same office
Other recorded marks at Mapuca
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Mapuca is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 11 January 1865 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mapuca FP 4 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Corinphila Auctions, (10 June 2025).