Scan or Photo Courtesy of Luis and Eduardo Barreiros
Date
22 January 1857
Description
Illustrated in Luis and Eduardo Barreiros (p. 72)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Margao
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Margao are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 22 January 1857 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Margao FP 1 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded.