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 Margao pre stamp cover
COV-3283 is a Margao pre stamp cover of 22 January 1857 bearing the Margao FP 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Margao postal history, Goa (Portuguese India). What is a pre stamp cover?
Illustrated in Luis and Eduardo Barreiros (p. 72)
1 image of COV-3283 is recorded; the Margao FP 1 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3283
- What is COV-3283?
- COV-3283 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Margao, Goa (Portuguese India) of 22 January 1857, bearing the Margao FP 1 handstamp in red. Illustrated in Luis and Eduardo Barreiros (p. 72)
- How scarce is the Margao FP 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Margao FP 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- When was COV-3283 posted?
- COV-3283 is dated 22 January 1857, within the recorded period of use of Margao FP 1 (—).
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.