COV-3166
21 April 1860 Margao FP 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Luiz & Eduardo Barreiros
Date
21 April 1860
Description
Margão, 21 April 1860, postage not paid P.N.P. handstamped in black to Pangim. Siegel - "Margao P.N.P." Handstamp. Bold two-line handstamp on back of folded letter datelined Apr. 21, 1860 and addressed to the Secretary of the Governor General of India at Pangim, no other postal or due markings VERY FINE. ONLY TWO COVERS WITH THE "MARGAO P.N.P." HANDSTAMP ARE RECORDED. The P.N.P. indicates unpaid mail. Illustrated in Barreiros Portuguese India: Postal History and the First Issues, p. 75.
Auction
1286, Lot 289, (May 2023)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
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 21 April 1860 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Margao FP 2 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1286, lot 289, (May 2023).