Scan or Photo Courtesy of Luiz & Eduardo Barreiros
Date
15 May 1869
Description
Margão, 15 May 1869, postmarked in red, in a half anna British India entire letter, sent to Bombay, 20 May 1869. Postage paid in manuscript in the upper right corner (P. Pg) confirmed by the violet boxed of Goa (15.5.69). The half anna stamp was cancelled by the Goa grid in black.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Margao
7 marks7 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 15 May 1869 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Margao FP 7 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far.