Scan or Photo Courtesy of Luiz & Eduardo Barreiros
Date
3 July 1860
Description
Margão, 3 July 1860 from the President of the Administration Council of the city of Salcete, to the Viscount of Torres Novas, the General-Governor of Portuguese India, in Nova-Goa. MARGÃO/LIVRE in red as official mail (S.N.R.) free of postage granted by Noronha, the court clerk of the District of Salcete (Escrivão da Comarca de Salcete).
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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 3 July 1860 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Margao FP 8 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Corinphila Auctions.