Ponda

Ponda handstamp summary

All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.

Frequently asked — Ponda postal history

What are the pre stamp covers of Ponda?

Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Ponda are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Ponda post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Ponda was a post office of the Goa (Portuguese India), British India, and this census records 2 distinct postal markings used there, of the pre-adhesive period.

How many handstamps are recorded for Ponda?

2 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Ponda in this census, of which 2 are graded rare or better. Each mark carries its Hammond Giles catalogue figure number, colour, date range, evidence-based rarity grade, and links to every surviving cover recorded with it.

How do I identify a Ponda postmark or cover?

Compare your cover against the reference impressions on this page — each figure shows the mark's design, ink colour and recorded date range. If your Ponda cover bears a mark that matches a figure, open that figure's page to see every recorded example with provenance. If it matches none, it may be unrecorded: submit photographs through the form on this page and the editors will review it for inclusion in the census.

An unrecorded mark from Ponda?

If you hold a cover or strike from Ponda that does not match any figure above, submit it below. Approved additions appear here as new entries in the census — every submission is reviewed first.

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Other post offices in the Goa (Portuguese India)

Explore the pre-1854 postal history of other Goa (Portuguese India) post offices — each page lists its recorded handstruck markings, dates and surviving covers.

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• Margao6 marks
• Bicholim2 marks
• Mapuca1 mark