Scan or Photo Courtesy of Luiz & Eduardo Barreiros
Date
27 June 1859
Description
Pondá, 27 June 1859 handstamp in red, postage paid letter sent to Bombay via Goa where the postage paid was confirmed by the boxed rectangular cachet GOA/P. P. in sepia, transit in VENGORLA, 1 July 1859. Additional manuscript P.P. written by the sender. Illustrated in Luis and Eduardo Barreiros (p. 54)
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Other recorded marks at Ponda
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ponda are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Ponda pre stamp cover
COV-3207 is a Ponda pre stamp cover of 27 June 1859 bearing the Ponda FP 2 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ponda postal history, Goa (Portuguese India). What is a pre stamp cover?
Pondá, 27 June 1859 handstamp in red, postage paid letter sent to Bombay via Goa where the postage paid was confirmed by the boxed rectangular cachet GOA/P. P. in sepia, transit in VENGORLA, 1 July 1859. Additional manuscript P.P. written by the sender. Illustrated in Luis and Eduardo Barreiros (p. 54)
1 image of COV-3207 is recorded; the Ponda FP 2 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-3207
- What is COV-3207?
- COV-3207 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ponda, Goa (Portuguese India) of 27 June 1859, bearing the Ponda FP 2 handstamp in red. Pondá, 27 June 1859 handstamp in red, postage paid letter sent to Bombay via Goa where the postage paid was confirmed by the boxed rectangular cachet GOA/P. P. in sepia, transit in VENGORLA, 1 July 1859. Additional manuscript P.P. written by the sender. Illustrated in Luis and Eduardo Barreiros (p. 54)
- How scarce is the Ponda FP 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ponda FP 2 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- When was COV-3207 posted?
- COV-3207 is dated 27 June 1859, within the recorded period of use of Ponda FP 2 (—).
About this record
This 27 June 1859 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ponda FP 2 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded.