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 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.