How scarce is the Ponda FP 3 mark on this cover?

The census grades Ponda FP 3 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.

When was COV-3206 posted?

COV-3206 is dated 25 August 1868, within the recorded period of use of Ponda FP 3 (—).

COV-3206

25 August 1868 Ponda Cover

Back to census|Ponda FP 3 · 2 covers recorded

Pre-stamp cover of India — 25 August 1868, Ponda FP 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-3206)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Ponda FP 3, scan 2 (COV-3206)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Ponda FP 3, scan 3 (COV-3206)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Luiz & Eduardo Barreiros

Date

25 August 1868

Description

Pondá, 25 August 1868 official postage free letter (S.N.R.), forwarded by the Pondá Post Office to the Secretary of the Governor-General in Nova-Goa. Signed Bernardo the administration authority that granted the postage free. Pondá and Livre are separate handstamps. Illustrated in Luis and Eduardo Barreiros (p. 74)

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Other recorded marks at Ponda

2 marks

2 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.

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About this Ponda pre stamp cover

COV-3206 is a Ponda pre stamp cover of 25 August 1868 bearing the Ponda FP 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Ponda postal history, Goa (Portuguese India). What is a pre stamp cover?

3 images of COV-3206 are recorded; the Ponda FP 3 mark itself is recorded in use —.

Questions about COV-3206

What is COV-3206?: COV-3206 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ponda, Goa (Portuguese India) of 25 August 1868, bearing the Ponda FP 3 handstamp in red. Pondá, 25 August 1868 official postage free letter (S.N.R.), forwarded by the Pondá Post Office to the Secretary of the Governor-General in Nova-Goa. Signed Bernardo the administration authority that granted the postage free. Pondá and Livre are separate handstamps. Illustrated in Luis and Eduardo Barreiros (p. 74)
How scarce is the Ponda FP 3 mark on this cover?: The census grades Ponda FP 3 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
When was COV-3206 posted?: COV-3206 is dated 25 August 1868, within the recorded period of use of Ponda FP 3 (—).

About this record

This 25 August 1868 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ponda FP 3 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.