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Date
1851
Description
India, Vingoria, 1851, "VINGORIA/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Well struck in bluish green with manuscript "28 10 51" date added in transit on cover originating in Lisbon, Portugal datelined "Lisboa 22 de Settr 1851" , addressed to Goa, Portuguese India, faint Lisbon despatch handstamp, Alexandia (Oct. 5) and Bombay (Oct. 23) transit datestamps, manuscript Oct. 29 receipt docketing, manuscript "1/-" rate marking, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10116, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Same office
Other recorded marks at Vingoria
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Vingoria are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Vingoria FP 1 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10116.