What is the Goa FP 13 handstamp?

Goa FP 13 is a early Indian handstruck postal marking of Goa in the Goa (Portuguese India), British India, recorded in use around 1855. The "FP 13" designation is its figure number in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India. Known strikes are in red.

How rare is Goa FP 13?

Goa FP 13 has 2 examples recorded in this census. Rarity here is evidence-based: it is derived from the number of surviving covers actually recorded, not estimated. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance.

What does a Goa pre stamp cover with FP 13 look like?

A pre stamp (pre philatelic) cover from Goa is a folded letter or envelope carried before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, with postage shown entirely by hand-struck marks like FP 13. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. Each census record on this page links to full cover images, dates and auction provenance.

How do I identify or submit a Goa FP 13 cover?

Compare your cover against the reference impression and recorded examples on this page — check the mark's shape, colour and date range (1855). If your cover is not already recorded, you can submit front and back photographs through the census form on this page; every submission is editor-reviewed before publication.

Goa (Portuguese India) · Pre-1854 Handstamp

Goa FP 13

Handstamp

Colour & date: Red1855
Rarity: 2 examples recorded
Note: "SEGVRA" Straightline
Figure: FP13
Submitted by: Andrew Titley

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Census

Census records

1 cover recorded

1 pre-1854 cover bearing the Goa FP 13 handstamp is recorded below — each entry links to images, provenance and auction details.

COV-3194

18 May 1855

"SEGVRA" Handstamp. Well-struck straightline and "GOA/P.P." boxed handstamp in red on back of registered folded letter datelined May 18, 1855 and addressed to Lisbon, Portugal, manuscript "Pagou 120 reis" prepaid rate and "N. 34" registery number, "POR ALEXANDRIA" and "120" rate handstamps, interior pages with heavy ink erosion with outer sheet mostly unaffected VERY FINE. THIS IS ONE OF THREE KNOWN REGISTERED COVERS FROM PORTUGUESE INDIA DURING THE PRE-STAMP PERIOD--TWO HAVE THE "SEGVRA" STRAIGHTLINE. Registered covers from any of the Portuguese Colonies are rare during the pre-stamp period, not just Portuguese India. Only three from Portuguese India are known. Along with the negative oval offered in lot 293, there are two with the "SEGVA" straightline--the cover offered here and another dated Oct. 24, 1848. Both registered covers in the Magnolia collection are illustrated in Barreiros "Portuguese India: Postal History and the First Issues", p. 55. Illustrated in Frazao (p. 207) Illustrated in Luis and Eduardo Barreiros (p. 55)

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About this mark

The Goa FP 13 handstamp

Goa FP 13 is a early Indian handstruck postal marking of the post office at Goa in the Goa (Portuguese India), British India, recorded in use around 1855. Known strikes are in red. Its "FP 13" designation is the figure number assigned in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India.

A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. On the strength of that count the mark is graded "2 examples recorded" — the grade moves automatically as new covers are recorded. Collectors searching for goa pre stamp covers, goa postal history or "Goa FP13" material can compare FP 13 across every office or browse the rest of the Goa marks.

"SEGVRA" Straightline

Frequently asked

What is the Goa FP 13 handstamp?: Goa FP 13 is a early Indian handstruck postal marking of Goa in the Goa (Portuguese India), British India, recorded in use around 1855. The "FP 13" designation is its figure number in the Hammond Giles catalogue of the handstruck postage stamps of India. Known strikes are in red.
How rare is Goa FP 13?: Goa FP 13 has 2 examples recorded in this census. Rarity here is evidence-based: it is derived from the number of surviving covers actually recorded, not estimated. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance.
What does a Goa pre stamp cover with FP 13 look like?: A pre stamp (pre philatelic) cover from Goa is a folded letter or envelope carried before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, with postage shown entirely by hand-struck marks like FP 13. A single surviving cover bearing this mark is recorded in the census, with images and provenance. Each census record on this page links to full cover images, dates and auction provenance.
How do I identify or submit a Goa FP 13 cover?: Compare your cover against the reference impression and recorded examples on this page — check the mark's shape, colour and date range (1855). If your cover is not already recorded, you can submit front and back photographs through the census form on this page; every submission is editor-reviewed before publication.

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Other recorded marks at Goa

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14 other pre-1854 postal markings of Goa are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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“Goa FP 13 — handstamp,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/goa/goa/fp-13 (accessed 27 September 2026).

Updated: 27 Sept 2026