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Date
1 September 1856
Description
India, 1854, ½a Blue, Die I (2; SG 2). Large to full margins, cancelled by "94" diamond grid cancel with light strike of "Vingoria Paid" handstamp (unrecorded in Giles) with manuscript "9-1-56" date inserted on large part of small native cover from Goa to Bombay with "GOA/P.P." boxed handstamp FINE AND EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE. A RARE COVER ORIGINATING IN PORTUGUESE GOA AND SENT VIA VINGORIA WITH A 1854 HALF-ANNA LITHOGRAPH FROM DIE I. Since Goa did not have a British post office (only Damaun) this cover likely was taken to the border of Portuguese India and placed in the mails at Vengurla with the ½a paying the internal rate to Bombay. Ex Dr. Kornan and "Magnolia". With 1990 B.P.A. certificate.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Kornan "Magnolia"
Certificates
1990 BPA (#31597)
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Other recorded marks at Goa
14 marks14 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.
- Goa FP 1handstampBlack1819–1827
- Goa FP 2handstampBlack1824–1868
- Goa FP 3handstampRed1838–1862
- Goa FP 4handstampRed1842–1865
- Goa FP 5handstampBlack1845
- Goa FP 7handstampViolet1865–1871
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About this Goa pre stamp cover
COV-1673 is a Goa pre stamp cover of 1 September 1856 bearing the Goa FP 6 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Goa postal history, Goa (Portuguese India). What is a pre stamp cover?
India, 1854, ½a Blue, Die I (2; SG 2). Large to full margins, cancelled by "94" diamond grid cancel with light strike of "Vingoria Paid" handstamp (unrecorded in Giles) with manuscript "9-1-56" date inserted on large part of small native cover from Goa to Bombay with "GOA/P.P." boxed handstamp FINE AND EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE. A RARE COVER ORIGINATING IN PORTUGUESE GOA AND SENT VIA VINGORIA WITH A 1854 HALF-ANNA LITHOGRAPH FROM DIE I. Since Goa did not have a British post office (only Damaun) this cover likely was taken to the border of Portuguese India and placed in the mails at Vengurla with the ½a paying the internal rate to Bombay. Ex Dr. Kornan and "Magnolia". With 1990 B.P.A. certificate.
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 286 (May 2023); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1377 lot 4202 (Apr. 2026).
1 image of COV-1673 is recorded; the Goa FP 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1855–1870.
Questions about COV-1673
- What is COV-1673?
- COV-1673 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Goa, Goa (Portuguese India) of 1 September 1856, bearing the Goa FP 6 handstamp in red. India, 1854, ½a Blue, Die I (2; SG 2). Large to full margins, cancelled by "94" diamond grid cancel with light strike of "Vingoria Paid" handstamp (unrecorded in Giles) with manuscript "9-1-56" date inserted on large part of small native cover from Goa to Bombay with "GOA/P.P." boxed handstamp FINE AND EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE. A RARE COVER ORIGINATING IN PORTUGUESE GOA AND SENT VIA VINGORIA WITH A 1854 HALF-ANNA LITHOGRAPH FROM DIE I. Since Goa did not have a British post office (only Damaun) this cover likely was taken to the border of Portuguese India and placed in the mails at Vengurla with the ½a paying the internal rate to Bombay. Ex Dr. Kornan and "Magnolia". With 1990 B.P.A. certificate.
- How scarce is the Goa FP 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Goa FP 6 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1855–1870.
- What is the provenance of COV-1673?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1286 lot 286 (May 2023); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 1377 lot 4202 (Apr. 2026). Certificate: 1990 BPA (#31597).
- When was COV-1673 posted?
- COV-1673 is dated 1 September 1856, within the recorded period of use of Goa FP 6 (1855–1870).
About this record
This 1 September 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goa FP 6 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 15 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1286, lot 286, (May 2023); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 1377, lot 4202, (Apr. 2026). Certified: 1990 BPA (#31597).