Scan or Photo Courtesy of Luis and Eduardo Barreiros
Date
16 July 1849
Description
Illustrated in Luis and Eduardo Barreiros (p. 57)
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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 6handstampRed1855–1870
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About this Goa pre stamp cover
COV-3228 is a Goa pre stamp cover of 16 July 1849 bearing the Goa FP 9 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Goa postal history, Goa (Portuguese India). What is a pre stamp cover?
Illustrated in Luis and Eduardo Barreiros (p. 57)
1 image of COV-3228 is recorded; the Goa FP 9 mark itself is recorded in use 1842–1868.
Questions about COV-3228
- What is COV-3228?
- COV-3228 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Goa, Goa (Portuguese India) of 16 July 1849, bearing the Goa FP 9 handstamp in red. Illustrated in Luis and Eduardo Barreiros (p. 57)
- How scarce is the Goa FP 9 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Goa FP 9 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842–1868.
- When was COV-3228 posted?
- COV-3228 is dated 16 July 1849, within the recorded period of use of Goa FP 9 (1842–1868).
About this record
This 16 July 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goa FP 9 handstamp of the Goa (Portuguese India), a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 23 surviving covers with this mark recorded.