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Date
1852
Description
1852 entire stamped with ``ALLEPPY / 1852 / Paid A3`` (Gile Ty-3) red boxed cachet addressed to Gherderop Govindop at Madras bearing arrival marking ``G.P.O. / 1952 FE9`` in red box cachet
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Other recorded marks at Alleppy
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Alleppy are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Alleppy pre stamp cover
COV-3489 is an Alleppy pre stamp cover of 1852 bearing the Alleppy HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Alleppy postal history — the office known today as Alappuzha, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1852 entire stamped with ``ALLEPPY / 1852 / Paid A3`` (Gile Ty-3) red boxed cachet addressed to Gherderop Govindop at Madras bearing arrival marking ``G.P.O. / 1952 FE9`` in red box cachet
Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
3 images of COV-3489 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Alleppy HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1857.
Questions about COV-3489
- What is COV-3489?
- COV-3489 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Alleppy, Madras Presidency of 1852, bearing the Alleppy HG 3 handstamp in red. 1852 entire stamped with ``ALLEPPY / 1852 / Paid A3`` (Gile Ty-3) red boxed cachet addressed to Gherderop Govindop at Madras bearing arrival marking ``G.P.O. / 1952 FE9`` in red box cachet
- How scarce is the Alleppy HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Alleppy HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1851–1857.
- What is the provenance of COV-3489?
- Its recorded auction history runs through collectorbazar.
- When was COV-3489 posted?
- COV-3489 is dated 1852, within the recorded period of use of Alleppy HG 3 (1851–1857).
About this record
This 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Alleppy HG 3 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.