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Date
16 August 1855
Description
India SG#2 ALL MARGINS CLEAR OUTER FRAME(single frank)-ALLEPPY-AUG/16/1855(red)-TINY ENVELOPE-TO MADRAS-BACKSTAMPED-SCARCE-minor wear/toning......a87932
Auction
(2026)
Same office
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 record
This 16 August 1855 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 eBay, (2026).