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Date
1840
Description
India: 1840 (July 16) small native folded wrapper to Madras with framed “ALEPPEE/Paid” (Giles type 2) datestamp with framed “G.P.O” arrival datestamp (Giles type MX5) and a framed “AM” mark in black and an 1856 fragment with a very fine strike of the “ALLEPPY/Paid” datestamp (Giles type 3). (2)
Auction
GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, Lot 2664
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 Alleppy pre stamp cover
COV-5396 is an Alleppy pre stamp cover of 1840 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?
India: 1840 (July 16) small native folded wrapper to Madras with framed “ALEPPEE/Paid” (Giles type 2) datestamp with framed “G.P.O” arrival datestamp (Giles type MX5) and a framed “AM” mark in black and an 1856 fragment with a very fine strike of the “ALLEPPY/Paid” datestamp (Giles type 3). (2)
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 2664.
1 image of COV-5396 is recorded; the Alleppy HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1857.
Questions about COV-5396
- What is COV-5396?
- COV-5396 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Alleppy, Madras Presidency of 1840, bearing the Alleppy HG 3 handstamp in red. India: 1840 (July 16) small native folded wrapper to Madras with framed “ALEPPEE/Paid” (Giles type 2) datestamp with framed “G.P.O” arrival datestamp (Giles type MX5) and a framed “AM” mark in black and an 1856 fragment with a very fine strike of the “ALLEPPY/Paid” datestamp (Giles type 3). (2)
- 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-5396?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries lot 2664.
- When was COV-5396 posted?
- COV-5396 is dated 1840, within the recorded period of use of Alleppy HG 3 (1851–1857).
About this record
This 1840 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 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries, lot 2664.