COV-5410 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Alleppy, Madras Presidency of 1860, bearing the Alleppy HG 3 handstamp in red. India: 1860 page listing receipts (both sides) each showing six fair to fine strikes of boxed �ALLEPPY/6 December 60/Paid� handstamp in red, unusual. Photo.

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.

When was COV-5410 posted?

COV-5410 is dated 1860, within the recorded period of use of Alleppy HG 3 (1851–1857).

COV-5410

1860 Alleppy Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1860, Alleppy HG 3 handstruck folded letter (COV-5410)

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Date

1860

Description

India: 1860 page listing receipts (both sides) each showing six fair to fine strikes of boxed �ALLEPPY/6 December 60/Paid� handstamp in red, unusual. Photo.

Auction

Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions

GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries (19 September 2018), Lot 1622, (2018)

Same office

Other recorded marks at Alleppy

6 marks

6 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.

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About this Alleppy pre stamp cover

COV-5410 is an Alleppy pre stamp cover of 1860 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: 1860 page listing receipts (both sides) each showing six fair to fine strikes of boxed �ALLEPPY/6 December 60/Paid� handstamp in red, unusual. Photo.

Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries (19 September 2018) lot 1622 (2018).

1 image of COV-5410 is recorded; the Alleppy HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1851–1857.

Questions about COV-5410

What is COV-5410?: COV-5410 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Alleppy, Madras Presidency of 1860, bearing the Alleppy HG 3 handstamp in red. India: 1860 page listing receipts (both sides) each showing six fair to fine strikes of boxed �ALLEPPY/6 December 60/Paid� handstamp in red, unusual. Photo.
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-5410?: Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions GPA 174: British Empire & Foreign Countries (19 September 2018) lot 1622 (2018).
When was COV-5410 posted?: COV-5410 is dated 1860, within the recorded period of use of Alleppy HG 3 (1851–1857).

About this record

This 1860 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 (19 September 2018), lot 1622, (2018).