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COV-3568

23 January 1853 Alleppy HG 5 Cover

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23 January 1853 Alleppy HG 5 pre stamp cover — COV-3568
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Alleppy HG 5 pre stamp cover — back (COV-3568)
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Date

23 January 1853

Description

1853 Pre-stamp entire with black three lined boxed ``…..PPY/1853 JANUARY 23/BEARING`` & boxed ``AM`` cachets

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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 record

This 23 January 1853 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Alleppy HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with collectorbazar.