How scarce is the Alleppy HG Add. 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Alleppy HG Add. 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1835.

When was COV-4 posted?

COV-4 is dated 18 February 1835, within the recorded period of use of Alleppy HG Add. 1 (1835).

COV-04

18 February 1835 Alleppy HG Add. 1 Cover

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18 February 1835 Alleppy HG Add. 1 pre stamp cover — COV-04 — front

Alleppy HG Add. 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-04) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

18 February 1835

Description

Clear strike in red with manuscript "18th Feby 1835" date on back of folded cover to Bath, England, forwarded to Dorset, framed INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH handstamp (Robertson In. 1), Madras Outstation (Mar. 6), London (Jul. 20), and Bath (Aug. 4) backstamps. Fine and incredibly rare, possibly the only example known.

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9054, Lot 10002, (May 2026), — Magnolia Collection Part 7

Provenance

"Magnolia"

•2026, Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, Lot 10002, Realized $3,000— The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Robert C. Bauer)

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-4 is an Alleppy pre stamp cover of 18 February 1835 bearing the Alleppy HG Add. 1 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?

Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10002 (May 2026).

2 images of COV-4 are recorded (front, back); the Alleppy HG Add. 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1835.

Questions about COV-4

What is COV-4?: COV-4 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Alleppy, Madras Presidency of 18 February 1835, bearing the Alleppy HG Add. 1 handstamp in red. Clear strike in red with manuscript "18th Feby 1835" date on back of folded cover to Bath, England, forwarded to Dorset, framed INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH handstamp (Robertson In. 1), Madras Outstation (Mar. 6), London (Jul. 20), and Bath (Aug. 4) backstamps. Fine and incredibly rare, possibly the only example known.
How scarce is the Alleppy HG Add. 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Alleppy HG Add. 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1835.
What is the provenance of COV-4?: Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9054 lot 10002 (May 2026).
When was COV-4 posted?: COV-4 is dated 18 February 1835, within the recorded period of use of Alleppy HG Add. 1 (1835).

About this record

This 18 February 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Alleppy HG Add. 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10002, (May 2026). Recorded prices realized: $3,000, Siegel Auction Galleries, (2026).