COV-4410
20 July 1835 Alleppy HG Add. 1 Cover
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Date
20 July 1835
Description
1835, Feb. 28. Alleppy - Bath. Stampless outer wrapper addressed to 'Mrs. Marian Hunter / Widow of the late Doctor Robt. Hunter D.D.' at Bath. Re-directed to Blandford, Dorset. VF boxed 'INDIA LETTER / WEYMOUTH' in black. Ms. 'Paid to Madras' on reverse above a VF strike of the double lined oval 'OUTSTATION / SHIP LETTER / Madras 6MR6 / 1835' touched by Bath receiver. There is a fine strike in red of the ' ALLEPPY/POST PAID' in frame with rounded corners, unlisted in Giles or his 1993 or 1996 Supplements, overstruck by red 'B 20 JY 20 / 1835' in double circle. Originally rated 1/4, corrected to 2/- and finally rated 3/2 to pay. The Alleppy strike is very similar in design to Giles' Bangalore Post Paid # 6.
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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-4410 is an Alleppy pre stamp cover of 20 July 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?
1835, Feb. 28. Alleppy - Bath. Stampless outer wrapper addressed to 'Mrs. Marian Hunter / Widow of the late Doctor Robt. Hunter D.D.' at Bath. Re-directed to Blandford, Dorset. VF boxed 'INDIA LETTER / WEYMOUTH' in black. Ms. 'Paid to Madras' on reverse above a VF strike of the double lined oval 'OUTSTATION / SHIP LETTER / Madras 6MR6 / 1835' touched by Bath receiver. There is a fine strike in red of the ' ALLEPPY/POST PAID' in frame with rounded corners, unlisted in Giles or his 1993 or 1996 Supplements, overstruck by red 'B 20 JY 20 / 1835' in double circle. Originally rated 1/4, corrected to 2/- and finally rated 3/2 to pay. The Alleppy strike is very similar in design to Giles' Bangalore Post Paid # 6.
Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
2 images of COV-4410 are recorded (front, back); the Alleppy HG Add. 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1835.
Questions about COV-4410
- What is COV-4410?
- COV-4410 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Alleppy, Madras Presidency of 20 July 1835, bearing the Alleppy HG Add. 1 handstamp in red. 1835, Feb. 28. Alleppy - Bath. Stampless outer wrapper addressed to 'Mrs. Marian Hunter / Widow of the late Doctor Robt. Hunter D.D.' at Bath. Re-directed to Blandford, Dorset. VF boxed 'INDIA LETTER / WEYMOUTH' in black. Ms. 'Paid to Madras' on reverse above a VF strike of the double lined oval 'OUTSTATION / SHIP LETTER / Madras 6MR6 / 1835' touched by Bath receiver. There is a fine strike in red of the ' ALLEPPY/POST PAID' in frame with rounded corners, unlisted in Giles or his 1993 or 1996 Supplements, overstruck by red 'B 20 JY 20 / 1835' in double circle. Originally rated 1/4, corrected to 2/- and finally rated 3/2 to pay. The Alleppy strike is very similar in design to Giles' Bangalore Post Paid # 6.
- 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-4410?
- Its recorded auction history runs through eBay.
- When was COV-4410 posted?
- COV-4410 is dated 20 July 1835, within the recorded period of use of Alleppy HG Add. 1 (1835).
About this record
This 20 July 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 eBay.