Service 6 Cash & 8 Cash post cards.

 

Year of issue for Service 6 Cash...1942
Year of issue for Service 8 Cash...1948

Looking for precise dates of the issue of the above cards

Piravaka cancellations of Travancore.. QUILON, ALLEPPEY, KOTTAYAM & CHANGNACHERRY.

 

4 Anchal offices with the name 'Piravaka' attached to the town name. 

1) Quilon. 2) Alleppey..3) Kottayam. 4) Changnacherry. Further more Piravakas might exist..

 Varieties in cancellations seen in each Town Piravaka's..(not shown here), which also is an interesting study.

About Piravaka (പ്രവ്ക/ പിറവക), debate is still going on, whether Piravaka is  located near a market place (Peedika.. Angadi-- പീടിക സ്ഥല൦ -- അങ്ങാടി)  

or is it in the vicinity of Judicial/Government offices?

Maybe Piravaka is a Suburb/Rural or Mofussil Anchal office?

1945 Cash 8 stamp affixed private card (Palai Central Bank) from Ponkunnam to Cragnanore.

1945 Cash 8 (surcharged on 6 Cash) stamp affixed private card (Palai Central Bank) from Ponkunnam to Cragnanore (Kodungallur).

 

Day digit missing.. manuscript instead.... Changnacherry to Kottayam..1895

1895 One Chuckram envelope from Changnacherry (Thi-48) to Kottayam.

Day (4) of '24' missing and filled up in writing at the delivery location of Kottayam by the Anchal Master.

Posted from Changnacherry (23/11/70..23/Mithunam/70...July 6/1895) to Kottayam (24/11/70).

Digit '4' of 24 missing and manuscripted in vernacular numerical (Malayalam) by Anchal Master of Kottayam. 

Addressed to Reverend Father Bernard, Prior General, Kottayam.

Thi-48

Digit '0' of 70 slightly raised.

1895 Thrikariyoor (manuscript markings), Muvattupuzha, Kottayam and then to Vaikom

1895 One Chuckram envelope posted at Thrikariyoor Anchal Pillar box with the pen inscriptions, was transferred to the nearest Anchal office @ Muvattupuzha, and then transported via Kottayam to Vaikom....Scarce.

 Manuscript inscriptions 

'തൃക്കറിയൂർ ബാകം (ഭാഗം)
71-11-28'..

Thrikariyoor Bakam 71-11-28' (manuscript markings..28-11-1071).

Thrikariyoor..June 11, 1895. Muvattupuzha..June 11.

Kottayam..June 12.

Vycome..June 13.

 

Thrikariyoor Anchal office opened in 1888 and closed in 1890..and then reopened in 1902. Thi-15 (T-15) was allotted to Thrikariyoor.

This envelope is in 1895 (1071)..so no Anchal office at Thrikariyoor... hence manuscript markings by the Anchal runner.

 

'തൃക്കറിയൂർ ബാകം 
71-11-28'

Thrikariyoor Bakam 71-11-28' (manuscript markings..28-11-1071).

This envelope which is posted in Anchal box installed there at Thrikariyoor, is taken to the nearest post office at Muvattupuzha. 

Thi-41 (തി -41) Muvattupuzha.

Travancore limited edition ഇരട്ട (double) Chuckrams

Travancore ഇരട്ട (double) chuckrams .. Less than 10 coins known to exist of each.


1) Rani Gouri Lakshmi Bai (1810-'15) period issued 2 Chuckram coin..... 0.74grams & 9mm. 

Also known as ഇരട്ട (double) chuckram, with English & Malayalam '2' in legend. 

Probably issued in 1810 soon after the coronation, and also to favour the new Dewan, Colonel John Munroe, who is also the British Resident of Travancore and Cochin states.

2) Swathi Thirunal (1829-'46) period issued Chuckram 2..Silver coin....0.74grams & 9mm. 

A Gold version was also issued (seen in the book of Dr Joseph Thomas), probably for ritual or presentation purpose.

Photos of the Gold version are taken from Joseph Thomas book ...'Legends of Travancore, a Numismatic Heritage'.

One Chuckram 1889 envelope...'Ribbon' cut variety of Die 1

An interesting find in Die 1 specimen of Travancore ONE CHUCKRAM envelopes, is the 'ribbon cut' variety. Seen only in envelope Knife (K-1 & K-2).

 These ribbon cut varieties are found in the first laid paper issues of 1889 envelopes (Die Type 1) with no embossed legends. Scarce.

RIBBON CUT  (right ear of the conch) variety.

Die 1a¹.. Ribbon (broken right ear of the Conch shell) cut..shell slightly tilted to the left).

Die 1a¹.. Ribbon (broken right ear of the Conch shell) cut.

Deschl catalogue..Envelope Knife..K 1.

Close up image of the indicium.

Deschl catalogue..Envelope Knife..K 2.

Close up image of the indicium.