1925 British India printed Service envelope sent free by Registered, from Trivandrum Anchal office to Cochin Anchal

1925 British India printed (ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE) service stationery envelope, superscribed 'Sirkar' sent through local Travancore Anchal office of Trivandrum 

This stampless letter duly signed by the authorised signatory clerk (left bottom) was sent free of cost thru' Travancore Registered post (in manuscript..155/4....(No:155 & Wt:4 tolas) addressed to District Court Vakil, Vadakkancherry, Cochin State.

 

The first Hundi receipt of 1901/02, used later in 1910 from Poonjar to Nattakom

Hundi (money order) receipt used in 1910 from Poonjar to Nattakom. 

Shown here is the earliest printed (Malayalam) version of Hundi receipt used from 1901-'02. 

The Hundi receipt format presumably changed from 1910 onwards (shown page bottom). 

 

 

Shortened version, from 1910 onwards, probably to save paper.

Interesting to note that the receipt has changed to bilingual from the vernacular language of Malayalam.

1901 Wrapper with extra stamp (lost in transit) from Mannanam to Changnacherry

1901 Cash Six Wrapper, affixed with extra adhesive stamp (due to excess weight) which is seen lost in transit, cancelled by indistinct T-80 barred circle of Mannanam (Oct 29), addressed to Changnacherry (Oct 30).   

 

Wrappers with extra stamp (in this case, lost in transit) affixed are scarce to find. 

Extra adhesive stamp are used, when the pamplets or newspapers tucked inside the wrapper are above the specified Anchal weight.

Wrapper Cash Six 
Die: Type 2
Stamp size: 22:26.5
Indent: 19 mm.

Mannanam|Thulam 13|1077.

Changnacherry|Thu 14|77.

 

'5 C' Provisional issue Travancore post cards

 

1931 CHITHRANAGAR & 1936 SRICHITRANAGAR special cancellations

Exhibition post markings of Travancore.

2 types of commemorative special postmarks..

CHITHRANAGAR & SRICHITRANAGAR.

 

CHITHRANAGAR 

This linear rectangular box (48x12mm) 'CHITHRANAGAR' was found used for the cancellation of mails posted at the temporary Anchal offices put up at the Exhibition grounds at Kanakakunnu Palace grounds,Trivandrum during the All India Exhibitions in 1931 & 1936.

In connection with the Coronation (Bala Rama Varma), a 7 day exhibition was conducted at the Kanakakunnu Palace grounds in Trivandrum, with the opening of a temporary Anchal office. Nov 6 - 11, 1931.

Registered envelope to Attungal from Trivandrum. 

Rectangular box (CHITHRANAGAR) black ink marking.

Postage 12 cash..Registeration..3 Chuckram.. Acknowledgement 4 cash.

 

SRICHITRANAGAR

This was employed for the cancellation of mails posted at the temporary Anchal office put up in the SRICHITRANAGAR exhibition ground at Kanakakunnu Palace garden, during the 20 days period of All-India Exhibition (11 Nov to 30 Nov) . This was opened by The Governor of Madras, Lord Eskine..11 Nov, 1936. 

 This special linear rectangular box (65x10mm) postmark 'SRICHITRANAGAR' is always found applied with a 2 ring circular date stamp, bearing  the Experimental office No 16.

Ordinary envelope to Cochin from Trivandrum.

Postage 12 cash (4 cash stamps affixed on the reverse).

Registered envelope to Quilon from the exhibition venue Experimental Anchal office, Trivandrum. 

Signed & dated  (flapside), with the reason, for the delayed delivery by the Anchal man, with a vernacular manuscript of  'കച്ചേരി ഒഴിവു' (Court holiday)'.

1899 CASH FIVE double postcard mint

1899 'CASH FIVE' double postcard (Perf: 10) mint...was in use for a limited period, for it was followed soon by different varieties of Cash Five without legends.  

This mint double card (same as Cash Eight), known to exist less than 10 copies, are supposedly to be branded as 'Rare'.

 

India Study Circle 75th anniversary Diamond Jubilee Book

 Favourite possession (related to Travancore & Cochin shown here), of each philatelists, around the world, came out in print in India Study Circle's 75th Diamond Jubilee Book (168 pages), sponsored by David Feldman, (Switzerland), compiled by Sandeep Jaiswal (USA).