Monday, September 14, 2020

Pre-adhesive folded letters of Travancore...Registered & unregistered.

1058 M.E.. (1883) REGISTERED (rectangular box) folded letter from Kuzhithura (Medam 23) to Trivandrum (Medam 30) via Bhoothapandy (25 Medam), Nagercoil (27 Medam)....and returned to Kuzhithura (Edavam 2)

Took 7 days to reach Trivandrum from Kuzhithura.






1883 (1058 M.E.)....pre-adhesive period registered Letter Reciept from.Ambalapuzha addressed to the Cocbin Diwan, with the Ernakulam seal.






 
Challikkavattam post office existed for a short period from 1882 to 1888...just before Travancore issued its first adhesive stamps & envelopes.




Pre post  folded letter 1881... from Irinjalakuda (1056 kumbham 23) to Trivandrum..Postage.. അണ അര..half anna.




അടിയന്തരം (Express)

 Prepost period...1880 a.d...From Irinjalakuda (Cochin State) to Trivandrum(Travancore)..31 Chingam 1056
Addressed to the temple trustee family Tharnanelloor..Also mentioned ...that it should be send അടിയന്തരം (urgent)
Postage in  manuscript ..'അണ അര'..(Half Anna) 












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