Monday, November 1, 2021

1944 Dead Letter Office (D.L.O.) 'Ambulance' envelope

This privelege 'ambulance' (serves the purpose of an Ambulance which carries the deceased to its home)  envelope was used to return the  unclaimed / refused / D. L. O.  letters/envelopes to the office of despatch (only if the senders address is written on the dead cover), for delivery to the sender, free of charge.

An unclaimed envelope addressed to K.Kunjulakshmi Amma, enclosed in the D.L.O. envelope was posted from D. L.O. office @ Trivandrum (19 Vri 1120..Dec 04, 1944) to the Official Receiver, Trivandrum  (21 Vri '20..6/12/'44).

'Detter' for Letter...erroneously printed.

 Very Rare.  








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