Friday, May 27, 2022

1880 Pre-stamp period folded registered letter

A folded registered letter from the period 1880...but can't read out the point of entry or exit.. Can spot Trivandrum cds.
Need help to decipher.


55-6- 15...year 1055-Makaram-15th.....28 Jan, 1880





REGISTER number 57

 

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

1904 Wrapper Six Cash from Trivandrum to Quilon/Punalur. Manuscript numbers, to prevent pilferage..

 1904  Six Cash Wrapper (21:26) Type 11 from Trivandrum (cds..31mm.. Moos type 3.. to Quilon.
Trivandrum (Kar 13 1079)..July 28,1904.
As the addresee is out of station, anchalman tried to deliver 3 times (a delay of 6 days)...hence the Malayalam manuscript (3)... in violet.
Send from Quilon (Kar 19 1079... Aug 3) Punalur (Kar 20 1079... Aug 4).

The manuscript number in Malayalam seen on the wrappers, written in ink, is from the treasury itself by the officials, to take stock of the wrappers sent to different Anchal offices..

This number helps to keep track and prevent pilferage.




Malayalam manuscript (3)... in violet.





Tuesday, May 10, 2022

1902 Cash Six wrapper from Attungal to Peermade

1902 Cash Six wrapper addressed to Miss Baker, Peermade...returned, as the addressee has gone to England.

Attungal (തി 21)......(10/1/1078)..Aug 26, 1902
Peermade....(12/10)... Aug 28.

As the addresee has gone to England, returned to the sender..Sepoy Velu..13-1-78 (Aug 29)..in manuscript (blue)..
And also by the Peermade Anchal Master..in red m.s.

Peermade.....(16/10)... Sept 1

Attungal..... (18/10)... Sept 3.




Manuscript in blue by the Peermade Anchal Sepoy.

ശിമക്ക് പോയിരിക്കുന്നതിനാൽ കൊടുപ്പാൻ പറ്റില്ല ആയതിനാൽ, ഉടമസ്ഥന്നു ഏൽപ്പിക്കണം..
ശിപായി വേലു.. 13-1-78.




 Manuscript in red by the Peermade Anchal Master.

'ശിമക്ക് പോയിരിക്കുന്നതിനാൽ,  മടക്കി വന്നിരിക്കുന്നാൽ  ഉടമസ്ഥനെ ഏൽപ്പിക്കണം..

അറ്റിങ്ങൽ '


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