Travancore 1932 'REGISTERED' envelope from Trivandrum to Cochin..provincial issue. .

 

This 1932 used registered envelope (issued in 1930) was surcharged on 3 & Half Chuckrams (issued in 1925) with 3 Chs 10 Ca (in red) from Trivandrum to Ernakulam.
Travancore Registered envelope in printed format are not that successful, among the public.

Registered charge: 3 Ch.

Postage rate: 3/4 Ch (12 cash) 

Total: 3 Chs12 Cash.

This provisional issue (used) are in the 'Very Rare' category. 
Handfull are known to exist.

Anchal Saving Bank pass book

 Travancore Anchal Savings Bank pass book printed by The Superintendent at Government Press, was fully operational except for the year 1117-'18 (1943), when it was shifted to the Central Prison Press.

 

Printed quantity of books.. 30000..on  8-5-1122

 

'ANCHAL SAVINGS BANK' postal cancellation of Nagercoil. These postal markings are done, when the depositors deposit or withdraw their money from the S. B. account. 

Travancore Anchal Savings Bank Pass Book

 Travancore Anchal Savings Bank pass book.. 

2 Different press (Government Press & C.P. Press) were used for printing Savings Bank passbooks in the year 1943..

Unrecorded, so far.  

Normally these pass books were printed by the Superintendent, at the Government Press, Trivandrum. 

Printing shifted out to Central Prison Press (Chief Foreman) for the year 1117 from 6/12/1117 to 11/12/1118...precisely for an year.

PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT

PRINTED BY THE CHIEF FOREMAN.

Anchal Savings Bank pass book printed @ C.P.P. are very scarce.

First printed quantity @ Central Prison (C.P.) Press in the year 1943 was 12000 & then 6000 books.

Printed quantity is 12000 books... 6-12-117

Printed quantity....6000 books..25-9-118.

UDAYAMPEROOR ANCHAL POST OFFICE ...please note the rectangular box cancel of Udayamperoor Malayalam.

Printed by the Superintendent of Government Press. 

Books printed quantity.. 25000. 11-12-118.

So in the year 1118 (1943), 2 different printing press (Govt press and C. P. Press) were put to use. 

 

Registered articles receipts..different types.

 Registered articles receipts.

 From Ambalapuzha (Travancore State) official registered letter receipt, via North Paravur, addressed to the Dewan of Cochin, received @ Ernakulam Anchal (Cochin State). 

REGISTERED LETTER RECEIPTS.

 Different types starting from 1888..prestamp period.

1888..Pre-post period.. Kuzhithura (M. E. 1063) and signed by the Anchal Master.

1889..Post stamp Period...Trivandrum to Kottakkam in Trivandrum itself). 

Different types of receipts issued on different years. 

Travancore Revenue Hundi

REVENUE HUNDI..The third type of Hundi.. was in vogue from 1909,16 August 1st Chingam 1085) onwards.. 
These revenue hundis were used by the land holder to pay off the land tax to the Revenue officer. 

Landtax money order or Hundi.. from Paravoor to the Official Receiver @ Paravoor. 

Rs 9/ Chuckram 4/ Cash 4 for the M.E. year 1121 (1946).

This landtax was 'refused' (in red manuscript..by Anchal man) ...'addressee refused to accept'.  

 

 

Travancore Anchal Hundi duplicate/acknowledgment/counterfoil receipt.

 Travancore Anchal Hundi duplicate receipt returned by the Anchal office to the Remitter (payer), along with signature and communication of the payee (receiver of the payment)..this privilege of communication facility which was disallowed in the British India Post.
In M. E. 1077 (1901-'02), Hundi (Money order) system was introduced in Travancore.

M. E.  1078 (1903) acknowledgement (duplicate)...Government (On Sirkar Service) service  Hundi receipt. 

 1902(M.E. 1088) Hundi receipts..in English, used by the common public.

1902 (M.E. 1088) Hundi receipts..in vernacular language.. Malayalam.

New hundi forms came into use.

 Year 1916,1921,1937&1935. (M. E. 1092,1107,1113&1111) 

From year 1935, bilingual forms were used. 

Year 1942,1943,1945 (M E. 1117,1118,1121).

Year M. E. 1117 (1942) shown below first,  includes  acknowledgement with counterfoil receipt,which is scarce. 

Travancore Hundi acknowledgement receipt along with coupon shown  above send to the Supervisor of Govt Press..Refused (in manuscript) and returned to the sender in Thalayolaparambu(rectangular boxed)..Scarce.    

Travancore Hundi acknowledgement COUPON...this torn off portion will not bear any postmarks, but the amount to be received by the payee will be noted.

Travancore Anchal Hundi (Money Order) receipt to the remitter..different types

Anchal Hundi payment receipt given to the remitter, once the payment for transfer has been given to the Anchal office.
Year.. 1086, 1087, 1088 (1910, 1911 & 1912).
Watermark in each year .. 2 Elephants, Conchshell & 'Govt of Travancore '

Year 1089, 1116, 1116..(1912,1940,1940)

No watermark 

Year 1022 (1946)

No watermark.