8 Cash thin card... rough surface texture wove paper . Scarcely seen..

8 Cash thin card... rough surface texture wove paper, with pre-stamp period cancel.

1889...Cash Eight card (thin) from Ettumanoor (June 19) to Chertalla (June 20). 

This thin card was printed on a totally different texture card, perhaps an experimental type,  which  explains the roughness  on the surface of the card. 

 As and when handled by the Anchal runner man, there was every possibility of dust/dirt getting accumulated in the tiny groove of the rough obverse surface of the card, unlike the earlier issued thin wove cards, which has a smooth and clean surface.

 These cards are so thin and flimsy and gets folded fast, if not handled properly, was another reason for the early exit (hardly a year or so).

 

By 1889 end, thick and heavy Cash Eight cards, with the same ornamental designs were issued.

Pre-stamp period Ettumanoor franking (rimless circle on top & 2 concentric arcs in radii at the bottom)  is seen on the card, probably the last month & year of usage. 

Size of the card.. 122x75. (Appears to be the smallest of the Cash Eight thin cards) 

Rough texture wove thin buff paper.

 

Recorded in Deschyl catalogue..C-1.