1922 Cochin interstate Revenue Hundi (Bluish green) acknowledgement receipt from Trichur to Trivandrum, Travancore Government Press.

1922 Cochin interstate Revenue Hundi (Bluish green) acknowledgement receipt from Trichur via interstate transit stations of Ernakulam & Alwaye, to the Superintendent, Travancore Government Press. Scarce.

 

1935 Privileged mail... Imperial Service envelop sent free by Registered, thru' Anchal Trivandrum office to Cochin State.

Privileged mail from the allied office of the Resident.

As revised from the Travancore Anchal Regulation of 1089 M.E., in 5th Feb 1919, Rule 112 (quoted from the Regulation and Proclamations of Travancore Vol. 111) states about the free transmission of letters and other service articles from the Resident and associate administrative offices, through the Anchal Department, within the state and to the State of Cochin. 

These service articles should bear the superscription 'On Sirkar Service', and to be signed by the head clerk of the despatching office. 

And if such articles were to be sent registered, the Anchal offices used to affix the Registeration handstamp, and as stated above, free of cost.

1935 British India printed (ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE) service envelop (240x120mm), superscribed 'Sirkar' and sent through local Travancore Anchal Department (T.A.D.) of Trivandrum 

This stampless Service letter duly signed by the authorised signatory clerk (left bottom) was posted free of charge thru' Travancore Registered post (in manuscript..155/4....(No: 155 & Wt: 4 tolas) addressed to District Court Vakil, Wadakkancherry, Cochin State. 

 

TRIVANDRUM/T.A.D. 

VADAKANCHERI A.O.

Red waxed '... Office of the Resident of Madras State' seal on the reverse.

Red wax seals were commonly used during this period for securing registered, high level confidential, or official diplomatic post by the British colonial administration, particularly on covers by the British India postal service or government departments, to ensure security.

The first Hundi receipt of 1901/02, used later in 1910 from Poonjar to Nattakom

Hundi (money order) receipt used in 1910 from Poonjar to Nattakom. 

Shown here is the earliest Hundi watermarked receipt form printed in Malayalam used from 1901-'02. Not recorded in Dr N S Mooss's book of Travancore.

The Hundi receipt format presumably changed from 1910 onwards (shown page bottom). 

Type 1...1901/02 to 1910

 

Shortened version, from 1910 onwards, probably to save paper.

Interesting to note that the receipt has changed to bilingual from the vernacular language of Malayalam. 

Type 2...1910 onwards bilingual.

Type 3.. 1940 onwards..in English. 

a) Elongated type 

b)Small size.

For comparison of different type & size..of different time zones.

1901 Wrapper with extra stamp (lost in transit) from Mannanam to Changnacherry

1901 Cash Six Wrapper, affixed with extra adhesive stamp (due to excess weight) which is seen lost in transit, cancelled by indistinct T-80 barred circle of Mannanam (Oct 29), addressed to Changnacherry (Oct 30).   

 

Wrappers with extra stamp (in this case, lost in transit) affixed are scarce to find. 

Extra adhesive stamp are used, when the pamplets or newspapers tucked inside the wrapper are above the specified Anchal weight.

Wrapper Cash Six 
Die: Type 2
Stamp size: 22:26.5
Indent: 19 mm.

Mannanam|Thulam 13|1077.

Changnacherry|Thu 14|77.