Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Travancore Refused (നിഷേധിച്ചു) letters with 2 types of refused ( Nischdichu) in Malayalam with sub varieties with error.



TYPE 1 with sub varieties



















 TYPE 11 with sub varieties...നിഷേധിച്ചു











Type..1  Variety (k)





Type..Variety(L)..'നിഷേയ്തിച്ചു'

'ത' for 'ധ'.

error on vernacular 'Refused'..seen only from Erattupetta...1927.





Monday, September 14, 2020

Hundi Acknowledgment receipts in English, Malayalam & Bilingual



1903 Revenue service hundi (Amount Rs 17) red  acknowledgement receipt from Tharnanellor Management (Travancore Temple trustees), Chala, Trivandrum to Nagercoil.





Hundi ack: receipts for public purpose





Travancore Trunk Telephones Phonocom









 

Thi-76...a new find...Thalavady

Earlier 'Thi-76' was attributed to Paravur/Munambam, which later was allocated to Thalavady.
A scarce item.


 

In manuscripts,  by the anchal man from the pickup point of 'Munambam.....Registered -No,weight...all in Malayalam language.




 

Pre-adhesive folded letters of Travancore...Registered & unregistered.

1058 M.E.. (1883) REGISTERED (rectangular box) folded letter from Kuzhithura (Medam 23) to Trivandrum (Medam 30) via Bhoothapandy (25 Medam), Nagercoil (27 Medam)....and returned to Kuzhithura (Edavam 2)

Took 7 days to reach Trivandrum from Kuzhithura.






1883 (1058 M.E.)....pre-adhesive period registered Letter Reciept from.Ambalapuzha addressed to the Cocbin Diwan, with the Ernakulam seal.






 
Challikkavattam post office existed for a short period from 1882 to 1888...just before Travancore issued its first adhesive stamps & envelopes.




Pre post  folded letter 1881... from Irinjalakuda (1056 kumbham 23) to Trivandrum..Postage.. അണ അര..half anna.




അടിയന്തരം (Express)

 Prepost period...1880 a.d...From Irinjalakuda (Cochin State) to Trivandrum(Travancore)..31 Chingam 1056
Addressed to the temple trustee family Tharnanelloor..Also mentioned ...that it should be send അടിയന്തരം (urgent)
Postage in  manuscript ..'അണ അര'..(Half Anna) 












Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Date inverted 8 cash (6 PLUS 2) post card

Travancore 6 CASH PLUS 2 CASH (21.5mm lenngth..Deschl C-31), from Trivandrum 18 EDA 119 (31 May 1944) via Mavelikkara 19 EDA 119 (Date inverted) to Mannar.
 
 





 

'Olakettyambalam' cancellation folded letter

1939 letter from the District Court of Kottayam, posted registered, from the court premises post office with Kottayam 'Piravaka' cds to Olakettiyambalam (probably the name must have derived from the thatched roof temple...ഓലകെട്ടിയമ്പലo.

with the addresee refused...'Nisheditchu' in linear rectangular box.



 

Travancore Wrappers..3 different..with die varieties.

Newspaper Wrappers also known as Bookpost wrapper/ Packet wrapper are used mainly to send gazettes, periodicals, news paper, magazines, pamp...