1884 Alleppey to Bombay 1/2 Anna envelope, uprated... Too late usage.

 

Alleppey is the first British post office of Travancore (1857) followed by Trivandrum (1863), Quilon (1864) & Nagercoil (1865). 

1884 British India Half Anna Q.V. envelope uprated by 2 Anna(S.G.#54..Die1) & Half Anna (S.G.#62) stamps... Registered from ALLEPPY /27 March/1884 to Bombay (April 1).

Registration handstamp, rectangular framed "TOO LATE", 1/2Anna  & 2 Anna franking cancelled "M" in barred circle.

1884 Alleppey to Bombay Registered envelope

India SG#76 Half Anna Victoria (Die-2) tied by barred cancel with 'M' in inset...from ALLEPPY 6/NOV/84-Registered to BOMBAY 10/NOV/84. 

Alleppey is the first British post office of Travancore (1857) followed by Trivandrum (1863), Quilon (1864) & Nagercoil (1865).

Travancore Anatharayan gold coin...with flowers..

 Travancore Anatharayan gold coin...with flowers.. 0.38 & 8mm...minted during Rani Gouri Lakshmi Baiju (1810-'15).

1830 Travancore..Swathi Cash - Shankh to left

 Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma Cash Copper coins with Conch tail to the left.Travancore - 1830 a. d. 

Swathi Cash - Shankh to left & Shiva lingam 

1005 ME (1830CE)

0.54 grams & 9mm.

1902 Combination envelope of Travancore Village Post (V-26..വി-൨൬) Kunnikode to England.

 

 1902 (1078 ME) envelope from Travancore Village Post - Kunnikodu (V-26.(വി-൨൬) to England... Not recorded.

1902 Travancore 'One Chuckram' stamp affixed private envelope from a Village Post office of Kunnikode (V-26..വി-൨൬..not previously recorded) via Kottarakara, then transferred to Imperial Post of Kottarakara with Queen Victoria 'One Anna' stamp duly cancelled, to Weston Super Mare, Somersetshire,  England.

Kunnikoddu(കുന്നിക്കൊടു ) Village post office (വി -26) started functioning from the year 1078 ME (1902).

'Via Shencotta'... in manuscript on the reverse. Must have travelled thru' the town of Shenncottah anchal office, though no cancellations seen.

Kunnikode Village(V-26)...10 Nov,  1902.

Kottarakkara Anchal.. 10 Nov.

Kottarakkara Imperial.. 11 Nov. 

Sea Post Office(Bombay)...15 Nov. 

Weston Super Mare.... 30 Nov.

 

1899 British India Service card to Travancore local post.

British India/Travancore Anchal combination card. 

1899 India Post Service card (Post office Savings Bank notice to depositors) from Kottayam Imperial Post, forwarded to the Travancore local post office of Kottayam, for onward delivery to Palai,  

and then redirected....as the addressee has moved to Changnacherry...Postage due...(5 cash).

The postage rate was 5 cash in 1899.

Kottayam Imperial.. 8 Nov 1899

Kottayam Anchal... 9 Nov.(Thulam 24,1075)

Palai...10 Nov.(3/ 25/'75)

Redirected from Palai...10 Nov.(3/25/75)

Changnacherry.. 11 Nov.(3/26/75) 

Manuscript by Anchalman..

അന്വേഷിച്ചതിൽ ഈ പേരുകാരൻ  ചങ്ങനാശേരിക്ക്...

75-3-25

 

1897 Combination (British India & Travancore frankings) cover with missent yellow instruction label, from Imperial Post to Travancore Anchal.. Teppakulam(Madurai) to Kottayam.

 1897  India 'Half Anna' Victoria envelope from Teppakulam (near Madurai), carried by train from Madurai to Coimbatore, and wrongly routed to Coonnoor with yellow instruction label affixed, addressed to Kottayam Imperial, and then transferred to Kottayam (Travancore Anchal) for onward transmission to the Travancore local post office of Mannanam. 

Missent to Coonnoor.. and returned  with the yellow  instruction label (COVER WRONGLY DEALT WITH BY P.O.  PLEASE RETURN TO POSTMAN FOR ENQUIRY AND NOTICE). 

 Teppakulam (30 April,  1897)

Madurai (?) Railway transit postmark.. M.10.OUT/SET No 4/AP.30

Coimbatore (?) Railway transit postmark.. M.10.IN/SET No 4/AP.30

Coonoor (2 May)

Coonoor (2 May) 

Kottayam Imperial (5May)

Kottayam Anchal (6 May) 

Mannanam (7 May).