Thursday, September 22, 2022

British Travancore 1886-'89 Hundi acknowledgment receipt to TRIVANDRUM (boxed)..

1886-'89 British Travancore East India postal service Hundi acknowledgement receipts showing scarce general purpose framed "TRIVANDRUM" handstamp. 


37.5x9.5mm...TRIVANDRUM(Boxed)..

1886..from Madras to Trivandrum.







51x8mm...TRIVANDRUM (Boxed) 

1889..from Trivandrum to Kottayam.








51x8mm...TRIVANDRUM (Boxed)..

1889.. Mylapore to Trivandrum.




 

Monday, September 5, 2022

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

 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.








Saturday, August 13, 2022

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.

Thursday, August 11, 2022

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.



 




Service 6 Cash & 8 Cash post cards.

  Year of issue for Service 6 Cash...1942 Year of issue for Service 8 Cash...1948 Looking for precise dates of the issue of the above cards