Thi - 70.. തി -70... Mannar (മാന്നാർ )

 

Thi -75 (തി -75)..2 different towns.. Kaduthuruthy(1890) & Piravom(1907)

Thi-75 (തി -75)..2 different Post office.. Kaduthuruthy (in manuscript) & Piravom. 

Only 2 reported in manuscript cancel,  so far. 

Not recorded before.

1890/1891.. Kaduthuruthy (കടുത്തുരുത്തി) to Kottayam (കൊട്ടയം).

Manuscript.. As no date stamp cancellation is available with Kaduthuruthy Anchal office, despatch markings was done by the Anchalman by pen writing the date and town name.

 Yet to find a circular dated stamp (cds) of Kaduthruthy during the short period of  1888 to 1902, which got converted to Village(Vi..വി) office and back to Anchal office in 1905.

10-2-66 കടുത്തുരുത്തി 

16-12-66 കടുത്തുരുത്തി 

Another Thi-75.. different town..Piravom.

1907.. Registered folded letter from Piravom (പിറവം) to Errattupetta (ഈരാറ്റുപേട്ട), with late post scroll cancel.

 

Piravam which started as an Anchal office(1888 to 1902) became a Village Office (mute cancel of Vi..വി ) in year 1902, and got converted to Anchal office again in 1905.

 

Thi-96.. (തി - ൯൬)...Chadayamangalam.

Thi - 96 (തി -൯൬),.. Chadayamangalam....(ചടയമങ്ങലം) .

NOT RECORDED before.

1903 registered letter from Chadayamangalam (Thi-96) to Quilon.

Chadayamangalam Anchal office was started in year 1902, and was slotted the number of  Thi-96...തി -96.

 

1922 Five Cash Sri Moolam portrait card from Vaikam to Tiruvella

 1922 Five Cash Sri Moolam portrait card posted from Vaikam to Tiruvella, returned via Kottayam to Thazhathangady 

Vaikom..2 KAR 97.

Tiruvella..3 KAR

Kottayam..4 KAR (കൊട്ടയം)

Kottayam..6 KAR (obverse /Reverse)

Thazhthangady..7 KAR (താഴത്തെങ്ങാടി).

Krishnapuram anchal office post cards

Krishnapuram..where the palace built by King Martanda Varma is situated. 
Krishnapuram office..started in year 1064 ME (1888) was converted to Piravaka in year 1065/66 (1889/90) and was permanently closed in ME year 1067 (1891/92).

1) 1890....8 cash thin card posted from Krishnapuram ( Vri 21, 65...Dec 06, 1890) to Changnacherry (Dec 07)  with pre-stamp period type cancel.

 

2) 1894....8 cash perforated (10) thick card posted from Kottayam (Medam 8, 69..April 20, 1894) addressed to Krishnapuram. 
Since there is no office in Krishnapuram, endorsed via the missing transit station of Padayanarkulangara (manuscript on top of the card by the the Anchal master), to the nearest anchal  station of  Kayamkulam (April 21).

Padayanarkulangara..in manuscript 

Travancore Chuckram Mint defect.

 

1877/൧o൫൨.. One Pagoda Travancore gold coin.

Only in Pagoda set (One and Two) of  Travancore gold coins, where one can note the vernacular usage of Travancore as 'Thiruvithamcode'...'തിരുവിതാംകൊടു'.

And the only series of Gold  coins, where the year is written in English and Malayalam..(1877/൧o൫൨ ).

 

Dot inside digit one of Malayalam year..൧o൫൨ (1052).

Pyramis marking. miniature branding .. A trademark of Bombay Mint.