Travancore Registered Envelopes, where 'CHUKRAMS' is printed instead of 'CHUCKRAMS'.

 Interesting to note that these are the only 2 envelopes of Travancore where 'CHUKRAMS' is printed instead of 'CHUCKRAMS'. 

'CHUKRAMS'... Second 'C" is missing, which has deviated  from the normally printed 'CHUCKRAMS', in all other envelopes. Not mentioned in any articles or catalogue.

These registered envelopes were found seldom used, as these were not so popular with the public at large. 

The used envelope, especially the surcharged provincial issue, can be categorised as Super RARE. 

Registered printed envelope with '3 Chs 10 Ca' (in red)  surcharged on THREE & A HALF CHUKRAMS', a provisional issue. Additional adhesive stamps of ' 2 C' on 10 Cash affixed.
1932 June 15...Trivandrum 
June 17...Ernakulam.
Registration fee: 3 Ch.
Postage fee: 12 Cash 
Weight: 1/4 Tola 

Up to 1 tola is 3/4 ch (12 cash) in 1932.

Mint Registered envelope (bottom picture)..THREE & A HALF CHUKRAMS'.  

 

Embossing on cover(under the flap).. TRAV:ANCHEL

Manuscript notations... Deceased, Not Known, Left the State, Redirected

Some interesting English notations in writings (mostly in red ink) by the Anchal runner/master, indicating the reasons for the return of the mail to its sender. Here are few examples of mails turned back to its sender, with reasons written in manuscript.

Addressee died.. Witness 

Deceased.. To Sender

Addressee deceased

മേവി മരിച്ചു പോയി (addressee died)

Not Known Returned to Sender.

Not Known 

Returned 28-1-37...Addressee gone to Br.India not returning for another month 

Left the State hence returned.

Redirected

Redirected to Sender as per endorsement 

Refused

Dual markings of 'Kandilla' (കണ്ടില്ലാ.. Not found) & 'Nischedichu' (നിഷേധിച്ചു..Refused).

1919 folded registered letter, wrongly stamped 'refused' instead of 'not found', since they couldn't find the addressee.

കണ്ടില്ലാ.. Not found.

നിഷേധിച്ചു.. Refused.

'Nishedichu'..'നിഷേധിച്ചു' was stroked with red ink  once the anchal peon realized the mistake..

or is he coaxed to do the change of postal marking?

Scarcely seen dual usage. 

 

Receipts given to the sender of Registered articles

Receipts, which was given by the Anchal office to the sender of a registered article, were printed only in the vernacular language of Malayalam.
Different formats of printed receipts issued by the Anchal office, from the pre-adhesive period to 1949 were shown below. 

1888 A.D.

Pre-stamp period.

Post-stamp period.

 1888

1890

15 നമ്പർ ഫാറും 

1897

13 നമ്പർ ഫാറും 

രജിസ്റ്റർ ഉറുപടിക്കുള്ള രസിതു 

1901

Anchal Department.

 Form No. 14 - 125000 - 19-2-76

1907

Form No. 14- 180,000- 16-5-8

1908

Form No. 14- 100000- 13-5-8

1909

Watermark paper.

12 നമ്പർ ഫാറും 

Form No 12-100000 copie

1910 

Watermark paper.

Anchal Department.

 Form No.12-300,000 Copies- 4-3-85

1911

C. Anchal No. 12. 

Anchal Department.

 Form C. Anchal No. 12-1-0

1921

Different paper.

C. Anchal No. 11 

കൂടുതൽ ആ 

1924

C. Anchal No. 11 

കൂടുതൽ ആ

1933..

C. Anchal No. 11.

Anchal Dept. Form No 104 

C.P.P. 359. 10,000Bks 29-4-109

1935   

Perforated thru the second line.

1941

C. Anchal No. 11 

Anchal Form No. 79. 

C.P.P. 663. 7500 bks. 27-12-11.

 1941

C. Anchal No. 11. 

C.P.P. 253. 10000 bks 5-5-111

1944 

C. Anchal No. 11.

നമ്പർ........

1945

C. Anchal No. 11. A.

നമ്പർ

'Postage Due' not charged

Instances where 'POSTAGE DUE'  is not charged by the respective post offices of Travancore and British India. 


 
1895 Cash Eight postcard from Nedumangad addressed to the Sub Postmaster of Thucklay, redirected to the Signaller, Govt: Telegraph Office of Quilon..No postage due is charged..at any end, perhaps the post officials having known the recipient,  turned a blind eye to the particular card, or must have missed the opportunity to slam a fine, by transferring the card to the British Thucklay post office.   

The Anchal office should  have sent this to the Thucklay B. I. Sub post office, and incurred a Postage Due, instead of delivering the card at Padmanabhapuram Anchal  (nearest office, as Anchal does not have a office at Thucklay). 

Where's in the second card.. 
1893 Cash Eight postcard from Kanjirapally addressed to the Sub Postmaster of Kottayam Post Office is charged with 'POSTAGE DUE'..ONE ANNA

Perhaps a reciprocal  agreement (or a mutual understanding between the postmasters) must have reached by 1895, for any Travancore postcard addressed to the Postmaster, British India Post office need not be charged with postage due..

 and vice versa from British India to Travancore Post Master. 

Following are the examples,  where the Anchal staff haven't stamped the postage due,  where the address are supposed to be written only on the right hand side of the postcard,  as clearly indicated by the dividing line. 

   

Cancellation franked on the obverse/reverse of envelopes/cards.

An interesting observation.... 

Scarcely are the circular dated stamps (cds) seen on the obverse of Envelopes and on the reverse of Postcards, in the earlier period of 1888 to 1913.

 Delivery cds are to be franked on the reverse of the envelope and in the case of postcards, on the obverse side. 

ENVELOPES

 

POST CARDS 

Envelope 

Difference seen (ത) in earlier 1888-'89

Distinct variety seen in 'ത' of തി, during the laid paper times of 1888-'89.

This anamoly was first spotted by Mohanachandran Nair,  Trivandrum.

 

Laid paper issues.. but 'ത' difference seen only in the first of the 3 laid paper shown below. Perfected in the 2nd & 3rd stamp.