INTER STATE ENVELOPES... cancels

Travancore interstate covers, envelopes & wrapper to the neighbouring state of Cochin.

1) 1910 folded letter from Paravur (Thi-38) to South Chitoor (Cochin). Returned to Paravur from Chitoor.

2) 1911 folded letter 'posted late' cover from Padayanarkulangara(Thi-26) to Irinjalakuda (Cochin) via Kayamkulam & Travancore transit points...Vaikom & Edapally.

3) 1900 registered cover from Kazhakootam (Thi-20) to Urakom (Cochin).

4) 1906 cover from Sucheendram Town (Thi-7) to Irinjalakuda (Cochin).

5) 1901 Half Chuckram wrapper from Alleppey(Thi-31) to Cochin.

6) 1931 Registered envelope(3 Chukram 10 Cash...Red ovpt: on 3 1/2 ch) from Trivandrum to Cochin.

1944 " WRAPPER" of HINDU Newspaper.

A wrapper addressed to my grandfather way back in 1944 from the daily English Newspaper 'The Hindu'.
King George VI meter franked wrapper...1/4 Annas from Madras (1-2-44) via Kozhancherri (3 Feb 44) to Ayirur, Travancore State.

MISSENT ENVELOPE...1949.

Travancore 1949 envelope Missent or misdirected to Ayilur(Cochin) instead of Ayirur (Travancore). 

This envelope is addressed to my Grandpa (K.C.Joseph)  from Hindusthan Co-operative Insurance Society Ltd, Trivandrum.

Thi (തി ) cancel on 8 Cash card.

Travancore...town number barred obliterator on card.

Very rarely, one can spot 'Thi' franking on printed Eight Cash postcard....for these 'Thi' markings are scarcely found used in the initial stages for a period of less than 2 years.

 Perhaps after this, it was made mandatory for the franking of 'തി ' to be applied only on envelopes, wrappers and on registered  cards with stamps affixed.

POSTAGE DUE (KULI) MARKINGS

Travancore.....POSTAGE DUE or "KULI"..... a rectangular vernacular (Malayalam) postal franking marked in black, which was either posted unpaid or insufficiently prepaid.

Postage Due (Kuli.. കൂലി ) is charged for the message/writings found on the face of the card other than the address by the sender. Nothing shall be written on the face of the card, other than the destination address, as per the Travancore Manual of 1888.... also it is specifically mentioned on the face of the 8 cash post card.

The payment of 8 cash for the postcard, will be considered as null.. Hence the postage due (കൂലി) of 'Chuckram One' on the card, which is double the value of the post card.

'KULI'...3 Different measurements. Scarce to find on postcards.

1/ 4 CHUCKRAM COPPER COINS OF SREE MULAM RAMA VARMA

Travancore 1/4 Copper Chuckrams... Sree Mulam Thirunal Rama Varma (1885 - 1924).....

Quarter Chuckrams Copper coins...2.52gms & 2.54gms. 14mm.

Different Mints....Check the first Malayalam character.....and the space between the letters of the 2 coins.

VILLAGE POST OFFICE CANCELS ON STAMPS

Travancore Village post office cancellations on stamps...existed probably up to 1912?

17 types arbitrarily shown as unnumbered 'Vi' & numbered 'Vi' (V-1 to Vi-27 & Vi-102).
Very scarce.