QUARTER RUPEES OF TRAVANCORE..

TRAVANCORE QUARTER RUPEES....

MINT SHEETS OF TRAVANCORE

TRAVANCORE Mint Sheets

TRAVANCORE PALACE MINT REJECTS...ERRORS

TRAVANCORE copper coins which are mint rejects or defaced, due to, either during the different stages of checking out the new dies, or during the initial line of production of each copper mint coin. These were seen only after 1940's, where no stringent measures were taken by the authorities to minimise or reuse the faulty copper coins, unlike previous regimes.

Almost all of the reject coins, were never seen in worn out condition, but in immaculate condition.

Pictures taken from different musuems of Kerala.

Philatelic ENVELOPES OF TRAVANCORE

Travancore philatelic envelopes....

a) 1914 envelope affixed with 6 cash (underpaid by 2 cash...hence 'KULI' (Postage Due)) from Alleppey to Cochin via transit points of Vaikom & Edapally.  Cochin postage due (3 Pies) & Anchal Suptd: Office Cochin frankings  can be seen on the obverse & reverse.

b) 1914 envelope affixed with 1 chuckram (overpaid by 8 cash....manuscript by the Postmaster) from Alleppey to Cochin via transit points of Vaikom & Edapally.

c) 1914 envelope affixed with 2 Chuckrams (overpaid by One & Half Chuckrams...m.s. by Postmaster) from Alleppey to Cochin via transit points of Vaikom & Edapally.

1856 PRE STAMP LETTER

1856 A.D.... Cover (Half Anna blue imperf Queen Victoria, Die 3 stamp) posted from British India Calicut (24/08/1856) to Alleppey (27/08/1856), Travancore.

ANANTHRAYAN PANAMS

Travancore Anantharayan Panams.....Karthika Thirunal Bala Rama Varma (1758-'98 A.D) .... Gold....2 different mints. Long & Short crescent, dot missing, few other varieties. Weight...0.39 gms....8 mm & 8.5mm.

OFFICIAL (GOVT PRESS) ENVELOPE.

Official envelopes posted to Cochin & U.S.A.