1937 Brussels (Belgium) to Trivandrum airmail cover

1937 flight cover from Brussels to Trivandrum via Karachi.  Travel time is 10 days...

Despatched from Brussels (Belgium)..5 Jan,1937

Transit station @ Karachi...9 January.

Delivered @ Trivandrum..15 Janunary. 

 

 

Pillar post manuscript cancel...Pallikkal pick up box via Kayamkulam

1895 Eight Cash card picked up from a Pillar box @ Pallikkal (12/May /1895....

'30-9-70 പള്ളിക്കൽ'.....duly pen stroked on the card by the Anchal Man, with the nearest designated anchal office at Kayamkulam (13/May) to Edapally (14 May).

Pallikkal anchal office which opened as an experimental office in 1889 had to close its office as it is not profitable to carry forward.  Started once again functioning & this time, as a Village anchal office from the year 1077 (1901-'02)....what started as a mail pick up point into a full fledged post office.

 Example of Pallikkal circular dated Stamp of 1890.

1882 (pre-adhesive) Letter Receipt from Ambalapuzha (Travancore) to the Dewan of Cochin.

1882 a.d....Official (Sarkar Karyam) Registered Letter Receipt (to be returned)....ഉറപ്പ് കത്തു രസീത് (തിരിയെ അയക്കേണ്ടതു)

1882 a.d....pre-adhesive period  official Letter Receipt (for registered..ഉറപ്പു കത്ത് ), posted late (scroll cancel... Nitepoke), from Ambalapuzha (Travancore) via North Paravur (Thekken Paravur....transit point of Travancore) , addressed to the Cochin Dewan, with the Ernakulam conch black round seal....'എറണാകുളത്തു അ.....'  probably അപ്പിസ്സ്  or അഞ്ചൽ.

...Posted late (reverse side.. scroll type  'Nithepoke' in vernacular language) from Ambalapuzha (1058 Dhanu 4....18 December, 1882) to Ernakulam (Dhanu 6...20 December) via transit station of Thekken(North) Paravur (1058 Dhanu 5....19 December, 1882)

10 years before the launch of adhesive stamps & covers in Cochin &
6 years prior to the release of adhesive stamps & envelopes in Travancore.

Scarce & Rare..only one reported, so far.

Reverse side of the receipt. 

Posted late (reverse side.. scroll type  'Nithepoke' in vernacular language) from Ambalapuzha (1058 Dhanu 4....18 December, 1882) to Ernakulam  via transit station of Thekken(North) Paravur (1058 Dhanu 5....19 December, 1882)

1861 Registered cover from Cochin to Bombay

1861 (Feb 20) registered cover from Volkart Brothers, Cochin to their office in Bombay (March 06) bearing C-130 (in diamond of dots) cancelled on 1 Anna brown & 4 Anna black Victoria stamps...certified by Peter Holcombe.

Very scarce.

 

REGISTERED No

3 types of 'REGISTERED' Rectangular handstamp.

Registration of letters were introduced in the year 1041 M.E.(1865-'66). Rectangular handstamps were supplied in the year 1047 M.E.(1871-'72).

TYPE 1...this rectangular boxed (രജിസ്റ്റർചെയ്തു) handstamp inscribed in Malayalam, which was used in the pre-adhesive period, followed it up (very scarce) to the early years of post-adhesive period (after 1888)..a sample of which, shown below is of 1890 (Kanjirapally...Thi-46). 

Rarely seen used in after 1888.

 TYPE 11..this rectangular boxed handstamp in Malayalam (രജിസ്റ്റർചെയ്തു) with Number (ന... (നമ്പർ ) & Weight (തു.... (തൂക്കം ) measuring in multliple sizes existed over a period of time.

TYPE 111..this rectangular boxed handstamp (REGISTERED) in English, with numerous size & style exists...mostly seen after 1940.

Pre-adhesive period...REGISTER..in manuscript. .1879

1879 Registered (in pen stroke..രജി നമ്പ്ര-ന്ന...Reg No 6) folded letter from South (തെക്കൻ  പറവൂർ ) Paravur  (21/2/55...Sept 08, 1879) to Irinjalakuda.

Registration fee was 7 Chuckram  (registration process of letters was introduced in 1865).

This fee was lowered to 6 Ch in 1881-'82, and subsequently to 3 Ch, when adhesive stamps & envelopes were first issued in 1888.

2 different types of EXPRESS (അടിയന്തിരം) mail markings.

2 different types of EXPRESS (അടിയന്തിരം) mail postal markings.
 
1) അടിയന്ത്രം..vernacular (Malayalam).

2) EXPRESS...English marking.

These instructional 'Express'(അടിയന്ത്രം) markings were seen affixed on registered postal articles which are meant to delivered urgently within few hours of posting.

The postal fees were calculated on the basis of distance per mile.

As these Express or Urgent delivery system were not accepted by the public, due to the high postal charges, they were seldom seen used on postal articles.

 These markings were never found used as cancellations, but only as directions to the postman as to the the importance of its expedite delivery.

 അടിയന്തരം'... Pre-adhesive period (prior to 1888) manuscript ...requires further study, for it is written  by the sender itself, in order to be delivered ASAP.