Village post offices (വി) of Travancore

 Village post office (subpost office) exists in those villages or small towns, where the mainstream of Anchal offices does not function. 

These Village mail offices started as an experimental posthub with unnumbered 'വി' (V) obliterators and if it the office found to be financially viable within a stipulated period of time, will be made permananent and supplied with a numeral 'V' seal to function as a full fledged office.

It is found that Village postoffices were seen operating in 107 villages throughout the state of Travancore in their short period of existence.. till 1915.

And of this 107, only 28 offices were given the numbered obliterators (from 1 to 27, and 102).

Still remains an enigma as to why this gap between V-27 and V-102.

It's been seen that few Anchal post office with 'തി' obliterator got converted to Village office in later period. 

And Village post offices, in few areas, in their early stages as an experimental office were also known to function in school offices, traditional Manas, business outlets etc etc.

Malayalam numericals from 1 to 10.

൧ ൨ ൩ ൪ ൫ ൬ ൭ ൮ ൯ ൧o

List of Village post office with 'V' numbers...

 V-1... Ranni

V-2... Kidangoor

V-3... 

V-4... Panavally 

V-5... Puthupally 

V-6... Thazhathangady 

V-7... Kuruvilangad 

V-8 & V-9... 

V-10.. Petta 

V-11.. Thycaud

 
V-12 & V-13..

V-14..Kanjirapally/Ponnkunnam

 
V-15.. Bharnaganam 

V-16..  Varkala Town

V-17 to V-23...

V-24.. Poonjar 

V-25..

V-26.. Kunnikode 

V-27.. 

V-102.. Kattathura.

V-1(വി ൧)... Ranni

V-2(വി ൨).. Kidangoor

V-3... (വി ൩)

V-4 (വി ൪)

.. Panavally 

V-5 (വി ൫)... Puthupally 

V-6 (വി ൬)... Thazhathangady 

V-7(വി ൭)... Kuruvilangad

V-8 (വി ൮)

V-10 (വി ൧o).. Petta 

V-11 (വി ൧൧). Thycaud 

V-12..(വി ൧൨)

V-13..(വി ൧൩)

V-14 (വി ൧൪))...Kanjirapally/Ponnkunnam

V-15 (വി ൧൫)... Bharnaganam 

V-16 (വി ൧൬).. Varkala Town

V-17  (വി ൧൭)

V-18  (വി ൧൮)

V-19(വി ൧൯)

V-20 (വി ൨o)

V-21 (വി ൨൧)

V-22 (വി ൨൨)

V-23 (വി ൨ ൩)

V-24.. Poonjar 

V-25

V-26.. Kunnikode

V-27

V-102.. Kattathura.

Still an enigma why a long gap after V-27 to V-102.

1942 Hundi acknowledgement receipt with MANKAD S. T. cancel

1942 Travancore Hundi acknowledgement receipt from Nedumangad to Pudukadai via Mankad S.T & Kalayikavilai Anchal offices.

  

MANKAD S.T. ... scarcely seen cancel. 

Nedumangad 7 Kanni 118 (23/Sept/'42)

MANKAD S.T. 8 Kanni 118 (24 Sept)

 Kalayikavilai 8 Kanni 118 (24 Sept)

 Puthukada 9 Kanni 118 (25 Sept)

Mankad S.T. Anchal office has erroneously stamped in the Anchal 'office of issue' slot (rectangle box) instead of Nedumangad Anchal office (place name stamp cancellation missed by the Nedumangad anchal master)....hence the place name of  'MANKAD S.T.' pen striked @ Puthukad anchal office. 

 

Transit points @ Kalayikkavilai & Mankad S.T. 

Travancore do already have a 'Mankad' village..'Nedumangad". So the South Mangad was changed to Mankad S.T (Mankad South Travancore).

Mankad S.T. was part of Travancore Princely State till Nov:1, 1956. 

 

At present, Mankad is a Village in Munchira Block in Kanniyakumari District of Tamil Nadu State, India.

 

 

1894 plain (indicium missing) envelope affixed with One Chuckram stamp from Manannam to Chagnacherry..Printing error?

Printing lapse?...

Red 2 Chuckram print missing (Deshyl Cat: E-5)?

1894 blank envelope affixed with 'Chuckram One' adhesive stamp from Manannam to Chagnacherry.

Interesting is that this envelope do have all the features of a 2 Chuckram envelope... 

Laid cream paper.. 138x80mm..

Deschl Knife - 4a (K - 4a).

No embossed legend..

Similar to K-3..except for bottom flap angled chamfers. 

 With bottom flap angled chamfers..9/10mm

 

Is it a missed stamping of indicia at the time of print by the Govt Stamp Manufactory @ Trivandrum when the folded envelope (stuck to the bottom of another) was taken up for printing.

 

The below mentioned details regarding the folded envelope, was taken from India Post Vol. 56/3(2022) No. 224 page#104..by Thomas Puthangady... 'New varieties in the first issue 1 Chuckram envelope'. 

So there is every possibility of the indicium missing as this particular folded envelope must have stuck to the bottom of another envelope when taken up for stamping of the die. 

1899 & 1900 British Travancore reply post cards from Mannanam Experimental office to Changanacherry

Manannam (British India) Post was an Experimental office in 1899 October but fully functional office by 1900 May.

 

1948 India ...Gandhi stamp affixed private cover from Travancore Neyoor to Trivandrum

1948  Mahatma Gandhi 1&1/2 Anna stamp affixed private cover first day cancelled.. travelled from Neyoor (Travancore) to the Travancore State capital Trivandrum.

Neyoor(15/August/1948. Trivandrum (17/Aug/1948. 

These private covers issued in limited quantities are super scarce and highly sought after.