1924 unusual Trivandrum 'LOCAL' cancellation

 'LOCAL' franking are seen on envelopes/cards which operates within a limited geographical area, typically within a city or a single transportation route at close quarters.

 'LOCAL' franking seen only used from Kumbam (February) to Karkatakam (July) in the Malayalam year 1099 (1924)...probably ended with the 'Great flood of '99'  ('തൊണ്ണൂറ്റി ഒമ്പതിലെ വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കം'), which flooded the town of Trichur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Alleppey and the hill station of Munnar. 

Five Cash Sri Moolam potrait card from Nagercoil (8 Kar 99..23 July, 1924) to Trivandrum (24 July).

1924 Ten Cash envelope posted from an Experimental Office in Trivandrum (March 14) to a 'local' post office routed via Chalai (March 15).

The bottom cancel is from the collection of Dr Mohan, Trichur.

  

Nite Poke ( TOO LATE)

TYPE 111.

In English.

TYPE 11..(Not catalogued)...a scarce cancel.

TYPE 11a..with the long vowel.

 This is a scarce cancel from the collection of Mr Mohanachandran Nair, Trivandrum).

TYPE 1 A.

TYPE I... Different varieties.

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 (1910)/Ponnkunnam, Erattupetta.

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.