TRAVANCORE 19 GUN SALUTE
STATE
The Kingdom of Travancore was an Indian kingdom
from 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and
later Thiruvananthapuram. At its zenith, the kingdom covered most of modern-day
central and southern Kerala with
the Thachudaya Kaimal's enclave of Irinjalakuda Koodalmanikkam temple in the
neighbouring Kingdom of Cochin, as
well as the district of Kanyakumari,
now in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The
official flag of the state was red with a dextrally-coiled silver conch shell at
its center. In the early 19th century, the kingdom became a princely state of
the British Empire.The Travancore Government took many progressive steps on the
socio-economic front and during the reign of Maharajah Sri Chithira
Thirunal Balarama Varma, Travancore became
the second most prosperous princely state in British India, with reputed
achievements in education, political administration, public work and social
reforms.
TRAVANCORE Anchal post
was the early postal service started in the kingdom of Travancore and
Cochin before Independence of India. It was started in Travancore in
1729 by Anizham thirunal Marthandavarma and later in Cochin in 1770s.
Type 6
:- Used in 1899-1922AD , Size 58 X 33 mm. , Perf. 11, Conch shell in the
center of the left panel
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