1939, lake Ashtamudi Travancore Anchel India 1 Chuckram Overprint Service MN H

1939, lake Ashtamudi  Travancore Anchel India 1 Chuckram Overprint Service MN H

Text:  Travancore Anchel 1 Chuckram Overprint 
Condition: MNH

Title:   Lake Ashtamudi

Face value:     1

Stamp Currency:       Chukuram

Country/area:                     India - Travancore

Year:   1939

Set:     1939 Lake Ashtamudi

Stamp number in set:           1

Basic colour:           Green

Exact colour:          

Usage:            Franking

Type:   Stamp

Theme:           Temple

Stamp subject:           Lake Ashtamudi

Michel number:         37

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Scott number:                        

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Watermark:     conch shell watermark

Paper:             hand-made pape

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The currency used on stamps was Rupee, chuckrams & cash

This represented the currency arrangements during the transition period upto the establishment of the Indian Republic. The Monetary System remained unchanged at One Rupee consisting of 448 cash .

1 Rupee = 28 CHUCKRAMS (ch)

1 CHUCKRAMS = 16 cash (c)

Kollam district (formerly Quilon) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Arabian Sea seaport and an inland lake (Ashtamudi Lake). Kollam is the capital of Kerala's cashew industry. Plains, mountains, lakes, lagoons and backwaters, forests, farmland and rivers make up the topography of the district. The area had trading relationships with Phoenicia and Ancient Rome. About 30 percent of the district is covered by Ashtamudi Lake,[1] making it a gateway to the Kerala backwaters. The Thevalakara and Thekkumbagam panchyaths established the ancient korekini ("sea pointed inland") port of Tarsish in 1500 BC. Kollam is also known as The God's Own Capital