India Mint Stamp

Lokith Philately

Permanent Pictorial cancellation of Tamilnadu

Permanent Pictorial Cancellation inaugural day covers

Date of issue: 10.08.2019

Pin code: 643102

Status: Active

PO Name: Coonoor Railway Station

Description: The Permanent Pictorial Cancellation was issued to honour the Nilgiri Mountain Train, at Coonoor RS SO- 643102. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a 1000 mm metre gauge railway in Tamilnadu, India, built by the British in 1908. The railway is operated by Southern Railway. The railway relies on its fleet of steam locomotives. NMR switched to diesel locomotives on the section between Coonoor and Udagamandalam.

Writeup Source: Rediscovery of India through Pictorial Cancellations book by India Post