Udagamandalam PPC

Udagamandalam Permanent Pictorial Cancellation

Pictorial cancellations are produced specially for a particular place for specific reasons. At the time of writing this, Tamil Nadu has about 34 permanent pictorial cancellations.  Udagamandalam or Ooty is one such place where a Permanent pictorial cancellation is available.  It is a hill station in the Nilgiris. The Queen of Hills, Ooty was the summer capital of the Madras Presidency during the British period. Dottabetta, the highest peak in southern India is located here.

The cancellation shows a Toda hut of the native Toda tribes. The cancellation was introduced on 15.07.1994.

The Todas are the ancient inhabitants of the upper Nilgiris plateau. It is believed by the Toda tribes that they were created by Lordess Teikirshy from the earth of Nilgiris. Now barely 500 todas are left. The outsider's acquisition of their land for agriculture and the afforestation of the road laying works by the Government threatened their habitat and narrowed down their pastoral activities.  

Below is the Picture postcard of the Toda hut issued by the India Post Tamil Nadu Circle.

Below are the few mails with Toda Hut pictorial cancellation available at Ooty's main Post Office. Thanks to Mr. Ravichandran and Mr. Sivaraj and the Philatelic Bureau in charge, Mr. Narayanan, Ooty Post Office.

A few other Permanent pictorial cancellations of  Tamil Nadu and Andra Pradesh postal circle can be viewed through:

philateli.blogspot.com/2015/10/permanent-pictorial-cancellations.html

philateli.blogspot.com/2016/04/permanent-pictorial-cancellation-aayi.html

philateli.blogspot.com/2015/06/permanent-pictorial-cancellation.html