Image from Philippe Orsetti Image from Rod Sell
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Philatelic Study Group:
Hong Kong Security Markings and Perfins
Miscellaneous Markings
a-Symbols :
1 16mm
circular frame with symbol "Seven pointed star". Black markings, HK B62 cancel
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Rod Sell
Image from Philippe Orsetti
1a 16mm circular frame with symbol
"Seven pointed star". Black markings on Shanghai cancel
Image from Frank Drake
2 O 8 symbol Cornabe & Co.
violet WeiHaiWei 1910 1912 11 rays off 3mm circle
Image from Frank Drake.
Image from Philippe Orsetti
2a O 8 symbol Cornabe & Co.
violet WeiHaiWei 1910 1912 15 rays
Image from Frank Drake
Image from Winson Ng
3 28x24 symbol Douglas Lapraik &
Co. blue HK QV Coat of Arms, fiscal ?
Images from Rod Sell
3A F.F. Ferris
16x16mm Rhomboid of dots black used in
Ningpo between 1895 & 1896
Image from Frank Drake
Image from Philippe Orsetti
4 8x8 symbol
)( violet Yokohama Y1 joined C & inverted C
Image from Philippe Orsetti
5 20x20 symbol H. Price & Co. /
HK black HK QV envel. 8 petal floral emblem
Image from Philippe Orsetti
5A \\ pen marking symbol. China
Merchant Steam Navigation Company Cover CoverBack CoverSeal
Image from Nick Burrell
b-Miscellaneous :
6 circle Full name The Bon Marche
3 Shanghai 1905 Intaglio
7 various crosed lines
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Frank Drake
7a crosed vertical lines, Hong Kong
Harry Wicking & Co. HK
black HK 1904 1910 vertical line in centre
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Philippe Orsetti
7b crosed vertical lines Shanghai
Image from Philippe Orsetti
8 5x52 unframed Full name Hydrangea 5
purple KGV serif - HMS Hydrangea
Images from Philippe Orsetti and Frank Drake.
8a AGAMEMNON. 50x 5mm Violet letters
Images from Philippe Orsetti
c-Stamped :
9 ? STAMPED C.N.S.P. (Chung Ngoi San Po) HK B62
10 32x17 oval STAMPED BY KER & CO. /
MANILA 2 black Manila QV
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Lau Kwok Wah.
Image from Lee Scamp
10a unframed STAMPED BY / KER &
CO. 22 X 8, 2mm red letters, B62 cancel
Image from Rod Sell.
Image from Frank Drake. Image from Lee Scamp
10b 22x8 STAMPED BY KER & CO. 2 black Manila QV diagonal
11 unframed STAMPED L & Co. red 1885
12 18x11 unframed STAMPED L.C. & Co. (Lane Crawford & Co.) 4 purple HK 1902
12a 31x10 unframed STAMPED L.C. & Co.
(Lane Crawford & Co.) 4 red HK 1894 1901
Image from Philippe Orsetti.
Image from Adam Williamson
13 18x5 unframed Stamped 5
violet 1903 script
Images from Philippe Orsetti
13a 39x3 unframed Stamped 3mm
black script
Images from Philippe Orsetti
13b STAMPED in block letter
4mm, 28x4 Canton., without serifs.
Images from Philippe Orsetti
13c STAMPED in block letter
3mm, 31x3. cover
Image from Philippe Orsetti
13c2 STAMPED in block serif voilet
letter 7.5mm
Image from Harmon Fine
13d STAMPED in thick block letter
no frame 50x5mm, 5mm black letters. no serifs.
Image from Rod Sell
13e STAMPED various
manuscript.
Cover
Images from Philippe Orsetti
Images from Frank Drake
13f STAMPED various manuscript
cancelled in Shanghai.
Image from Philippe
Orsetti
Image from Rod Sell
13g STAMPED various manuscript
cancelled in Canton.
Image from John Robertson
13g1 STAMPED various
manuscript
cancelled in Ampy.
Image from Adam Williamson
13h STAMPED 30 x 5mm, 3-5mm
red letters
Image from Adam Williamson
13A 30x9mm unframed WOO TEK SENG / STAMPED
2.5mm violet letters HK 1902
Image from Harmon Fine
Image from Frank Drake
d-Manuscript :
14 unframed a.c.r 3 red
HK 1901
manuscript initials
Image from Philippe Orsetti
15 unframed a s y 4 black
HK QV manuscript initials
Image from Philippe Orsetti
15A unframed AMOY / B & S black
Amoy 1900 QV manuscript initials
Image from Chris Norton
16 unframed B & K 7 black Canton QV manuscript initials
16A 10x6 unframed FS. 6 black
1881 manuscript initials
Image from Philippe Orsetti
17 unframed Full name Reuter 9 black
HK 1885 manuscript name
17a "Unidentified manuscript names used as security"
Hong Kong
Image from Frank Drake
17b "Unidentified manuscript names used as security"
Canton
Image from Philippe Orsetti
17c "Unidentified manuscript names used as security"
Amoy
Image from Frank Drake
17A "instructional" (used as security marking)
Sea Post Office
Image from Frank Drake
17Aa "instructional marking" used as security marking
" Hong Kong Franco"
Image from Ebay
e-Goverment Agencies :
18 unfram. oval Full name British
Consulate / Bangkok 2 black Bangkok 1880 1881 Coat of arm in centre
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image
from Frank Drake
Images from Michel Houde
Image from Michel Houde
18a Oval Full name BRITISH
CONSULATE / BANGKOK. 36x26mm 2mm red letters. Bangkok 1880 1881
Coat of
arm in centre
Image from Philippe Orsetti
18b Oval Full name BRITISH
CONSULATE / KIUNG-CHOW. 31x28mm 2mm black letters. 1880 1881 Coat
of
arm in centre
Image from Philippe Orsetti
18A 35mm double circle Full name CONSULAT DE
BELGIQUE A HK (with Royal Arms) 2.5 blue HK 1898 on Post Card
cover
Image from Philippe Orsetti
18A1 35mm double Consulat
Général / de France / à Shanghai
40x16mm blue script letters 4mm
Image from Philippe Orsetti
18B double circle 28mm
Frame CUSTOMS * KOWLOON * 2.5 black letters Cover
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Ed Lawrence
Image from Frank Drake.
18B1 double circle 28mm Frame
CUSTOMS * KOWLOON * 2.5 red letters
Image from Dr. Wong Ka-ho
18B2 KOWLOON CUSTOMS/ MAIL MATTER 4mm violet letters
Image from PhilaChina Auctions
18Ba double circle 26mm Frame
CUSTOMS * PAKHOI * 2.5
black letters covers
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Frank Drake.
18Bb double circle 27mm Frame
CUSTOMS * SHANGHAI * 2.5 black letters
Image from Philippe Orsetti
double circle 27mm Frame
CUSTOMS * SHANGHAI * 2.5 red letters
This is a forged cancel. Be careful.
Image from Philippe Orsetti
18Bc double
circle 26mm Frame
CUSTOMS * CHEFOO * 2.5 black letters
18C HARBOUR DEPARTMENT
/
HONG KONG unframed 39x9 letter 2mm, black
Image from Philippe Orsetti
19 15x2.5 unframed H.B.M.C. Her Britannic
Majesties Consulate 2.5 purple Shanghai 1899 1900
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image
from Frank Drake Image from Philippe
Orsetti
Image from Mike White
20 16x4.5 unframed I.M.C. Imperial Maritime
Customs 4.5 black HK QV/KE 1903 1904 serif covers
covers
Image from Rod Sell
Image from Frank
Drake Image
from Lee Scamp
20a 12x8 dotted lines I.M.C. Imperial Maritime
Customs 4 black HK KE script covers
Image from Rod Sell
Image from Frank
Drake
20A 24x24 Shield Full frame,
PROVINCIA / MARITIMA / DE FILIPINAS / Y ESPANA / _______ /
HONGKONG 1.5
purple
Image from Philippe Orsetti
20B 40x30 mm oval KAISERLICH DEUTSCHES
CONSULAT / TSINGTAU / (KIAUTSCHOU) 2mm
black letters
Image from Michel Houde
20C KAISERLICH DEUTSCHES CONSULAT
* IN BANGKOK
* in
violet used in Bangkok
Image from Michel Houde
21 42x25 double oval Full name U.S.
CONSULATE GENERAL * HK * 2 blue HK QV 1905 covers
Image from Philippe Orsetti
21a 42x25
double oval Full name U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL * HK * 2 red HK QV
Image from Ebay
Image from Ebay
21b 42x25
double oval Full name U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL * HK * 2 violet HK QV
Image from Interasia
22 48x27 double oval Full name U.S.
Consulate General, HK, China 1.5-3.5mm red letters, HK 1901 1904
script, date in centre cover covers
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Frank Drake
22a 49x27 double oval Full name U.S. CONSULATE
GENERAL / HK, CHINA 2 violet HK 1899 1904 date in centre cover
Image from Rod Sell
Image from Ebay
22A 36x24 double oval Full name U.S. CONSULATE
GENERAL / SHANGHAI 2 red Shanghai 1904
22B UNITED STATES CONSULATE / SINGAPORE in
black negative printing
Image from Philippe Orsetti
23 O 21 circle Full name U.S.Legation /
Bangkok 3 black Bangkok 1884 serif
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Philippe Orsetti
23a O 21 circle Full name U.S.Legation / Bangkok
3 blue Bangkok 1884 serif
Image from Philippe Orsetti
24 O 21 circle Full name U.S.Consulate /
Bangkok 3 blue Bangkok 1884 serif
Image from Philippe Orsetti.
Image Michel Houde
Current owner
not known.
a O 21 circle Full name U.S.Consulate / Bangkok 3 black Bangkok 1884 serif
f-Naval and Military :
24A BARFLEUR no frame 30x3.5, 3.5mm violet letters. Hong Kong cancel. covers
26 H.M.S. IMMORTALITE. 22x2mm, 2mm purple
HK
1895 1899 Battleship markings
Image from Philippe Orsetti
26a H.M.S. * IMMORTALITE * double oval
frame, date in centre, violet letters. Battleship markings
Image from Winson Ng.
27 unframed Full name HMS Rattler 3
black HK 1899 Battleship markings
Image from Philippe Orsetti
27a unframed Full name HMS Rattler 3
violet HK 1899 Battleship markings
Image from Charles Jones,
28 HMS Tamar. unframed 28x3mm, 3 black HK
1898 Battleship markings cover
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Frank Drake
29 unframed Full name HMS Victorious 4mm black
letters HK 1899 Battleship markings
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Winson Ng.
29a unframed Full name HMS Victorious 2mm
black letters HK 1899 Battleship markings
Image from Philippe Orsetti
30 58x29mm oval frame Chief Ordnance
Office / date / *CHINA* 3mm violet letters HK 1903 serif
Image from Peter Pugh
Image from Frank Drake
Image from Frank Drake
Image from Philippe Orsetti.
30a 58x29mm oval frame Chief Ordnance
Office / date / CHINA 2.5& 3mm black letters HK 1903
serif
Image from Harmon Fine
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Frank Drake.
30b 58x29mm oval frame Chief Ordnance
Office / date / CHINA 2.5& 3mm blue letters HK 1903
serif
Image from Ivan Wong
Image from Philippe Orsetti
30c 40x28mm double oval frame SENIOR
ORDNANCE STORE OFFICER * CHINA */ date
2.5& 3mm violet letters
Image from Mr Wong Bing-man
30 A 48x32 triple oval Full name Commanding Royal
Engineer-Wei Hai Wei District black WeiHaiWei 1900 date in
centre (2mm)
Image with thanks from Cavendish 1982 Auction.
30B. 41x25 mm triple
oval R. N. GALABRIA /
date / *
* 2.5mm violet letter cover
Image with thanks from Christoph Gartner
auction
31 unframed 40 X 13mm, 2.5 -1.5 mm
violet letters.
Principal Medical Officer / H.M. Forces / China and
Hongkong
Images from Frank
Drake
Image from Winson Ng.
32 45x28mm oval frame. Royal Garrison
Artillery Office * HONG KONG * 2.5-3mm black letters. HK QV 1903
date in centre 4mm letters.
Images from Frank Drake. Click on images
for larger image.
32a 45x28mm oval frame. Royal Garrison
Artillery Office * HONG KONG *
2.5-3mm violet letters.
Image from James Camak
32A oval frame Royal Artillery...HK violet
HK 1902
Image from Harmon Fine
32B 56x3 unframed Full name Victualling Store
Officer. 3 violet HK KE
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Philippe Orsetti
32X 41x20mm oval
…….OFFICER / date / * SOUTH-CHINA * 3mm violet
letters, HK cancel
Image from Philippe Orsetti
g-Chinese Chops :
33 21x21 square Full name Tsao Su Hun
black HK 1898 cover
Image from Philippe Orsetti
34 37x25 oblong Full name Soy On Chong & Co. HK 1902
35 40x12 oblong Full name Man Yik Co. HK KE
36 9X22 unframed Full name POSTAGE 10
red KE 2 vertical chin. char.
Image from Philippe Orsetti
37 10x10 unframed 4 Chin. Char. The Kowloon
Dairy, Ltd (Wai Kee Dairy) 4 blue HK 1970' On 15c stamp duty
Image from Philippe Orsetti
40A Dai Yeung Hong (meaning "Large Trading Company")
12mm blue letters, Shanghai 1908
Image from Philippe Orsetti.
40B 24x15mm double oblong frame, 2 Chinese
Characters Fook Yuen, 8mm red characters.
Image from Philippe Orsetti.
40D Soy On Chong & Co.
Image from Interasia Auctions.
40W Unidentified Chinese Chops Revenue use
Images from Philippe Orsetti.
Images from Philippe Orsetti.
Images from Philippe Orsetti.
40Y Unidentified Chinese Manuscripts
Revenue use
40Z Unidentified Chinese Manuscripts
Postal use
Images from Philippe Orsetti.
h- Date markings
41 various manuscript HK
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Frank Drake
41a various manuscript Amoy
Image from Philippe Orsetti
41 b various manuscript Shanghai
Image from Frank Drake
41c various manuscript
Date in Hindi script HK
Image from Frank Drake
41d various manuscript
Date in Hindi script Shanghai
Image from Frank Drake
41e Various Handstamps WEDNESDAY
Image from Philippe Orsetti
IV-41f
Date markings, Handstamp in Shanghai
Image from Lee Scamp
Click on cover for a bigger image.
i- Payment or Received
Payment:
While these markings have only a fiscal purpose, they are
recorded for firm names completeness, as long are they are struck on a
postage or on a postal-fiscal adhesive.
41A Received with thanks / date / BREWER
&
Co 1-3mm violet or purple letters.
Image from Rod Sell
Image from Frank Drake
42 x1.5 unframed
Payment, / DAKIN CRUICKSHANK …. 1.5 violet
Images from Frank Drake
43 unframed Received payment /….GIR….. 3.5
violet QV
Images from Philippe Orsetti
43A, II-55g H & S B C no frame 24x
2.5mm, 2.5mm violet letters. H.K. & Shanghai Bank.
Images from
Frank Drake.
43B HK
Daily Press
Images from
Philippe Orsetti.
43C RECEIVED / h M ……… f / HONGKONG 4mm black letters
Images from
Philippe Orsetti.
Images from Adam Williamson
44 unframed Received / TUCK 3 violet
QV
Images from Frank Drake
45 unframed PAYMENT / A. S. WATSON &
Co. 3 violet KE
Images from Rod Sell
45a unframed RECEIVED PAYMENT / … A. S.
WATSON & Co. / ……3 violet KE
Images from Frank Drake
Image from
Philippe Orsetti
j- Consignee's Cover Markings
Images from Philippe Orsetti
Block Letters
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from
Philippe Orsetti
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Image from
Philippe Orsetti
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Image
from
Philippe Orsetti
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Image
from
Philippe Orsetti
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Image
from
Philippe Orsetti
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Image
from Michel Houde
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