Hong Kong Study Circle: Papers by members

P023 Hong Kong Small Broken-Ring Datestamp Webb Type 12 Census - Update by Dr Andrew Cheung FRPSL
	This latest version updates the previous articles that appeared in HKSC Journal 403 October 2022 and Hong Kong Philatelic Society Journal No. 27 (2023). [Download Article] (Filesize 5Mb).

P023 Hong Kong and The British Consulate’s Post Office at Bangkok from 1855 to 1885 by Michel Houde
	A presentation given by Michel Houde at the Toronto meeting on 12th February 2023. It is based on his book "The British Consulate's Post Office at Bangkok from 1855 to 1885" and looks at the Hong Kong stamps, covers & postal stationery cards used at Bangkok during this period. [Download Presentation] (Filesize 7Mb).

P022

The United States Post Offices

in China and Japan, 1867 to 1874

By Richard C. Frajola, Michael O. Perlman and Lee C. Scamp

Chapters -

1. Introduction

2. China Mails to 1867

3. Japan Mails to 1867

4. Pacific Mail Steamship Company

5. The 1867 Hong Kong Postal Convention

6. U.S. Post Office in Shanghai, China

7. U.S. Post Office in Yokohama, Japan

8. U.S. Post Office in Hiogo, Japan

9. U.S. Post Office in Nagasaki, Japan

10. U.S. Post Office in Hakodate, Japan

Appendices -

A. Eastbound PMSS Trip List

B. Westbound PMSS Trip List

C. Branch Line PMSS Trip List

D. 1868 U.S. - Hong Kong Treaty

E. Postal Marking Summary

Thank you to Mr. Richard Frajola for allowing us to
link to the download of the book from his website (Filesize 10Mb).

This book won the Webb Cup in 2006.

P021

The "da Luz Covers"

By Philippe Orsetti

Table of Contents

Introduction
Exhibits
Cancels
	Post Office Cancels
	Commemorative Cancels
Covers
	Covers and Address Formats
	Postage Combination
	High Value Stamps
	First Day Covers
	Last Day Covers
	Code
Problems
	Post Office Visit Associations
	Cancel Dates Preceding Stamp Issue
	Sunday Cancels
	Public Holiday Cancels
Conclusions
Bibliography: da Luz Related Articles

The da Luz Covers by Phlippe Orsetti [View the PDF file - 5.5Mb]

P020 - Updated 09-Mar-2022 The Definitive Adhesives of Queen Elizabeth II 1954-62 By Nick Halewood and David Antscherl
	Version 8 of this literary composition now comprises 81 pages. New versions containing additional sections and updates will be uploaded when available. Introduction by Nick Halewood [View the pdf file - 50Kb] (Version 6 09-Mar-2022) Queen Elizabeth II 1954-62 [View the pdf file - 19 Mb] (Version 8 09-Mar-2022)

P019 Messageries Maritimes Ships Having Served on Far East Lines (1867 to 1932) by Philippe Orsetti
	This document illustrates each of the 90 Messageries Maritimes ships that have operated on the Far East lines, having often called on Hong Kong, in order to associate them to their corresponding postal markings. View the pdf file [2.5 Mb]

P018

Hong Kong Branch Offices List
compiled by Ingo Nessel

List of branch offices in alphabetic order with opening/closure dates, code letters, replacement/forerunner details etc. This list has been supplied as an Excel spreadsheet so that you can expand it to suit your collecting interests. A read only version in PDF has also been provided in case you don't have Excel.

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P017 Tientsin British Post Office Datestamps by Chris Norton
	This paper updates the available information and classification of the Tientsin B.P.O. date stamps. Varieties and forgery are shown and a scarcity guide is also provided. View the pdf file [4 Mb]

P016 Hiogo - 'D30' Obliterator Survey by Neill Granger and Andrew Cheung
	In view of the increasing number of fake/forged Hiogo D30 cancels, the authors have given permission for this article to be made available to collectors to assist them in identifying such forgeries. This article is not restricted to members only. This article was originally published in the Hong Kong Philatelic Society Journal No. 18 in 2014. View the pdf file [1.7 Mb]

P015 United States Naval Hong Kong Markings by Philippe Orsetti
	A study of US naval postmarks struck in Hong Kong waters on mail posted onboard US Navy warships. View the pdf file [20 Mb]

P014 Red Cross Envelopes during the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong by Philippe Orsetti
	The object of this Monograph is to make available, for further research, all the data concerning this subject that have been accumulated by the author over the years. The scope of this document is limited to the outgoing Red Cross covers from Hong Kong and excludes incoming covers. View the pdf file [4 Mb]

P013 Hong Kong & Treaty Ports Forwarding Agents Markings During the XIX Century by Philippe Orsetti updated June 2016
	This list consolidates all the known records from Col. F.W. Webb, Peter Pugh, Fred Stubens, Kenneth Rowe and the author. This list includes Hong Kong & its Treaty Ports of China and Japan, plus so-called Pseudo-Treaty Ports such as Bangkok and Manila. To automatically qualify, a marking must contain one of the words "Forwarded by…", "Encaminada…" or "Transmis par .." It may also display "Stamped by…" or "Postage Paid by..." terms used by some forwarding agents. This list, with additional notes regarding the history of the corresponding companies, is generously hosted and available on the website: http://rodsell.com/hksmsic/hksmsic.html View the pdf file [6 Mb]

P012 Hong Kong Fiscal Seals & Adhesives by Philippe Orsetti Feb 2013
Updated: Sept 2013	This Monograph illustrates and organizes as many as possible of the revenue seals and adhesives that have been issued in Hong Kong until its transfer of sovereignty on July 1, 1997. It is a virtual collection gathered from the holdings of several long time collectors. It should help present and future philatelists in organizing their collections. It will give them guidance and avenues to make additional discoveries. Due to the volume of the files resulting from the inclusion of hundreds of scans, the Monograph has been split in three parts as follow: NOTE: Download time may be as long as 10 minutes per Part. Part I: (1867 - 1945) Fiscal Seals & Revenue Adhesives from the Reigns of QV to KGV (including the WWII Japanese Occupation) [pdf, 9.4 Megs] 1st update Monograph-Erratum-Part I [104 K] Part II: (1938 - 1952) Revenue Adhesives during the Reign of KGVI (including numeral design issues) [pdf, 12.9 Megs] Part III: (1953 - 1997) Revenue Adhesives during the Reign of QEII. [pdf, 10.5 Megs]

P011 Hong Kong Airmails – 1924-1952 by Nick Halewood 21 November 2010
In September 1911 the first official British air mail service operated between Hendon, London, and Windsor. It was, technically, the first time air mail for Hong Kong had been accepted, so this postcard was among the first mail to arrive in Hong Kong that at some stage had been carried by an official air mail service .	This exhibit traces the development of the airmail routes and rates out of Hong Kong; covering the first mail accepted in Hong Kong for air transmission at some stage in 1924, the despatches for the Karachi United Kingdom and Shanghai-Manchouli routes in 1929 and 1931, respectively, the first regular despatches for the Saigon-Marseilles route in 1932, through the disruption caused by World War 11, to the introduction of four zones in 1952. Experimental, private and incoming flights that contributed to the expansion of airmail routes from Hong Kong and mail from Hong Kong-related crashes are also represented. Much of the detailed information is the result of ongoing personal research by the exhibitor.
	Frame 1, Frame 2, Frame 3, Frame 4, Frame 5, Frame 6, Frame 7, Frame 8

P010 NEW BOOK: French Mail Paquebot Far East Itineraries 1862 – 1880 (FEMSI Volume 2) © by Lee Scamp
This book is Volume 2 of Far East Mail Ship Itineraries (FEMSI), Vol. 1 of which concerned primarily the P&O.	FEMSI Volume 2 provides tabular itineraries of the French mail ship lines to, from, and within the Far East, 1862 – 1880. Comprehensive Oriental French paquebot itineraries between Hong Kong, Shanghai and Yokohama are detailed, and augmented by eastward and westward dates at Marseille for these voyages (many of the Marseille dates from Salles’ Tome II). Some more limited information is included concerning the rest of the French line port calls between France and the Orient: Messina / Naples, Alexandria / Port Said, Suez, Aden, Galle / Colombo, Singapore, and Saigon. Mr. Scamp's email address:
Uploaded: 22 Dec. 2010	Description pdf file [103 KB] Order Form pdf file [95 KB]

P009 French Messageries Imperiales / Maritimes Mail Paquebot Itineraries to, from, and within the Far East 1862 – 1880 Far East Mail Ship Itineraries, Volume 2 © by Lee C. Scamp
	Click on the links below to view presentations Mr. Scamp gave on his newest book. Both files are filled with many interesting examples. Mr. Scamp's email address:
This submission was published on this website: May 2010 The book is to be published later in 2010.	View Presentation 1 pdf file [1363 KB] View Presentation 2 pdf file [2121 KB] Order Form pdf file [93 KB]

P008 Subject Matter Index for Journal 335-346 (inclusive) by Timothy Webb
This index commences with Journal No.335 (October 2005). A degree of cross-referencing has been included where the subject matter has lent itself to it.
published: April 2010	View pdf file [103 KB] View as a web page

P007 Author Index, Bulletin/Journal Nos. 1-351 by Timothy Webb
Timothy Webb compiled the bulk, Journal Nos. 1-347, of this list; Nick J. Halewood added entries for Journal Nos. 348-351.
published: March 2010	View pdf file [153 KB] View as a web page

P006 Caveat Emptor - A New Breed of Fakers at Work! by Michel Houde
	With the widespread use of scanners, computer printers, philatelic reference works etc. fakers have discovered how easily these are to produce.
published: March 2009	View pdf file [169 KB]