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Hong Kong Security Markings and Perfins

Group I - Company Markings Images.


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96 The National Bank of China Ld. *HK* double oval frame 41x24,  3mm violet  letters.

Images from Philippe Orsetti               Image from Chris Norton                        Image from Phipippe Orsetti

96a The National Bank of China Ld. *Hong Kong*  oval frame x21,  3mm violet  letters, Shanghai cancel.

Image from Frank Drake.  

96b The National Bank of China Ld. triple oval frame 38x22,  2mm violet  letters. cover

Images from Philippe Orsetti

96c NATIONALBANK OF CHINA Ld.. * HONGKONG*  
double oval  30x16mm frame,    blue 2.5mm letters.


Images from Philippe Orsetti

96d " NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA Ld.  x  HONGKONG  x " with triple oval frame 38 mm x 22 mm, 2  mm violet letters, empty in the centre.

Images from Frank Drake.  

96e The National Bank of China Limited double circular frame 38mm,  4mm purple  letters.  cover

Images from Philippe Orsetti  

Images from Frank Drake.

96f The National Bank of China Limited. double oval frame 51x30,  4mm violet  letters.  cover

Images from Philippe Orsetti

96g The National Bank of China Limited rectangular  frame 30x9, 2.5mm violet  letters.
 
                   Images from Frank Drake.                                                Image from Philippe Orsetti        

96h The National Bank of China Ld. oval frame 36x21,  3mm violet  letters. HK cancel.

Images from Rod Sell  

Images from Frank Drake.  

96i The National Bank of China Ld * HONGKONG *.
Triple oval frame 37x23.5,  3mm blue  letters. HK cancel.


Images from Frank Drake. 

96j The National Bank of China Ld * HONGKONG *.
Triple oval frame 32x20,  2.5mm violet  letters, empty centre. 


Images from Philippe Orsetti.  

Images from Frank Drake.  

96k " NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA Ltd.  AMOY".
Triple oval frame 32x20,  2.5mm violet  letters. Empty centre.  Amoy Dii cancel.


Images from Frank Drake.  

96l " NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA Ld.  AMOY".
Double oval frame 35x22,  3mm purple  letters. Chinese Character centre.  Hong Kong cancel.


Images from Frank Drake.  

Images from Frank Drake. 

96l1 The National Bank of China Ld. oval frame 36x21,  3mm violet  letters. Amoy cancel.

Images from Adam Williamson

96m The National Bank of China Ld. *Hong Kong double oval frame 40x25,  2mm violet  letters.

Images from Philippe Orsetti  
 
96n " NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA Ltd x HONGKONG x".
Double oval frame 47x29,  4mm violet  letters. 4 Chinese Character centre.  Hong Kong cancel.


Images from Frank Drake.  

96o " NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA Ltd  * HONGKONG *".
Double oval frame 40x25,  2.5mm violet  letters.


Image from Frank Drake.

96p " NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA Ltd  X  HONGKONG X".
Double oval frame 40x25,  2mm violet  letters.   Could be F1 cancel.

Images from Philippe Orsetti 

98 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ * HONGKONG *
Triple oval frame 33x21,  2mm violet  letters. 


Image from Rod Sell.                            Image from Philippe Orsetti

98b NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ * HONGKONG *
double oval frame 45x38,  4mm violet  letters. 


Image from Chuck Moo.

98c NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ +/ HONGKONG
double oval embossed frame 24x18,  1.5mm  letters.

Image from Adam Williamson

98d NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ * HONGKONG *
double oval frame 34x20,  1.5mm violet  letters.

Image from Ton van Doornen

98e NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ
  no frame --x 3mm,  3mm violet  letters.

Image from Rod Sell

99  Netherlands*Trading Society* Hong Kong triple oval frame 24x15,  2mm violet letters.

Image from Philippe Orsetti

100  The New Oriental Bank Corporation Limited *, oval frame 40x22,  3mm black letters.

Image from Rod Sell  

Images from Chris Leung

100A  The New Oriental Limited  no frame 19x8,  3mm violet letters.

Images from Philippe Orsetti

101  New Connaught Hotel / Hong Kong triple oval frame 45x25,  3mm red letters.

Image from Philippe Orsetti

102  Nils Moller & Son.  no frame 25x3,  3mm violet letters.

Image from Philippe Orsetti         Image from Philippe Orsetti             Image from Frank Drake.

103a  Nippon Yusen Kaisha, triple oval frame 33x23,  2mm violet letters.
 
Images from Rod Sell  

103b  Nippon Yusen Kaisha, triple oval frame 45x29,  3mm violet letters.

Image from Frank Drake.                     Image from Rod Sell.  

103c  NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA no frame 75x5,  5mm violet letters.


Image from Philippe Orsetti                        Image from Wison Ng

103d  NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA no frame 75x5,  5mm violet letters, no serifs.

Image from Winson Ng

103A  "NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD / Transatlantische Fahrt"  
no frame 69x9mm with 3.5mm violet letter.


Image from Philippe Orsetti  

104  Norman Tang. Old English font, no frame 23X5,  2.5mm Violet letters.

Image from Ebay.  Current owner unknown.

104A  North China Insurance Co. / Hong Kong double oval frame 40x23,  2mm black letters.

Image from Philippe Orsetti

104Aa  North China Insurance Co. / Hong Kong double oval frame 30x19,  2.5mm red letters.

Image from Philippe Orsetti   

104Ab  North China Insurance Co. / Hong Kong double oval frame 30x19,  2.5mm blue letters.

Image from Frank Drake

104B  Olyphant & Co. *Hong Kong* circular frame 19,  2mm black letters.

Image from Philippe Orsetti                        Image from Charles Jones

104C  OSTASIATISCHE  HANDELS-GESELLSCHAPT. / * SHANGHAI * cover
40 x 25 mm triple oval with 2.5 mm violet letter, used in Shanghai in 1899.

Image via Michel Houde

105  Pasedag & Co. Amoy oval frame 30x19,  2&1mm violet letters. cover

Image from Philippe Orsetti             Image from Frank Drake

105a  Pasedag & Co. / Amoy triple oval frame 37x19,  2mm violet letters.  Amoy cancel

Image from Philippe Orsetti

Image from Frank Drake  

105b  Pasedag & Co. / Amoy. double oval frame 28x16,  2mm violet letters.

Image from Frank Drake  

105c  Pasedag & Co. Amoy no frame 24x2.5,  2.5mm violet letters.  Amoy Webb type Iii cancel.

Image from Frank Drake

105d  Pasedag & Co. Amoy no frame 38x13,  4mm violet letters.  HK cancel
cover
  cover2  

Images from Philippe Orsetti
In a recent Ebay auction, item number 5602157868 was bought by our friend Fred (beating me by a modest 50c). This is Pasedaq & Co. # 105d (scan included).
The reason I wanted to buy this item was because it did not show any part of “AMOY,” which should have come with this marking. I wanted to exactly measure if AMOY was part of the rubber stamp, or if “PASEDAG & Co” and “AMOY.” were stand alone chops.
However I have now reached this conclusion by comparing two postcards (scans attached). In both PC, the handwriting is exactly the same, and AMOY is also exactly the same.
So we may conclude that AMOY was struck by Pasedaq and is part of marking 105d which was composed of two elements, not necessarily used together.
Thus I am removing Group IV-8A AMOY from the record with a footnote saying that AMOY is a part of marking I-105d.
I think the AMOY marking mystery is now solved.


Images from Philippe Orsetti

105e   PASEDAG & Co  / DATE / AMOY  oval frame 32x19,  3mm red letters.

Image from Philippe Ortsetti.    

105e1   PASEDAG & Co  / DATE / AMOY  oval frame 32x19,  3mm blue letters.

Image from Philippe Ortsetti.                                            Image from ebay.

105f  Pasedag & Co. *Amoy* in block letters, double oval frame,  2mm violet letters.

Image from Philippe Orsetti                                Image from ebay. 

Image from Winson Ng.          

106 PENIN. & ORIENTAL STEAM NAV. COMPANY - * -  / HONG KONG
26mm double circular frame,  2mm violet letters. 
 
Image from Frank Drake.                 Image from Winson NG.

Image from Philippe Orsetti

106a PENIN. & ORIENTAL STEAM NAV. COMPANY * / HONG KONG.
26mm circular frame,  1.5mm violet letters.
 
Image from Philippe Orsetti     

106b PENIN. & ORIENTAL STEAM NAV. COMPANY / Hong Kong
circular 26mm frame,  1.5mm violet letters.

Image from Philippe Orsetti                Image from Frank Drake

Image from Philippe Orsetti  

106d Penin. & Oriental Steam Nav. Company -*-  / Hong Kong
circular 26mm frame,  3mm violet letters.

Image from Philippe Orsetti               Image from Frank Drake

Image from Philippe Orsetti    

106f Penin. & Oriental Steam Nav. Co.  / ship image. circular 36mm frame,  2.5mm violet letters.

Image from Frank Drake  

106g Penin. & Oriental Steam Nav. Co. circular 23mm frame,  2mm violet letters.

Image from Rod Sell 

107 H.A. Peteresen & Co. * AMOY * triple oval frame 37x15,  2mm blue letters HK cancel. cover  cover

Image from Philippe Orsetti                             Image from John Robertson  

107a H.A. Peteresen & Co. no frame 35x4,  4mm violet letters.

Image from Philippe Orsetti  

107b H.A. Peteresen & Co. * AMOY * triple oval frame 37x15,  2mm violet letters.
 
Image from Philippe Orsetti  

107c H.A. Peteresen & Co. no frame 35x4,  4mm violet letters.  Not used as Security Marking

Image from Philippe Orsetti  

Image from Philippe Orsetti  

107d H.A. Peteresen & Co. * AMOY *
triple oval frame 37x15,  2mm black letters.
 Shanghai cancel

Image from Philippe Orsetti  

107A  C. PIENS / KOWLOON / HONG KONG,  30x12mm  unframed,  3mm violet letters  1908 cover

Image from Philippe Orsetti  

108 PHARMACIE DE L'UNION, / SHANGHAI./  * A. S. VOELKEL, *  
Double Oval frame 35x21mm, 3mm Violet letters.  cover

Image from Lee Scamp 

Image from Philippe Orsetti 

108A Presbyterian Mission … no frame ..x 3.5,  3.5mm violet letters.

Image from Philippe Orsetti  

108B H. W. POWELL & Co /  Drapers.  /  HONG KONG.
34x23mm double oval frame,  2mm violet letters


Image from Philippe Orsetti  

110 THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY LIMITED  / * HONGKONG *
Double oval frame 47x 30,  3mm violet letters.


Image from Frank Drake.

110A Wilhelm Pucher  no frame 33x8mm,  4mm violet underlined letters.

Image from Michel Houde.

111 QUAN KAI & CO / date/ HONGKOMG. triple oval frame 42x30,  4 & 2mm violet letters. cover

Image from Rod Sell  

Image from Frank Drake.                                              Image from Spinks Auctions

112 Quan Yick & Co / Commission Merchants/ HK oval frame 36x22, 2.5mm & 2mm purple seriph letters.  cover

Images from Philippe Orsetti

Images from Stan Cheesman

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