Philatelic Study Group:
Hong Kong Security Markings and Perfins

Group II - Company Initials Images.
Printed Initials Listing

Company Initials starting with D.

25 D. & Co. oval frame 24x11,  3mm blue letters. Dent & Co.

Images from Frank Drake

25b D. & Co. oval frame 24x11,  3mm purple letters. Dent & Co.

Images from Frank Drake

25A D. & Co. no frame 11x2.5mm,  2.5mm violet letters. Davidson & Co.

Image from Chris Norton

26 D & Co./ LTED no frame 12x8,  2.5mm violet letters. Dodwell & Co. Ltd.  Hong Kong cancel. cover

Images from Rod Sell.                                                                  Image from Philippe Orsetti.
The D. looks like an a.  

26a D & Co./ LTED no frame 12x8,  2.5mm violet letters. Dodwell & Co. Ltd.  Shanghai cancel.

Images from Frank Drake.

26b D & Co./ LTED no frame 12x8,  2.5mm blue-black letters. Dodwell & Co. Ltd.  cover

Image from Frank Drake. The D. looks like an a.

26c D & Co./ LTD no frame 10.5x6,  2mm violet letters. Dodwell & Co. Ltd.

Image from Rod Sell                          Image from Frank Drake

26e D. & Co. Ld. no frame 17x2,  2mm violet letters. Dodwell & Co. Ltd. cover  cover

Image from Rod Sell                                                                       Image from Frank Drake

26f D. & Co. Ld. no frame 17x2,  2mm violet letters. Dodwell & Co. Ltd. Foochow.

Image from Philippe Orsetti

26h D. & Co./ Ltd. no frame 11x6,  2mm violet letters. Dodwell & Co. Ltd.   cover

Images from Frank Drake

27 D.A.B. no frame 12x3, 3mm violet letters.  Deutsche Asiatische Bank.  

Images from Frank Drake               Image from Philippe Orsetti            
This marking also appears as D.A.D and D.A.H because of poor inking.  

Image from Frank Drake                  Image from Philippe Orsetti.   

27a   D.A. BANK.   oval frame  33 x 22 mm red letters  Deutsche Asiatische Bank  Obviously applied on sending.  cover

Image from Philippe Orsetti.

27b   D.A. BANK.  double oval frame  32 x 20 mm 3 mm violet letters  Deutsche Asiatische Bank

Image from Philippe Orsetti.
While a "late Fee" marking, I have recorded it because it ties up nicely with II-27a.
"Not a security marking, however could have been used in that function too, in this example."

28 D.A.B.oo no frame 16x6, 6mm blue letters.  Deutsche Asiatische Bank. 
The middle image below shows this is a revenue marking not a security marking.

Images from Frank Drake                                                           Image from Philippe Orsetti

30 D.C. / & Co. no frame 13x12, 4.5mm violet letters.  Dodwell, Carlill & Co.  Hong Kong  cover

Images from Frank Drake  

30a D.C. / & Co. no frame 13x12, 4.5mm violet letters.  Dodwell, Carlill & Co.  Foochow.

Image from Philippe Orsetti.               Image from Frank Drake.   

30b D.C. / & Co. no frame 13x12, 4.5mm violet letters.  Dodwell, Carlill & Co.  Shanghai.

Image from Frank Drake.   

30c  D.C. / & Co. no frame 13x12, 4.5mm, Black letters.  Dodwell, Carlill & Co.

Images from Frank Drake

31 D. M. & Co. no frame 18x3,  3mm violet letters.  D. Musso & Co.

Images from Frank Drake

31A   D.M.L.    Dodwell Motors Limited. 15 x 9 mm oval and 3 mm violet letters used in 1948.

Images from Frank Drake

32 D P  no frame 17x3,  3mm black letters.  Daily Press  cover

Image from Rod Sell                            Image from Frank Drake

32a D P  no frame 18x3,  3mm black letters.  Daily Press

Images from Frank Drake.  Varieties with thin and thick letters and short P.

Images from Frank Drake.

32b D P  no frame 18x3,  3mm black serif letters.  Daily Press

Image from Rod Sell                        Images from Frank Drake

32c D P  no frame 19x3,  3mm black letters.  Daily Press cover coverback

Image from Rod Sell                              Image from Frank Drake                     

32d D P  no frame 16x3,  3mm black letters with serif.  Daily Press

Image from Frank Drake

Image from Rod Sell                            Image from Frank Drake.

32A D P W  no frame  violet letters.

Image from John Robertson

34 D.S.S./H.  oval frame 20x13,  2.5mm black letters.  David SassoonSons & Co.

Image from Philippe Orsetti 


34a D.S.S./H.  oval frame 20x13,  2.5mm red letters.  David SassoonSons & Co.

Image from Frank Drake  

Image from Mr Wong Bing-man  

34b D.S.S./H.  oval frame 20x13,  2.5mm violet letters.  David SassoonSons & Co.

Image from Frank Drake

34c D.S.S./H.  oval frame 20x13,  2.5mm blue letters.  David SassoonSons & Co.

Image from ebay

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Last Modified  27 October 2016