Philatelic Study Group:
Hong Kong Security Markings and Perfins
Group III : Perforated Initials "Perfins"
Compiled & augmented
by Philippe Orsetti & Peter Pugh
from an original list provided by the
Hong Kong Study Circle
and from information received from members
(First publication October 1992, 10th revision as of January 31, 2008)
       
Note 1: An S in the first column (S) indicates that a scan of this marking is displayed on the website.
Note 2: The column (Known) indicates that the marking is known on cover (C), on document (D),
on postcard (PC), on postal stationery card (PS), on piece (P), or on wrapper (WR)..
Note 3: A red entry denotes a perfin known on fiscal stamps only,
or on postage stamps for fiscal purpose only.
S Type Tiles  Perfins Name Letter Number Source        Dates Known   Remarks
# Height Holes earlier  later
S 1 A- 1 A K / & Co. Arnhold Karberg & Co. HK 5 46 HK 1888 1910 C, PC also on QV fiscal
S a A K / & Co. Arnhold Karberg & Co. HK 5 46 Shanghai
S 2 A- 2 APC / HK The Asiatic Petroleum Co. 6 49 HK 1911 1922
a APC / HK The Asiatic Petroleum Co. 6 49 Swatow 1921 on KE
S b APC / HK The Asiatic Petroleum Co. 6 49 Foochow 1912 on KE
S c APC / HK The Asiatic Petroleum Co. 6 49 Amoy 1912 on KE
S 3 A- 3 ASW / &Co.Ld. A.S. Watson & Co. Ld. 5 75 HK 1892 1895 C also Foochow "Cancelled"
S 4 B- 1 B.A.T. British American Tobacco (China) Limited 5 33 Shanghai 1918 1921 C DAB when worn
S a B- 2 B.A.T./ Co.Ld British American Tobacco (China) Limited 5 63 Shanghai 1912 1921 China ovpr
S 5 B- 4 B / &Co. Bradley & Co. 4.5 40 HK QV 1883
a B- 4 B / &Co. Bradley & Co. 4.5 40 Shanghai QV  
5A B & Co.. ?
S 6 B- 5 B&Co./ Amoy Boyd & Co. Amoy 6 83 HK 1900 1902
S a B- 5 B&Co./ Amoy Boyd & Co. Amoy 6 83 Amoy 1900 1902
S 7 B- 9 B&S Butterfield & Swire 6 37 HK 1907 1914 PC
S B- 3 BC (Probably bottom part of HS/BC see 33l) 6 22 HK 1939 1941
S 8A B C L Bank of Canton Limited 8 39 HK KGV on fiscal stamp
S 8B BK.OF / COM. Bank of Commerce 12 76 KGV on fiscal stamp
S 9 B- 7 B I Banque de l'Indo-Chine 8 18 HK 1940 1951 C
S 10 B- 8 B M / & Co. Behn Meyer & Co. 5.5 56 Shanghai China ovpr. No dot between B and M
S a B- 8 B.M / & Co. Behn Meyer & Co. 5.5 57 Shanghai China ovpr. Dot between B and M
S 11 B-10 B&S / H Butterfield & Swire 6 51 HK 1895 1897
S a B-10 B&S / H Butterfield & Swire 6 51 Swatow 1901
S 12 B-11 B&S / S Butterfield & Swire 6 52 Shanghai 1896 1900
S a B-11 B&S / S Butterfield & Swire 6 52 HK 1897 1899
S 13 B-13 BW / &C0 Burroughs Welcome & Co. 5 53 Shanghai 1909 1918 & China overprint
S 14 B- 6 BEA The Bank of East Asia, Ltd. 5 33 HK 1922 1961 C,D also on fiscal stamps
S 15 B-12 BTO Bank of Taiwan 8 38 HK KGV 1935 also on fiscal stamps
S 16 C- 2 C& / Co. Carlowitz & Co. 5 34 HK QV 1880 C also on QV fiscal
S 17 C- 1 C&C / H Carlowitz & Co. 5 39 HK 1900 KGV C also on QV fiscal
S 17A C- 3 C.J / T / E.C China and Japan Telephone & Electric Co. 7 42 HK KE KGV
S 18 C- 05 C / BK / I Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China 5.5 38 on fiscal stamp
S 18A CHASE BANK Chase Bank 12 96 on fiscal stamp
S 18B C. / S.S. / B. The China & South Sea Bank Ltd. HK 6 42 HK KGV on fiscal stamp
S 19 D- 1 D.A. / B Deutsche Asiatische Bank 7 53 HK 1901 1911 D, C Serif
S 20 D.A.T / CoLtd  (worn B.A.T/CoLtd  see # 4 or 4a) 5 55 KGV
21 D- 2 D.O.C. Det Oversiske Compagnes 8 43 Foochow KGV/China Thorensen & Co. Group
S a   D.O.C. Det Oversiske Compagnes 8 43 HK 1906 1918 C, PC Thorensen & Co. Group
S 22 D- 3 D.& / Co.Ld Dodwell & Co. 6 56 Foochow 1907 1912 C
S 23 D- 4 D&C0 / Ltd.. Dodwell & Co. 6.5 60 Foochow 1914 1917 C
S 24 D.C / &Co. Dodwell, Carlisle & Co. 6 48 Foochow 1894
S 25 E- 1 E.S / & Co. Eduard Schellass & Co. 5.5 57 HK 1882 1894
S a E- 1 E.S / & Co. Eduard Schellass & Co. 5.5 57 Shanghai 1894
S 26 F- 1 F.B./ & Co.. F. Blackhead & Co. 7 57 HK KE 1914 PC
S 27 G- 1 G& / Co. Gilman & Co. Ltd. 6 38 HK 1922 1934 C
H # 17 C & C / H with missing C & C (some chad still in place)
S 28 H- 1 H.D.P. HK Daily Press 7 34 HK 1907 1922
S 29 H- 2 H E / C HK Electric Co. 5 26 HK 1929 1947 C
S a H- 2 H E C HK Electric Co. 7.5 28 HK 1928 C
S 30 H & H Hall & Holtz Co-Operative Company, Ltd.(The) 37 Shanghai KE acquired by J. Neil in 1925
S 31 H- 3 HS H. Skott & Co. 7 27
S 31A H.K. Hong Kong Government 6 23 HK KE KGV on postage stamps, fiscal use
S 31B H.K.L. / I.A.C. HK Land & Investment Agency Company 58 QV on postage stamps, fiscal use
32 H.K.E. 29 QV
S 33 H- 4 H S B HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 29 HK 1887   Appears N.S.B. Worn 33a
S a H- 4 H S B HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 31 Shanghai QV
S a1 H- 4 H S B HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 31 HK QV
S a2 H- 4 H S B HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 31 Amoy QV A1 cancel
b H- 45 H S B HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 6 35
S c H&S / BC HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 59 Swatow 1893 B & Co. handstamp too
S c1 H&S / B.C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 60 Foochow 1898
S d H-13 H&S / BC HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 59 Amoy 1894 1910
S e H-12 H&S / BC HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 59 HK 1891 1903 PC
S f H-10 H&S / B.C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 60 HK 1871 1905 also on KGV fiscal
S g H-11 H&S / B.C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 6 57 HK 1907 1912 C also on KGV fiscal
S h H&S / B.C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 60 Shanghai 1891
S h1 H&S / B.C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 5 60 Canton 1897
S i H- 6 H S / B C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 6 43 HK 1906 1939 C,PC 11.5 mm wide between H & S
S i1 H- 6 H S / B C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 6 43 Shanghai 1906 1939 11.5 mm wide between H & S
S j H- 5 H S / B C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 6 43 Amoy 1917 1920 11mm, B crossbar down, on "China"
k H- 5 H S / B C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 6 43 Canton 1917 1921 11mm wide
S l H- 7 H S / B C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 6 43 Foochow KGV C 11mm wide between H & S
S m H- 9 H.S / B.C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 6 45 Canton 1920 1922 11.5mm wide, on "CHINA"" & KGV
m1 H- 9 H.S / B.C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 6 45 Swatow 1920 1922 11.5mm wide, on "CHINA"" o/prints
m2 H- 9 H.S / B.C HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 6 45 Shanghai 1922 11.5mm wide, on "CHINA"" o/prints
S o H- 8 HS / BC HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 4 32 HK 1946 1950 C 7.5 mm wide, on KGVI
S q H.S.B HK & Shanghai Banking Corporation 8 39 Hankow 1915 1916
S 34 a H-14 H.W / & Co Holliday Wise & Co. 5.5 61 Shanghai QV 1885 C No stop after &
S b H.W / &.Co Holliday Wise & Co. 5.5 62 Shanghai QV stop after & one pin missing
S c H.W / &..Co Holliday Wise & Co. 5.5 63 Shanghai QV  2 stops after &..
S d H.W / & Co Holliday Wise & Co. 5.5 61 HK QV No stop after &
S e H.W / & Co Holliday Wise & Co. 5.5 63 HK QV  2 stops after &..
S f H.W / & Co Holliday Wise & Co. 5.5 62 HK QV stop after & one pin missing
S 35 I- 1 I B C International Banking Corporation HK 6.5 26 HK 1912 1930 C also on KGV fiscal
S 36 J- 1 J.T.S / H.K 6 49 HK 1912
S 36A K. Kowloon District Office 15 HK KGVI on postage stamps used for Land Transfer doc
S 37 K- 1 K&Co Kruse & Co. 6 36 HK KE 1914 C, PC
38 K- 2 K&H / C 5.5 42
S 39 K- 3 K&W Kelly & Walsh Limited 6 40 Shanghai 1888 1901 C, PPC
S a K- 3 K&W Kelly & Walsh Limited 6 40 HK 1888 1901
S 40 L- 1 L.C. Lane Crowford HK 6 16 HK 1929 1936 C
S 41 L- 2 L / &Co. W.R. Loxley & Co. 6 35 HK 1911 1921 C,PC
42 L- 3 LS L. Soyka 7 19 Shanghai
43   M&C Melchers & Co. 8 41 HK
S a M- 4 M&C Melchers & Co. 9 50 HK 1914 C Stop top of C
S b M- 3 MC Melchers & Co. 8 23 HK 1891 1898 C
S c M- 3 MC Melchers & Co. 8 23 Shanghai 1886 1898
S 44 M- 2 MBK Mitsui Busan Kaisha 6 40 HK 1921 1940 C
S 45 M- 1 M.B.I Mercantile Bank of India 6 35 HK KE
S 46 N- 3 N.C.H North-China Herald 5 35 Shanghai 1868 1889 WR
S 47 N- 1 N A / S C Nestlé Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. 5 42 HK KGV 1922
S 48 N- 2 N.C. / B. / N.Y. National City Bank of New York 7 54 HK QV KGVI on fiscal stamp
S 48A …SCHE H….. Nederlandsche Handelsmaatschappij ? HK KGV
S 49 O.C.B.C. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Limited 8 44 HK KE GVI on fiscal stamp
S 50 P- 1 P&Co. 5.5 38 HK 1885
S 51 P- 2 P&O / B.C Peninsula & Oriental Banking Corp 5 56 HK 1927 1928 also on fiscal adhesives
S 52 PC / A Pasedag & Co. Amoy 8 37 Amoy KE
S 53 R- 1 R&Co. Russell & Co. 6 40 Amoy QV O after C
S a R&Co. Russell & Co. 6 40 HK 1916 O after C
S 53A R- 2 R&Co Reiss & Co. 8 40 Shanghai KE KGV O inside C
S a R&Co Reiss & Co. 8 40 HK O inside C
S 54 S- 2 S.&Co. Siemssen & Co. 7 46 HK 1911 1914
S 55 S- 1 S . B / &Co Sandilands, Buttery & Co. 4.5 56 HK 1871 Straits Settlements firm
S 55A S.C.S.B. Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. 7 49 HK on fiscal stamp
S 55B S D / & / E Co. 6 60 Shanghai 1907 PC
S 56 S- 3 SHS 6 33 Shanghai QV 1905
57 S- 4 S K 6 22
S 58 S- 5 SW&Co. Sander Wieler & Co. 6 62 HK 1914 diagonal
S 58A T Taipo District Office 7 on postage stamps used for Land Transfer doc
S 59 T- 1 TC / & / S Thomas Cook & Sons 4 37 HK 1910 1931 C
S a T- 2 T C / & S Thomas Cook & Sons 4 36 HK 1921 1947 C
S b T- 3 T C / & S Thomas Cook & Sons 4.5 37 Shanghai 1912 1920 14mm high, wide C
T- 4 T / EC See C. J. / T / E. C
S 60A U  I / S  C Union Insurance Society of Canton 6 34 HK KE
S 61 U- 1 UT / Co Union Trading Co 5 29 HK 1918 1961 C Seen 1953-61 on QEII, latest marking
S 61A V & C Vogel & Co. 10 35 Canton 1902 1903
S 62 V / & Co Vogel & Co. 8 38 B62 C H of VH&Co removed
S 63 V- 1 V.H / &Co Vogel, Hagedon & Co. 5 50 HK QV
Watson & Co. (see A.S. Watson & Co.  # 3)
S 64 W- 1 W.&Co W. A. Hannibal & Co. 8 62 HK 1912 1914 PC
S 65 W 5 17 HK KGV
S 65A W / K F 33 HK 1916
S 66 Y- 1 Y S / B Yokohama Specie Bank 6 33 HK KGV KGVI C