Queen Victoria Issues. 

Unidentified Markings from Frank Drake  

 violet letters in two dimensions - 4 mm for capitals and 3 mm for non-capital letters, used in Hong Kong. Host adhesive is the 1891 QV 10c.  Is it I-30a Commercial Union Insurance Co.

Rod Sell 28 July 2003
It could be KWONGMANWOO marking.

Unidentified Markings from Philippe Orsetti

QV1                                                QV2                                   QV3                                QV4

QV5                                                    QV6                            QV7                                QV8

QV9
Ming Tsang 9th August
QV9 should be CARLOWITZ & CO,
Philippe Orsetti 11th August
Response: Not possible, the letter sequence is as follow D ? R T L  ???, Carlowitz does not work. What is the signification of the three central Chinese characters?
 

          QV10                            QV11                            QV12 National Bank of China Type I-96

QV13                                                QV14                            QV15                            QV16

QV17                                                   QV18                            QV19                        QV 20

QV21                                            QV22                                                                QV23

QV24Siemsen & Co Type I-124i         QV25                             QV27

QV26
Ming Tsang 9th August
QV26 - CUSTOMS, PAKHOI
Philippe Orsetti 11th August
Response: Yes, it works, thanks.
 

QV28                                                    QV29                                        QV30

King Edward VII Issues

KE01                                                    KE02                            KE03                            KE04

KE05                                                KE06                            KE07                            KE08

KE09                                                KE10                            KE11

KE12
Ming Tsang 9th August
KE12 - KWONG MAN WOO, HONG KONG with added handwriting
Philippe Orsetti 11th August
Response: KWONG MAN may work but not WOO because the last two letters are ..NG

King George V issues

KGV01                                        KGV02                        KGV03

KGV04
Ming Tsang 9th August
KGV04 should be KWONG ON BANK
Philippe Orsetti 11th August
Response: Yes it works. In that case it is a revenue marking, not a security marking. Unless someone contradicts me, there is not any security marking from Group I struck on a KGV adhesive. Usage of full name SM was discontinued (and illegal) before introduction of KGV adhesives.
 

KGV05                                        KGV06                                KGV07                        KGV08

KGV09                                            KGV10

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