Philatelic Study Group:
Hong Kong Security Markings and Perfins
Group II - Company Initials.
Printed Initials
Listing
Company Initials starting with A & B.
1 A.B./& Co. no frame 11x10, 4mm black
letters. cover
cover
Image from Rod Sell
Image
from Frank Drake
1a A.B./& Co. no frame 11x10, 4mm black
thick letters. Hong Kong Cancel.
Image from EBAY
Image from Frank Drake
1b A. B./& Co. no frame 11x10, 4mm red
letters.
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Frank Drake
1c A. B./& Co. no frame 11x10, 4mm black
letters, no dots under the o
Image from Rod Sell
Images from Frank Drake
1d A. B./& Co. no frame 11x10, 6mm violet
letters.
Image from John Robertson.
1e A.B./& Co. no frame 11x10, 4mm black
thick letters. Shanghai Cancel
Image with S1 cancel from Frank Drake.
1f A. B./& Co. no frame 11x11, 4mm violet
letters, distinctive &, Shanghai cancel

Image from Frank
Drake
Image from Ton van Doornen
1g A. B./& Co. rectangular frame 22x9, 4.5mm
violet letters, B62 cancel
Image from Rod Sell
2a A./C. C./Co. American
Chinese Commercial Company, no frame 10 x 12mm, 2mm violet
letters.
Image from Frank Drake.
Image from Rod Sell.
3 A.K./& Co. no frame 10x8, 4/3mm slanted blue, blue green
letters. Arnhold Karsberg & Co. HK
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Images from Frank Drake
3a A.K./& Co. no frame 10x8, 4/3mm slanted
black letters. Arnhold Karsberg & Co. HK
Image from Rod Sell
Image from Frank Drake.
3d A K /& Co no frame 14x7, 3mm black
letters. Arnhold Karsberg & Co. HK
Image from Philippe Orsetti. Image
from Frank Drake.
3f A K /& Co no frame 11x7.5, 3mm
straight blue letters . Arnhold Karsberg & Co. HK
Image from Frank Drake.
Image from Mr Wong Bing-man
3g A K /& Co no frame 11x7.5, 3mm
straight black letters . Arnhold Karsberg & Co. HK
Image from Frank Drake.
3h A K & Co no frame 20x3, 3mm straight
black letters . Arnhold Karsberg & Co. HK
Image from Winson Ng.
4 A.S.W./& Co. no frame 40x5.5, 5.5mm
violet letters. A.S. Watson & Co. Ltd
Images from Frank Drake.
4A B. &. C no frame 14x5,
5mm violet letters. Company not known.
Image from Frank Drake.
5 B & Co 15x15 diamond frame, 5mm violet
letters. Barretto & Co. cover
cover
2
Image from Rod Sell
6 B & Co. no frame 24x4.5, 4.5mm violet
letters. Bradley & Co.
Swatow cancel. Marking face or gummed side, serif, with
round o 2.5mm
Image from Frank Drake.
Image from Frank Drake.
6a B & Co no frame 26x4, 4mm violet
letters. Bradley & Co.
Swatow cancel. Long serif Round C, Round o
.
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image
from Rod Sell
6b B & Co no frame 25x5, 5mm red
letters. Bradley & Co. Swatow cancel.
Image from Philippe Orsetti
6c B. & Co no frame 23x4, 4mm violet
letters. Bradley & Co. Used In Swatow.
No serif, Round o 3mm.
Images from Frank Drake.
6c1 B & Co no frame 23x4, 4mm violet
letters. Bradley & Co. Used in
Hong Kong.
No serif, round o 3mm.
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Frank Drake.
6d B & Co no frame 14-19x4, 4mm violet
letters. Bradley & Co.
Swatow cancel. Serif, no dot after CO. Oval O 3.5mm
.
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Frank Drake
6e B & Co no frame 20x2.5, 2.5mm violet
letters. Bradley & Co.
Swatow cancel. Serif, no dot after B, round O 2mm
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Frank Drake. Macau
arrival cancel.
6f B. & Co no frame 21x3.5, 3.5mm violet
letters. Bradley & Co.
Swatow cancel. No Serif, round O
2mm.
Image from Philippe Orsetti
6j B & Co no frame 19x3.5, 3.5mm violet
letters. Bradley & Co.
Swatow cancel. Serif, B dot, round o 2mm
Image from Frank Drake.
6k B & Co no frame 19x4, 4mm violet
letters. Bradley & Co.
Hong Kong cancel. Serif, B dot, round o 2mm
Image from Rod Sell
Image from Frank Drake.
6l B & Co no frame 23x4, 4mm violet
letters. Bradley & Co.
Swatow cancel. No Serif, No dots.
Image from Rod Sell.
6m B & Co no frame 23.5x5, 5mm violet
letters. Bradley & Co.
Swatow cancel. Serif, oval offset O 3mms.
Images from Philippe Orsett.
6n B & Co no frame 24x4, 4mm violet
letters. Bradley & Co.
Swatow cancel. Serif, No dots.
Image from Frank Drake. The little dot after Co is believed
not from the marking.
Image from Frank Drake.
7b B & Co rectangular frame 14x4.5, 3mm
violet
letters. Company not yet confirmed.
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Frank
Drake
7c B. & Co. oval frame 14x10, 3mm blue
letters. Company not yet confirmed.
Image from Philippe Orsetti
7d B. & Co. oval frame 18x12, 3mm
blue letters. Company not yet confirmed.
Image from Rod Sell
7e B. & Co. no frame 17x2, 2mm black letters.
Company not yet confirmed.
Hong Kong cancel also known with Singapore cancel.
Image from Frank Drake.
7f B & Co. no frame 20x2.5, 2.5mm violet
letters. Company not yet confirmed. cover
Image from Philippe Orsetti
Image from Frank Drake. Image from John Robertson
7g B & Co no frame 20x2.5, 2.5mm red letters.
Company not yet confirmed.
Image from Philippe Orsetti
7i B & Co no frame 29x5, 5mm violet letters.
Company not yet confirmed.

Image from Adam Williamson
7A B. & ../ H. N... oval frame
40x25, 4mm violet letters. Company not yet confirmed.
Image from Rod Sell.
8 B. / I. C. no frame 7x7, 3mm violet
letters. Banque de l'Indo-Chine. HK
cancel
Image from Rod Sell
8a B. / I. C. no frame 7x7, 3mm violet
letters. Banque de l'Indo-Chine. Shanghai
cancel.
Image from Frank Drake
8b B. I. C. oval frame 25x16, 4mm violet
letters. Banque de l'Indo-Chine.
Image from Frank
Drake
Image from Rod Sell
9 B M oval frame 18x10, 5mm black
letters. Boite Mobile.
Image from Philippe Orsetti.
11a B & S oval frame 11x16, 6mm
violet letters. Butterfield & Swire.
Image from Rod Sell
11c B. & S. oval frame 22x11, 5mm
violet letters. Butterfield & Swire.
Image from Frank Drake
Image from Philippe Orsetti
11d B & S oval frame 14x10, 4mm blue
letters. Butterfield & Swire. Shanghai cancel
Image from Rod Sell.
11e B & S oval frame 14x10, 4mm blue
letters. Butterfield & Swire. Hong Kong cancel.
Image from Philippe Orsetti.
Image from Frank Drake
11f B &S (S close to &) oval frame
14x10, 4mm blue letters. Butterfield & Swire.
Hong Kong cancel.
Image from Philippe Orsetti.
11g B &S oval frame 18x10, 3.5mm
violet letters. Butterfield & Swire.
Image from Philippe Orsetti.
11h B &S oval frame 18x10, 3.5mm
black letters. Butterfield & Swire.

Image from Philippe Orsetti.