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The "B62" cancel was used in Hongkong:
About 30 different types of this "B62" postmark exist. The first cancel was issued to Hong Kong in October 1862. They exist with blue or black ink; before 1877 both blue and black ink was used, after that only black ink. Often this cancel is called 'Killer cancel'. After 1891 the use of this cancel stopped. Other sources ("Les obliterations sur timbres de Hong Kong by Andre de Cock) say that this "B62" cancel was stopped in 1885 and replaced by a date cancel.
'62 B' cancel
Another cancel "62B" was used in
Hongkong, it seems to have been used in 1864 for supplementary
mail until 1891 (according to the 'Postage Stamp & Postal
History Catalogue of Hong Kong' by N.C.Yang (1983). The cancel
seems to be rather rare. The following information was passed on
to me by Malcolm Morriss:
"This cancel was used in the "Treaty Ports" on the
Chinese mainland - awarded under the treaties of Nanking (1842)
and Peking (1860). Post Offices were set up to serve the British
Communities in these ports. From 1864, mail from the Treaty Ports
required the use of stamps of Hong Kong, which were originally
cancelled in Hong Kong using the "B62" cancel. Because
of the delays which this entailed, the Postmaster of Hong Kong
applied for a "B63" cancel for use in the Treaty Ports
in 1864. As this cancel was already in use in the UK, a
"62B" cancel was issued and used on all mail emanating
through the British Post Offices in those ports. This was in use
from 1864 until it was gradually replaced by specific
"Killer" cancels e.g "A1" (Amoy)
"C1" (Canton) "S1" (Shanghai) etc. These
tended to come into use around 1872-5, although the Amoy one was
in use as early as 1866."
Date cancel with "HONG KONG" in a single circle and
"VICTORIA HONG KONG" in a double circle.
Some branch offices were opened in 1898 with datecancels: for example "HONG-KONG WESTERN Bn" (single circle), "HONG-KONG KOWLOON- BRANCH" (single circle) and "KOWLOON HONG-KONG" (double circle).
Warning: many of these cancels are known to have been forged!
Stamp used in Amoy, Canton, Chowfoo, Foochow, Hankow, Shanghai and Swatow (all in China):
Other cancels that were used are: 'Anping', 'Foochowfoo', 'Ningpo', 'Kiung Chow', 'Hoihow' and 'Liu Kung Tau' (oval cancel).
On King Edward stamp also the following cancels can be found: 'Wei Hai Wei', 'Tientsin' and 'Chefoo'.
Stamp used in Nagasaki, Japan:
Stamp used in Penang (now Malaysia) and Singapore:
Other cancels such as "Bangkok" (Thailand) or Kudat (North Borneo) exist:
2 c brown Hong Kong Queen Victoria stamp with red
"KUDAT" cancel of North Borneo
Cancels: Some of the stamps of Hongkong were used in China and Japan, with the following numeral cancels: Amoy: "A1" or "D27", Canton: "C1", Kiung Chow (and Hoihow?): "D28", Hankow: "D29", Kobe: "D30", Foochow: "F1", Ningpo: "N1", Nagasaki: "N2", Shanghai: "S1", Swatow: "S2", Yokohama and Chefoo? (=Yontai): "Y1".
Foochow "F1" and Canton "C1" cancel
Shanghai "S1" cancel
Kiungchow "D28" cancel and Ningpo "N1" cancel
Nagasaki "N2" cancels
(Yokohama "Y1" cancel)
A so-called 'Sunburst' cancel was used in Shanghai. This cancel is rare.
Genuine blue and black sunburst cancel
(forged red sunburst cancel)
Genuine sunburst cancels are in pale blue colour and don't have a 'B62' cancel (source: http://www.hkpsoc.com/articles/ID_fake_pmk.htm). Does anybody posess a picture of a genuine sunburst cancel? If so, please contact me!
Other interesting cancels (mute cancels):
French mailboat cancel:
"LIGNE N": (french mail service) in a circle
"LIGNE N PAQ FR NO": (french mail service) in an
octogonal shape, reduced size
A french "CCH" cancel (Cochin China) on a 48 c red Hongkong stamp:
Other forwarders cancels and security chops exist, such as the shown 'CMB' and 'A.B.Co' overprint). A list of forwarding agents can be found at: http://pbbooks.com/webfa.htm. Also check http://rodsell.com/hksmsic/hksmsic.html for more information. Later perfins were also used for this purpose:
"REISS & Co" in red color.
"CMB" in violet and "D&Co" in blue in an
ellipse.
(A.B.Co overprint, reduced size for the 2 c)
(Perfin of Hong Kong)
Company chop: "BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE", "MEYER
& CO", "HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION".
"NEW ORIENTAL BANK OF HONG KONG".
"MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA"
"MELCHERS & Co HONGKONG"
"STAMPED KER & ?"
