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Return To Catalogue - Firm chops letters A-B - Firm chops letter K - Firm chops letters L-M - Firm chops letters N-Z - Straits Settlements 1867 issue - Straits Settlements 1868-1901 - Straits Settlements cancels
Note: on my website many of the
pictures can not be seen! They are of course present in the catalogue;
contact me if you want to purchase it.
The stamps of Straits Settlements are almost always heavily cancelled, most of the time they also bear firm chops (as a protection against theft). Some of them are large enough to cover three individual stamps. The following website https://michelhoude.com/BMSM/Index.html shows many of such chops and provides very useful information. More information on some firms that used these chops: http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/catalog/seapage:233_675. A list of forwarding agents can be found at: http://pbbooks.com/webfa.htm Examples of such chops:
Letters C onwards:
"CAMERON DUNLOP & Co SINGAPORE" in blue. Ellipse
with horizontal ornament in the middle.
"CAMERON & CO SINGAPORE" in two straight lines.
"C B I" in a double violet ellipse, "Chartered
Bank of India".
"C.B.I. A.&C." in violet (2 lines) for Chartered
Bank of India, Australia and China. Next to it a blue double
ellipse with "CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA &
CHINA"; it also exists with a date in the ellipse.
"C.M.B." in violet, for Chartered Mercantile Bank.
Different types (shorter or longer).
"CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA"
"CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA
SINGAPORE" in a large ellipse.
"CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA
SINGAPORE" in a large ellipse.
"CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INIDIA, LONDON & CHINA
PAID PENANG" with large "PAID" in the centre of
the ellipse
"CHARTERED .... OF INDIA .... PENANG".
"CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON & CHINA
SINGAPORE", the centre of the ellipse is empty(?)
"CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. LIMITED"
"C.M.BANK PENANG"; Chartered Mercantile Bank
"COMPAGNIE DE SERVICES MESSAGIERES MARITIMES AGENCE DE
SINGAPORE"
"CONSULAT DE FRANCE SINGAPOUR"?
"FORWARDED BY J.E.CROCKETT SINGAPORE".
"D.B&C" for D.Brandt & Co.
"E&H.H." see under Hinnekindt
"ESH" in negative in red ink, not sure what is this
exactly...
"FORWARDED BY FRASER & Co PENANG"
"FRIEDERICHS & Co PENANG" on a 10 c fiscal stamp.
"GILFILLAN, WOOD & Co SINGAPORE" exists in violet
or blue. Also "G.W.&Co." in violet. Also
"GILFILLAN WOOD &Co FORWARDED SINGAPORE" (a similar
chop exists for Penang?).
"G&Co." from Gutrie & Co in violet.
"H. & S.B.C." in a straight line in violet from
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cooporation. Next to it a slightly
different type with "H.&S.B.C. No...." in two lines
in black color some other ones in blue and red.
"H&S.B.Co" and additional "HONGKONG &
SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION PENANG".
"H.G.&Co." from Hamilton, Gray & Co (always in
red?)
According to http://www.michelhoude.com it
should be "HARRISON & CO FORWARDED SINGAPORE", but
I think it should be "HARRISON SMITH & Co FORWARDED BY
SINGAPORE". An "..ON SMITH & CO SINGAPORE" is
listed on that website as well, which appears to be the right
side of this chop.
"E&HH" for E&H Hinnekindt.
"E&H HINNEKINDT SINGAPORE" in blue or violet
"HONG-KONG & SHANGHAI BANK CORPORATION SINGAPORE"
"HUTTENBACH BROS. & CO," there are some five
different types of the Huttenbach chop.
"A.L.JOHNSTON & Co SINGAPORE." in two lines
Straits Settlements firm chops on early stamps, K
