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Hong Kong Study Circle Journal

Members receive, four times a year, the Journal, consisting of articles of lasting interest about the stamps and postal history of Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports, as well as the Newsletter, a series of loose-leaf pages concerning meetings, members' correspondence and queries.

For the Author Index, Bulletin/Journal Nos. 1-351, click here.

Shown below are the contents pages of recent Journals.

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. HONG KONG POSTCARDS SENT BY AIRMAIL, 1932-1940 by Duncan Crewe

. FIRST AUSTRIAN ACCEPTANCE FOR THE HONG KONG-PENANG FEEDER SERVICE - THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION TO A LONG SEARCH by Duncan Crewe

. COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES IN HONG KONG AND THEIR SECURITY MARKINGS: ARNDT & CO. (ca 1908-1913) by Michel Houde

. AROUND THE WORLD FROM HONG KONG: DESTINATION COVERS AND THEIR STORIES - CHILE by Ingo Nessel

. SOURCES OF PHILATELIC INFORMATION #1: DE LA RUE PRIVATE DAY BOOKS AT THE NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM, LONDON by Nick Halewood

. COVERS FROM THE SHOEBOX #9: LETTERS TO AND FROM FAMOUS PEOPLE by Lee C. Scamp

. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG

1. Hong Kong Pillar Boxes by Lee C. Scamp
 
. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS

1.    24˘ Cover from Foochow to Melbourne by Air Commodore Richard Gurevitch
2.    Express Mail Service - Brown Label by Susan Crewe
3.    Registration Fees by Susan Crewe

. "COLONIES/&c. ART 13" HANDSTAMP - 3RD EXAMPLE by Lee C. Scamp

. NEW ISSUES

1.    'Hong Kong, China-Brazil Joint Issue on Football' Special Stamps: 5 November 2009
2.    'Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games' Special Stamps: 5 December 2009
3.    'Stonecutters Bridge' Special Stamps: 17 December 2009

--- October 2009 ---

Journal 351 Oct 2009

. HONG KONG: 1879 ‘PROVISIONAL’ POSTAL STATIONERY CARDS – RESPONSE TO LEE SCAMP’S ARTICLE IN Jn. 348 by Air Commodore Richard Gurevitch

. 1861 LETTER FROM DEMERARA TO HONG KONG by Dr Andrew Cheung, FRPSL

. COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES IN HONG KONG AND THEIR SECURITY MARKINGS: ARNEMANN & CO. (ca 1864-1866) by Michel Houde

. 15 CENT SURFACE RATE – RATE CHANGES – 1936 by Peter Richardson

. SILVER JUBILEE ISSUE – 5˘ VARIETY by Susan Crewe

. MINOR INCIDENTS ON THE HONG KONG FEEDER SERVICE, 1936-1940 by Duncan Crewe

. COVERS FROM THE SHOEBOX #8: ADDITIONAL UNRECORDED HONG KONG BRANCH OFFICE DATESTAMP SUBTYPES (continued from #7) by Lee C. Scamp

. WILDE CUP ENTRIES 2009

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS

. NEW ISSUES

--- JULY 2009 ---

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. REFLECTIONS ON PRIOR & POST ANGLO-CHINESE CONFRONTATIONS by Eddie Lawrence

. A NEW WAGHORN COVER TO MACAO by Lee C. Scamp

. COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES IN HONG KONG AND THEIR SECURITY MARKINGS: F. BLACKHEAD & CO. (1855-1914) by Michel Houde

. MISSING KEY PLATE JUBILEE LINES ON GEORGE V $2 & $3, REQUISITION 3850 (V) - UPDATE by Nick Halewood & David Antscherl

. THE OTHER DAMAGED CROWNS: DAMAGED CROWN VARIETIES OF KING GEORGE V DEFINITIVES by Susan Crewe

. BRANCH OFFICE CANCELS: EXTENDING PERIODS OF USE by Susan Crewe

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS

. RECENT AUCTION 'GOODIES' #2 by Lee C. Scamp

. COVERS FROM THE SHOEBOX #7: ADDITIONAL UNRECORDED HONG KONG BRANCH OFFICE DATESTAMP SUBTYPES by Lee C. Scamp

. AROUND THE WORLD FROM HONG KONG: DESTINATION COVERS AND THEIR STORIES - BOLIVIA by Ingo Nessel

. SNIPPETS by Michel Houde

. NEW ISSUES

--- SPRING 2009 ---

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. MYSTERY OF THE "BARFLEUR" HANDSTAMP RESOLVED by Michel Houde

. COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES IN HONG KONG AND THEIR SECURITY MARKINGS: APCAR & CO. (1897-1925) by Michel Houde

. COVERS FROM THE SHOEBOX - #6: UNRECORDED SHAM SHUI PO TYPE F INDEX NUMBERS AND RELATED DATESTAMPS by Lee C. Scamp

. AROUND THE WORLD FROM HONG KONG: DESTINATION COVERS AND THEIR STORIES - CRETE by logo Nessel

. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG

1. Canton Webb Type Dv - Index "B" with single digit year: New ERD
2. T 290/230 Postage due cover from Hong Kong

.  NEW ISSUES

1. Year of the Ox: 17 January 2009
2. Lunar Year Gold and Silver Stamp Sheetlet - Rat/Ox: 17 January 2009
3. Mainland Scenery Series No. 8, Mount Tianshan, Xinjiang: 24 February 2009

--- WINTER 2008 ---

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. AN UNRECORDED COVER BY OVERLAND COURIER TO CAPT. BRIMBLECOM by Eddie Lawrence

. HONG KONG PROVISIONAL POSTCARDS by Lee C. Scamp

. ENTERPRISES IN HONG KONG AND THEIR SECURITY MARKINGS: DODWELL and CO. by Michel Houde

. AROUND THE WORLD FROM HONG KONG: DESTINATION COVERS AND THEIR STORIES - CUBA by Ingo Nessel

. COVERS FROM THE SHOEBOX # 5: MISS MARION DUDLEY AND HER YWCA SERVICE by Lee C. Scamp

. WARTIME AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS ON THE HONG KONG - BANGKOK SERVICE 1939-40 EASTBOUND SERVICES FROM HONG KONG by Duncan Crewe

. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG: RECENT AUCTION "GOODIES" by Lee C. Scamp

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
 
1.    1932 Webb Type M in Black - 2nd Period: Jn. 302/12
2.    (Re) Direction Markings: Jn. 340/3
3.    Instructional Markings "By Air Throughout": Jn. 344/10
4.    Around the World from Hong Kong: Destination Covers and their Stories -- JORDAN Jn. 346/13

. NEW ISSUES

1.    Hong Kong, China - Republic of Korea Joint Issue on Masks: 6 November 2008
2.    Judiciary: 27 November 2008

--- AUGUST 2008 ---

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. 1841 LETTER FROM MACAO TO LIVERPOOL - A REAPPRAISAL by Lee C. Scamp and Antonio Abreu

. COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES IN HONG KONG AND THEIR SECURITY MARKINGS: ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO. by Michel Houde

. THE TREATY PORTS - POSTAL CHANGES IN 1916-17 by Robert Newton

. WARTIME AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS ON THE HONG KONG - BANGKOK SERVICE 1939-40 WESTBOUND SERVICES FROM HONG KONG by Duncan Crewe

. AROUND THE WORLD FROM HONG KONG: DESTINATION COVERS AND THEIR STORIES by Ingo Nessel

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
 
1.    Know Your Subject, or Caveat Emptor: Jn. 344/6
2.    Special Markings: A Tentative Allocation "Posted on Board": Jn. 344/10
3.    Special Markings: A Tentative Allocation "By Air Throughout": Jn. 344/10
4.    58-cent Airmail Rate to China: NL 346/2
5.    Late use of the 14-cent rate to the UK: Jn. 346/8
6.    A New Postman's Beat Chop for Cheung Chau: Jn. 346/9
7.    Navy Censorship: Jn. 346/4

. NEW ISSUES

1.    Giant Pandas: 1 July 2008
2.    Beijing 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events: 9 August 2008
3.    World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008: 12 September 2008

--- JULY 2008 ---
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. HONG KONG WORLD WAR II NAVAL-RELATED COVERS by Lee C. Scamp

. COVERS FROM THE SHOEBOX - #4 - HONG KONG NUMBERED DATESTAMP ERD / LRD EXTENSIONS by Lee C. Scamp

. WILDE CUP ENTRIES
  1. The 1884 $10 grey-green Postal-Fiscal: At last, a genuine postal usage by Philippe Orsetti
  2. Late use of the 14-cent rate to the UK by Peter Richardson
  3. A New Postman's Beat Chop for Cheung Chau by John Wilson
. RED BAND COVER WITH ARRIVAL MARKING AND INTERESTING RATE by Charles A. Jones
 
. AROUND THE WORLD FROM HONG KONG: DESTINATION COVERS AND THEIR STORIES by Ingo Nessel

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS 
  1. Know Your Subject, or Caveat Emptor: Jn. 344/6
. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. Detained on Board 
. NEW ISSUES 
  1. Heart-warming II Stamps (Olympic Torch Relay re-issue): 2 May 2008
  2. Children's Paper-Folding Fun Games: 22 May 2008
  3. Jellyfish: 12 June 2008
  4. Giant Panda: 1 July 2008
  5. New issues preview: August and September 2008


 
--- APRIL 2008 ---
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. A LETTER FROM MACAO TO LIVERPOOL DURING 1st OPIUM WAR by António Abreu

. HONG KONG COVER TO SOUTH CAROLINA, USA by Lee Scamp and Sam Chiu

. AROUND THE WORLD FROM HONG KONG: DESTINATION COVERS AND THEIR STORIES by Ingo Nessel

. COVER TO HONG KONG INVOLVED IN A FORCED LANDING NEAR DELHI JANUARY 1938 by Duncan Crewe

. HONG KONG G.P.O. CANCELS: AN UPDATE OF EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF USAGE by Susan Crewe

. HONG KONG EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE FROM 1974 ONWARD by Lee C. Scamp

. COVERS FROM THE SHOEBOX - #3 KOWLOON DATESTAMPS REUSED AT KOWLOON CENTRAL, AND AT THE IMC by Lee C. Scamp with contributions by Mrs. Susan Crewe

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. Pot-Pourri of Hong Kong - Victoria Docks: Jn. 344/18
. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. Unrecorded Marking - POSTED IN DAMAGED CONDITION
. NEW ISSUES
  1. Year of the Rat: 26 January 2008
  2. Gold and Silver Sheetlet, Lunar New Year Animals - Pig/Rat: 26 January 2008
  3. Mainland Scenery Series No.7 - Huanglong: 28 February 2008
  4. Hong Kong Flowers: 14 March 2008
  5. UPU Commemorative International Reply Coupon: 13 September 2007


--- JANUARY 2008 ---
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. AN EXTRAORDINARY ANGLO-FRENCH ACCOUNTANCY MARKING by Lee C. Scamp and Jeffrey Bohn

. KNOW YOUR SUBJECT, OR CAVEAT EMPTOR by George Birch

. REFLECTIONS ON PROUD "ONE-OFF" SPECIAL MARKINGS by Sam Chiu

. PARTI/GONE AWAY: AN UNRECORDED SPECIAL MARKING by Sam Chiu

. SPECIAL MARKINGS: TENTATIVE ALLOCATION by Sam Chiu

. INSTRUCTIONAL MARKINGS: BY AIR THROUGHOUT – REVISITED by Sam Chiu

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. International Reply Coupons: In. 335/17
  2. (Re) Direction Markings: In. 340/3
  3. 1923 De La Rue 10c Postage Due Plate Flaw: Jn. 343/7
. COVERS FROM THE SHOEBOX - #2 HONG KONG SURFACE MAIL RATES by Lee C. Scamp

. POT -POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. Victoria Docks
. NEW ISSUES
  1. Civic Education: 23 August 2007
  2. Declared Monuments in Hong Kong: 20 September 2007
  3. Christmas Stamps II: 11 October 2007
  4. Hong Kong - Finland Joint Issue, Fine Woodwork: 2 November 2007
  5. Heartwarming Stamps (Third Issue): 28 December 2007

--- OCTOBER 2007 ---
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. WILDE CUP WINNER, 2007

. "N-COO _" ARRIVAL MARKING by Lee C. Scamp

. BOXER REBELLION BASE OFFICE CANCEL by Lee C. Scamp

. AN EARLY USE OF CHINESE POSTMAN'S BEAT CHOP by Lee C. Scamp

. MISSING KEY PLATE JUBILEE LINES ON GEORGE V $2 and $3, REQUISITION 3850 (V) by Nick Halewood and David Antscherl

. TWO WORLD WAR II LETTERS WRITTEN AT SEA by Ingo Nessel

. 1923 DE LA RUE 10c POSTAGE DUE PLATE FLAW by Andrew Cheung

. EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF USAGE OF G.P.O. CANCELS WITH NUMBERS by Susan Crewe

. G.P.O. CANCELS TYPE S by Susan Crewe

. U.S. MILITARY POST OFFICES IN HONG KONG by Lee C. Scamp

. COVERS FROM THE SHOE BOX by Lee C. Scamp

. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. Flaws on King Edward VII Four-Cent Values
  2. Defacing Chop on King Edward VII Low Values
. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. Italian Ship Mail: Jn.3343/17 and 310/16
  2. CHINA overprint "errors" Jn. 341/22
. NEW ISSUES
  1. Tenth Anniversary of the Hong Kong S.A.R.: 1 July 2007
  2. Tenth Anniversary of Reunification with China: 1 July 2007
  3. Bangkok 2007 Philatelic Exhibition: 3August 2007
. HONG KONG STUDY CIRCLE NEWS


--- JULY 2007 ---
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. A FOURTH P & 0 Douro WRECK COVER by Lee C. Scamp

. PACKET CANCELLATIONS OF THE P & 0 by Timothy Webb

. THE CULBERTSON CORRESPONDENCE, A RECAP by Capt. Doug LaPierre

. THE ITALIAN SHIPPING CONNECTION: N.G.I. AND HONG KONG by John Wilson

. WILDE CUP ENTRIES, 2007

. WW I GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR INTER-CAMP MAIL - JAPAN TO HONG KONG by Gregory Pos

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. (Re) Direction Markings: Jn.340/3
  2. Single Ring Hong Kong at Bottom in Red Jn.341/17
. NEW ISSUES
  1. Children's Fun: "Bunny Fun and Games": 22 March 2007
  2. Mainland Scenery Series No. 6: Shilin, Kunming: 3 May 2006
  3. Chinese Martial Arts: 22 May 2007
  4. Hong Kong Butterflies II: 14 June 2007


--- APRIL 2007 ---
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. INCOMING MAIL TO A GERMAN P.O.W., 1915 by Gregory Pos

. IMPERIAL AIRWAYS CHECKLIST OF FLIGHTS, HONG KONG FEEDER SERVICE March 1936 - August 1939 by Duncan Crewe

. A SCARCE PRE-WAR POSTAGE DUE MARKING by Duncan Crewe

. A PROBLEM AIR RATE OF 1947 by Lee Scamp

. SAl YING PUN POST OFFICE by Susan Crewe

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. Single Ring HONG KONG at bottom: Jn.311/16; Jn. 340/3
  2. (Re) Direction Markings - Incoming Covers from Russia: Jn.340/3
  3. EXPRESS FEE PAID: Jn.340/21
. POT -POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. Chinese Customs Cancels on QV
  2. Doubled Overprints: 28/30 Cents and KG V "CHINA"
. NEW ISSUES
  1. New Definitive Issue: 30 December 2006
  2. Lunar New Year - Year of the Pig: 4 February 2007
  3. Lunar New Year Animals: 4 February 2007
  4. Centenary of World Scouting: 1 March 2007


--- JANUARY 2007 ---
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. DIRECTION MARKINGS: Redirection Markings Reconsidered by Charles A. Jones

BONUS: View the feature article here.

. P&O HONG KONG - CALCUTTA LINE - ADDITIONAL COVERS "AND THEN THERE WERE ELEVEN" by Lee C. Scamp

. WANCHAI POST OFFICE by Susan Crewe

. TWO UNREPORTED F.P.O. Offices, 1966 by Lee C. Scamp

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. EXPRESS FEE PAID handstamp: Jn.311/16
  2. Hong Kong "P.M.G." c.d.s.: Jn.325/20
  3. POSTMASTER / BRITISH POST OFFICE, SHANGHAI transit mark: Jn.325/18
  4. WAGHORN AGENCY: Jn.339/2
. POT -POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. QV 10c blue-green used in the Treaty Ports
. NEW ISSUES
  1. International Day of Peace: September 21 2006
  2. Government Transport: 19 October 2006
  3. 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 12 November 2006
  4. "Heartwarming II": 28 November 2006


--- OCTOBER 2006 ---
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. ASPECTS OF 1837 - 41 FAR EAST OVERLAND MAILS:  "VIA WAGHORN" ACROSS EGYPT AND VIA PERSIAN GULF by Mick Goldsmith & Michel Houde
For Journal supplements, Click Here.

. UNRECORDED MODERN HONG KONG ITEMS by Lee Scamp

. NEW ISSUES
  1. Charming Chinese Lanterns: 12 February 2006
  2. Children Stamps - Bear Dress Up: 30 March 2006
  3. Mainland Scenery Series No.5: "Mount Taishan": 4 May 2006
  4. Hongkong Post's participation in 'Washington 2006': 27 May 2006
  5. Chinese Idioms and their Stories: 15 June 2006
  6. Special Attractions of the 18 Districts in Hong Kong: 18 July 2006
  7. Hong Kong, China - Austria Joint Issue on Fireworks: 22 August 2006
. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. Kowloon Branch datestamps: Webb Types A & B; Jn.331/10
  2. KGVI definitives used in Hong Kong on 28.9.45: Jn.338/12
  3. POSTAGE PAID HONG KONG markings: Jn.338/11
  4. Early Usage of the Webb Type B Western Branch datestamp: Jn.338/16


--- JULY 2006 ---
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. HONG KONG AIRMAILS TO BRITAIN BY BOAC, JUNE 1940 by Duncan Crewe

. A NEW LIBERATION "POSTAGE PAID" MARKING? by Philippe Orsetti

. WILDE CUP ENTRIES 2006

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. POSTAGE PAID HONG KONG c.d.s. on 1937 registered OHM:S cover: Jn.326/17
  2. WWII Army Inverted Triangle Censorship Markings 103 & 109: Jn.323/16
  3. KGVI definitives used in Hong Kong on 28.9.45: Jn.327/5 & Jn.329/13
. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. German Consulates in China
  2. DETAINED IN HONG KONG cover, datestamped 1 DE 41
  3. Early usage of Webb Type B Western Branch datestamp
. EARLY EXAMPLES OF KGV STAMPS ON COVER from Lee Scamp

. THREE EARLY COVERS from Lee Scamp

. THE KING IS DEAD: LONG LIVE THE KING by Michael Goldsmith


--- APRIL 2006 ---
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. HONG KONG POST OFFICE MARKINGS APPLIED ON OFFICIAL MAIL by Lee C.Scamp

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. Alphabet Stamps issued 4.1.2005: Jn.333/14
  2. QV Postal Stationery reply card used in Chefoo in 1903: Jn.335/20
  3. P&O Hong Kong - Calcutta Line: Jn.336/9
  4. Censor marks used as cancellations: Jn.314/14
. THE HONG KONG CENTENARY ISSUE 1941 - FOLLOW-UP ARTICLE by R.B. Rakusen OBE

. EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF CANCELLATIONS ON KGV 'CHINA' OVERPRINTS by Ian Gibson-Smith

. NEW ISSUES

. 1821 LETTER FROM CANTON TO LONDON from Edward Lawrence

. 1856 COVER FROM HONG KONG TO HENLEY, ENGLAND from Edward Lawrence

. "SENT TO QUARANTINE" HANDSTAMP by Dr. A.M.T.Cheung

. POT-POURRI
  1. MACAU / SERVICES LEAVE HOSTEL / NAAFI/EFI marking
  2. Y1 cover to Hong Kong, September 1874
  3. QV 4c grey Postal Stationery card
  4. KGV 1c 'CHINA' Overprint Requisition 'D'


--- JANUARY 2006 ---
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. HONG KONG 1841-44 MAIL AND THE "TOMBSTONE" HANDSTAMP by Michael Goldsmith

. HONG KONG FIELD POST OFFICE CANCEL No.710

. P&O HONG KONG - CALCUTTA LINE - Additional Covers by Dr A.M. T.Cheung FRPSL

. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. WWI POW cover to Shanghai
  2. "UNAUTHORIZED USER" bilingual marking
  3. Unrecorded UN LONG registration label
  4. Webb Types P4 and P5 Parcel Post markings
  5. Fake 'SI' on Fiscal adhesive
  6. Earliest known cover by P&O via Hong Kong to Manila
. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. DAMAGED BY FIRE AT SEA marking: Jn.335/19
  2. Postwar KGVI colour changes: Hong Kong release dates: Jn.334/2


--- OCTOBER 2005 ---
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. THE HONG KONG CENTENARY ISSUE 1941 - SOME ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS by R.H.Rakusen OBE

. HOIHOW - TO AND FROM, COVER AND CARDS by Lee Scamp

. SURVEY - INVERTED AND REVERSED WATERMARKS ON QV ISSUES by John Robertson

. NEW ISSUES

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. WWII Army Inverted Triangle No. 103 - LRD 12 NO 41: Jn.323/16
  2. Does Hong Kong Index 'S' in c.d.s. still belong to "Stanley?": Jn.334/18
  3. Kongmoon Tieprints: Jn.334/10,21
. WILDE CUP 2005 - RESULT

. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. Latest Recorded Date of Circular "T" marking UP11
  2. International Reply Coupons
  3. Amoy Index "E" Registered Cover
  4. Latest Recorded Date for Cheung Chau Proud Type D1 c.d.s.
  5. DAMAGED BY FIRE AT SEA Marking
  6. QV Postal Stationery Reply Card used in Chefoo in 1903


--- JULY 2005 ---
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. POSTWAR KGVI COLOUR CHANGES: HONG KONG RELEASE DATES by Nick Halewood and Ho Kwok Kit

. WHAMPOA - POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PACKET AGENCIES by R.A. Whittington

. 1860 ANGLO-FRENCH ACCOUNTANCY MARKINGS - ACCOUNTING FOR LOSSES by Mick Goldsmith

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. Covers from Sgt.R.Ito from Hong Kong to Canada: Jn.330/9
  2. I.P.O. Tieprints: Jn.333/15
  3. Experimental Dispatch to U.S.A. by Imperial Airways in 1938: Jn.330/17
  4. Stanley Registration Label: Jn.310/12 & Appendix issued with Jn.321
. TWO EARLY HONG KONG COVERS from Lee Scamp

. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. Earliest known use of alphanumeric type of Postman Beat Chop
  2. Additional example of Proud PB42 Postman Beat Chop
  3. Hong Kong POSTAGE PAID / 1 datestamps
  4. "DETAINED" cover bearing army censorship handstamp No. 137
. NEW ISSUES

. DOES HONG KONG INDEX "S" IN C.D.S. STILL BELONG TO THE EARLY STANLEY BRANCH OFFICE? by Winson Ng Wu Wing

. WILDE CUP ENTRIES 2005

. GERMAN SEA POSTS - A HONG KONG RARITY (DEUTSCHE SEEPOST POST-ASIATISCHE ZWEIGLINIE) by Mick Goldsmith 

--- APRIL 2005 ---
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. CANTON POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS AFTER THE ARROW INCIDENT by R.A. Whittington

. DATE STAMPS ON CERTIFICATES OF POSTING by Lee Scamp

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. Kowloon Branch Datestamps - Webb Types A & B: Jn.331/1O
  2. Hong Kong and Shanghai to Sweden: 1n.331/13
  3. Branch Post Offices: Jn.330/18-19
  4. Airmail letter from Hong Kong to Okinawa (21.2.59): Jn.329110
  5. Hong Kong Field Post Office Updates: Jn.332/6
  6. RAFPOST /6 / S.E.ASIA 1945 datestamp on reply post card: Jn.332/13
. PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SERVICES TO HONG KONG: SEPTEMBER 1939 TO JANUARY 1940 by Dr. Duncan Crewe

. NEW ISSUES

. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. I.P. O. Tieprint, Swatow type 3
  2. Air Orient Service 1932-34
  3. Another use of a security perfin?


--- JANUARY 2005 ---
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. KING EDWARD - HEAD PLATE FLAWS: by Paul Campion

. HONG KONG FIELD POST OFFICE UPDATES: by Lee C. Scamp

. "SR"-TYPE HANDSTAMPS OF WWII - UPDATE: by Michael Goldsmith

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. Boxed Censor numbers in WWII Hong Kong censorship: Jn.306/3-8
  2. WESTERN BRANCH revisited: Jn.329/14
. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. CENSORED ONBOARD H.M. SHIPS marking
  2. SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION AS REQUESTED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 281 marking
  3. RAFPOST / 6 / S.E.ASIA 1945 datestamp on reply post card
. AN UNUSUAL FAKED CHINESE OVERPRINT ON A RARE 10c /30c DEFINITIVE: by P.C. Shaw

. CHINA LONDON 04 (including the Opium War: from E.J. Lawrence)

. NEW ISSUES


--- OCTOBER 2004 ---
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. THE 'CHINA' HANDSTAMP - ITS USAGE ON FAR EAST MAIL TO GREAT BRITAIN VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE IN THE MID-1830s: by Michael Goldsmith

. EARLY DAYS - THE ORIGINAL HONG KONG POST OFFICE LOCATION: by R.A. Whittington

. KOWLOON BRANCH DATESTAMPS: WEBB TYPES A & B by C.E.Norton

. TWO ITEMS OF INTEREST REQUIRING ANSWERS: from E.J. Lawrence

. INSTRUCTIONAL MARKINGS: by Lee Scamp

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. Cornabe & Co. Security Marking: Jn.330/10
  2. Early Hong Kong Registration Label: Jn.330/20
  3. Hong Kong KGV Printings (Update): Jn.320/2
. WILDE CUP 2004 - RESULT

. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. KEVIl $10 with unknown postmark
  2. SHANGHAI / IJPO cancellation on KEVIl 4c stamps 3. Queries on Hong Kong adhesives
. KEVIl AND KGV BOOKLETS - Update: by Paul Campion


--- JULY 2004 ---
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. WILDE CUP ENTRIES 2004

. JAPANESE MAILBOAT CANCELLATIONS ON HONG KONG STAMPS: by John Wilson

. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. Two covers from Sgt. R. Ito from Hong Kong to Canada
  2. KGVI 50c comer marginal block printed on both sides
  3. KGVI $2 top marginal block with missing keyplate designs
  4. Cornabe & Co. Security Marking
  5. A Fantasy Cover
. TO TREATY PORT ITEMS: by Lee Scamp

. NEW ISSUES

. EXPERIMENTAL DISPATCH TO THE U.S.A. BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS IN 1938: by Dr. Duncan Crewe

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. KEVIl Inverted and Reversed 'Errors': Jn.329/20
  2. 1836 Letters from the Canton River about the Opium Trade: Jn.329/2
  3. Diamond-shaped Markings: NL.329/8, NL.325/3, Jn.321/11
  4. Hong Kong WWII Army Censorship Handstamps: Jn.323/17
  5. Hong Kong and Kowloon Branch Post Offices: Jn.329/14
  6. Arnold Cutner sale - Indian F.P.O. No.222: Jn.325/14
. EARLY HONG KONG REGISTRATION LABEL


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. 1836 LETTERS FROM THE CANTON RIVER CONCERNING THE OPIUM TRADE: by Edward Lawrence

. THE OPENING OF CHINA IN THE XVIIIth CENTURY: by Fred Stubens

. THREE COVERS THAT TRAVELLED VIA HONG KONG IN THE 1850s: by Lee Scamp

. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. 1936 cover to Canada with 'postage paid' G.P.O. label
  2. KGVI Die Proofs
  3. Airmail letter from Hong Kong to Okinawa (21.2.59)
. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. TOO LATE Handstamp: Jn.326/2
  2. KGVI definitives used in Hong Kong on 28.9.45: NL.327/5
. HONG KONG AND KOWLOON BRANCH POST OFFICES by R.A. Whittington

. COVERS WITH UNUSUAL FEATURES: by Lee Scamp NEW ISSUES

. KEVIl INVERTED AND REVERSED 'ERRORS' by Paul Campion


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. THE 'REGISTERED HONG KONG' OVAL DATESTAMP: A NEW DISCOVERY AND REAPPRAISALS: by Michael Goldsmith

. FROM PREVIOUS JOURNALS
  1. Non acceptance of registered mail for Hong Kong: Jns.326/11 & 327/11
  2. Censor Mark used to cancel KGVI adhesive: Jn.314/14
  3. TOO LATE Handstamp: Jn.326/4
  4. EXEMPT SHIP LETTER marking: Jn.327/14
. UNRECORDED MARKINGS: by Lee Scamp

. POT-POURRI OF HONG KONG
  1. QV 2c JUBILEE adhesive cancelled with 'Kowloon Customs' c.d.s.
  2. 'FORWARDED BY / MAITLAND & CO. / SHANGHAI'
  3. Chefoo Registered Cover (February 1904)
  4. Hong Kong Registration Label with 'C' overprint (Tsang Type HKIC)
  5. Reversed date numbers in cancellations
  6. Unrecorded Postman's Beat chop on KGVI FDC (1.11.41)
  7. MONEY ORDER OFFICE HONG KONG c.d.s. (Webb Type EE)
  8. TAl O Webb Type A c.d.s.
. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO HONG KONG AIRMAILS 1924-41 by Duncan Crewe

. SEVEN-POINTED STAR MARKING: Editorial Review 


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