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Philatelic
Words and Phrases: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and
Spanish

On-line
Exhibits
The
Frederick Mayer Collection - The
Postal History of Macao: 1796 to 1900.
EXPONET
- Virtual
International Philatelic Exhibition.
The German
Speaking
Community in Hong Kong 1846-1918 by Carl T. Smith [PDF
format, may be slow to load]
Hong Kong Hongs with Long
Histories and
British Connections by Dan Waters [PDF
format, may be slow to load]

Preservation
& Care of
Philatelic Materials - "The objective of the
PCPM
Website is to present, at least in summary form, the major issues
relating to the care and preservation of philatelic materials and to
identify additional sources of information providing even more depth of
coverage than is possible here. In addition, we are presenting a list
of archival suppliers and a bibliography of references germane to the
subject."

World
Statesmen.org
- "is an encyclopedia of the leaders of nations, dependencies,
international and religious organizations. Included are detailed
chronologies, maps, national anthems, flags and indexes which will
guide your historical research."
See
Hong Kong
before 1 July 1997.
This includes the names and dates of appointment of the various:
- Administrators
- Commanders-in-chief
- Governors
For
such
information since 1 July 1997, see Hong Kong (Xianggang).
See
Foreign Concessions and
Colonies,
for:
-
Chinese
Eastern Railroad Zone
-
Kiaochow
(Qingdao)
-
Kwangchowan
(Kwangchowwan)
-
Kwantung
(Port Arthur)
-
Macau
(Macao)
-
Shanghai
International Settlement
-
French
Concession
-
Tientsin
(Tianjin)
-
Weihaiwei

Hong
Kong Government Reports Online (HKGRO) 1853-1941 -
is a
full-text image database providing online access to pre-World War II
issues of four major government publications, namely, Administrative
Report, Hong Kong Sessional Papers, Hong Kong Hansard and Hong Kong
Government Gazette. It contains a wide range of information, such as
official notifications, proceedings of the Legislative Council,
statistics, and reports of government departments and special
committees, which are essential to students and scholars in conducting
research on Hong Kong.
Selections from the link
above:
REPORT ON THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOR THE
YEAR 1922 by S. B. C. Ross, Postmaster General. Of
particular
interest is the section titled: "Note on the British Postal
Agencies"
(pages R7-R13). "While much of this is well known, there are
some
interesting
observations, and it is nice to have it all in one place."
Lee
Scamp, Nov. 2007

Electronic
Hong Kong Collection for links to:
-
Hong
Kong Journals Online
-
Hong Kong Listed
Company Papers Online
-
Hong Kong Newspaper
Clippings Online
-
Hong Kong Tourism
Board Collection
-
The Hong Kong
University Theses Online
-
Hong
Kong Table of
Contents
Database - "This database provides access to the table of contents
(TOC) of books and pamphlets housed in the Hong Kong Collection, the
University of Hong Kong Libraries. It enables users to identify
individual papers presented at conferences held in Hong Kong and book
chapters of Hong Kong-related publications, regardless of their
publishing place and subject area."

Global
Gazetteer Version 2.1 - This page is a new
prototype. Find
locations by name. Gives the location's: Latitude, Longitude, Altitude,
related links on other websites, etc. In particular see Hong
Kong
historical and China.

Historical
Maps of China [University of Texas at Austin]

Time
and Calendars - Calendars,
Chronologies, Eras,
Calendar units, etc.

Perpetual
Calendar - A helpful tool for the Postal Historian

Stamp
Forgery Guide - Sources for
information on
forged stamps and on stamp expertising.

PHILATELIC
EXPERTS - "This list contains the names and areas
of about
1,750 individual stamp experts and dealers, past and present, who have
back stamped or hand signed stamps or issued philatelic certificates.
Many scans included for the deciphering of marks."

SIZES
- "Sizes, grades, units, scales, calendars, chronologies; all things
quantifiable quantified"

Postal
History
and Markings of the Forwarding Agents by Kenneth
Rowe - You
can search the agents by city listing on line.