International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Hong Kong/AA8

Hong Kong Type AA8

Universal Postal Frankers, Ltd. "Simplex".

The Simplex was a limited value machine that could print 25 values in 5c increments, i.e. 5c, 10c... 125c.

Machines were numbered S1 to S15, although examples from S9 and S13 have not yet been seen.

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AA8.S1 (LV-25)

A. M# sans-serif.

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• Specimen: 24 X 52
• User not known: 23 XII 52 - 12 I 56

B. M# seriffed.

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited

Known dates: -1 X 57 - ?? V 58

Slogan: Nil

• St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade

Known dates: 27 IX 72 - 1 V 74

Slogan: St. John's circular logo

AA8.S2 (LV-25)

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

AA8.S3 (LV-25)

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• The Hongkong Soya Bean Products Co., Ltd.

AA8.S4 (LV-25)

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• Cathay Limited

AA8.S5 (LV-25)

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• The Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

AA8.S6 (LV-25)

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• Textile Engineering (Far East) Limited

AA8.S7 (LV-25)

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• San Miguel Brewery Ltd.

AA8.S8 (LV-25)

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• ???tion Ltd., Commerce Bldg. Central

AA8.S9 (LV-25)

Not yet seen

AA8.S10 (LV-25)

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• Ting Tai Metal Ware Factory, Ltd.

AA8.S11 (LV-25)

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• Fing Lee Company

AA8.S12 (LV-25)

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• User not known

AA8.S13 (LV-25)

Not yet seen

AA8.S14 (LV-25)

TM: DC "SHAM SHUI PO / KOWLOON"

• Wahchong Tingtai Metal Mfg. Co., Ltd.

TM: DC "CHEUNG SHA WAN / HONG KONG"

• User not known

AA8.S15 (LV-25)

TM: DC "KOWLOON / HONG KONG"

• Specimen: -7 VII 58

TM: DC "VICTORIA / HONG KONG"

• Wayfoong Finance Limited