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. 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