British Malaya Security Markings Company Names Starting with A

	Updated:	23 Aug. 2009
	Latest to be Added:	A086 A007 A093
	Total # Items:	21

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A005

A. A. ANTHONY & Co. / PENANG

Triple oval ( 2.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 May 2006

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Image from the author's collection

Identified by H. A. Cartwright, 1 May 2006

A007

A. BENDIXSEN & Co. LTD / SINGAPORE BRANCH

Double oval ( 45 mm x 30 mm, 3.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 16 Feb 2009

Image from the author's collection

A piece of a fiscal document dated 17 Nov, 1926 on reverse.

A010

A. K. E. HAMPSHIRE / SELANGOR

Double oval ( 50 mm x 30 mm, 3 mm letters ) violet

updated: 16 March 2007

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Both stamps are cancelled KULA LUMPUR, the left stamp on 9 April 1901 and the right stamp on 2 March 1896

Image from the author's collection

A020

A. L. JOHNSTON & Co / SINGAPORE.

Double oval ( Estimated 46 mm x 20 mm, 3.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the authour's collection

Image from the author's collection

A030

A. L. JOHNSTON & Co / SINGAPORE.

No frame, 2 lines ( 35 mm x 6 mm, 1.5 mm letters ) black or blue

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the authour's collection

Dated 18 October 1880

Image from the author's collection

"SINGAPORE." is directly under and the same size as "JOHNSTON &" the letter "A" of the company name was either not inked or went missing
from the handstamp when struck on this item.

CC Image from the authour's collection

Image from the author's collection

A040

ADAMSON GILFILLAN & Co. LTD

Rectangle ( Estimated 50 mm x 9 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

likely a revenue usage
the parallel lines are 9.5 mm apart

A050

ADAMSON GILFILLAN & Co. LTD

No frame, 1 line ( Estimated 50 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

likely a revenue usage

A060	ADAMSON, GILFILLAN & CO LTD / ??
	Triple oval ( Estimated 32 mm x 28 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet
updated: 1 Jan. 2006 Image from the author's collection likely a revenue usage distance between the inside and outside lines = 6.5 mm

A070

ADAMSON, GILFILLAN & CO LTD / ??

Single oval ( ?? mm x ?? mm, 3.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 7 Nov. 2004

Image from the author's collection

A080

ADAMSON, GILFILLAN & Co. LTD / PENANG

Triple oval ( Estimated 32 mm x 28 mm, 2 mm letters ) violet, blue

updated: 31 Jan. 2006

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Left most image is from Gaden Robinson (31 Jan. 2006) the remain images are from the author's collection

likely a revenue usage
distance between the inside and outside lines = 6 mm

A085	ADAMSON, GILFILLAN & Co. LTD / AGENTS / PENANG
	Double circle, violet
updated: 31 Jan. 2006 . Images from Gaden Robinson 31 Jan. 2006

A086	AGENTSCHAP NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPY / SINGAPORE
	Double circle, violet
updated: 23 Aug. 2009 Click the image to see the full document dated 5 May 1905 Image from the author's collection

A087	ALMEIDA & SONS / SINGAPORE
	Double Oval (Estimated 33 mm x 19 mm, 2 - 2.5 mm letters) violet
updated: 29 Nov. 2006 . Image from the author's collection

A090

ARTHUR BARKER & Co.

No frame, 1 line ( 50 mm, 3.5 mm letters ) red

updated: 13 May 2006

Images from the author's collection

all the above are revenue usage
the name was initially misspelled BANKER

A093

ARTHUR BARKER & Co.

No frame, 1 line ( 55 mm, 3.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 9 June 2008

Image from the author's collection

A095

ARTHUR BARKER & Co. / Chinese characters / Malay characters? / SINGAPORE

Triple circle ( 2 mm serif letters ) red

updated: 17 Sept. 2006

Image from the author's collection

The same stamp is pictured in the Non-English ID page as NE12
Identified as "Arthur Barker & Co. Singapore. Singapore List of Jurors 1904." by H. A. Cartwright, 10 Sept 2006

A100

ARTHUR BARKER & Co. / Chinese characters / SINGAPORE

Triple oval ( Estimated 42 mm x 23 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 13 April 2008