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Firm Chops:
The Borneo Company Limited This trading firm was established in Bangkok in May 1856. They were the first foreign firm to establish themselves after the Bowering treaty. They operated a sugar mill, a saw mill and a rice mill. This large company had branch houses in: London, Manchester, Calcutta Singapore, Batavia, Sarawak, Hong Kong and Shanghai. They were as well agents for numerous Insurance companies and banks. As can be seen from their chop they were “Forwarding Agents” as well. |
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| Bangkok | Straits Settlements |
| Dimensions: | Estimated 40 mm x 20 mm |
| Colour: | Blue or Blue |
| Observed on: | Bangkok, Straits Settlements |
| Earliest Use: | ca 1882 |
| Latest Use: | 1885 |