Queen Victoria era Hong Kong perfin & company marking
Here are images of nice looking postage stamps from Queen Victoria era Hong Kong. Once again, these come with a small twist.
The first stamp is 2c brown QV issued in 1865 (Michel #8, cat value 10€). The perfin is misplaced, so it’s hard to tell what the perfin actually states. Possibly CO. (or CQ?) and something else above it.
Second stamp is 10c blue (ultramarin) QV postage stamp issued in 1900 (Michel #58, cat value 3€). This time the stamp has business name (Meyer & Co) printed (or actually cancelled) on stamp instead of perfin. This is so called company marking. I have seen similar company markings occasionally (some countries used them more often than others), so I’d say this is not a big rarity (especially as the stamp is slightly damaged).
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