NBI – Nuevo Banco Italiano in use (1920-1967)

G NSW - Official - Government New South Wales

SH & Co Ltd

VG - Official "Victorian Government's"

VG - Official "Victorian Government's"

VG - Official "Victorian Government's"

K.D.A.G

RL. - Robert Lechner and Wilhelm Müller. Universitats-Buchhandlung & Hofmanufaktur fur Photogrsphie Wien

V.v.J. - Verein von Jndustriellen - Association of industrialists f. general. Liability & Accident Insurance DANUBIUS Vienna, Prague Czech 1904-1918

PR - Compagnie des Propriétaires Réunis.

OHMS - On His Majesty Service

OHMS - On His Majesty's Service

TC & S - Thomas Cook & Son Ltd.

LADO

K.B. - Karl Boström (Hangö) – Used between 1899 - 1910

ESS

A.S.B.

DADG

K.K.

MAAS

RC

S & C

HSBC - HSBC, officially known as The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, is a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC, the largest bank in Hong Kong, and operates branches and offices throughout the Asia Pacific region, and in other countries around the world. "The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank" was established in British Hong Kong in 1865 and was incorporated as "The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation" in 1866, and has been based in Hong Kong (although now as a subsidiary) ever since. It was renamed "The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited" in 1989. It is the founding member of the HSBC Group of Banks and Companies, and, since 1990, is the namesake and one of the leading subsidiaries of the London-based HSBC Holdings PLC. The company's business ranges from the traditional High Street roles of retail banking, commercial banking, corporate banking to investment banking, private banking and global banking.

L F.D. - Local Fund District

Yokahama Specie Bank Main Office. Yokohama Specie Bank was a Japanese bank founded in Yokohama, Japan in the year 1880. Its assets were transferred to The Bank of Tokyo in 1946. The bank played a significant role in Japanese trade with China. The original bank building is now the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History.

CL - Credit Lyonnais (1921 - 1940)

L.R. & Co - Lippmann, Rosenthal & Co Bankers (1890-1965)

OS NSW - On Service New South Wales

Ayre - Ayre & Sons: are considered as one of the big four of Newfoundland commerce. It opened in 1859 in St. Johns, as Ayre & Steers, becoming Ayre & Sons in 1884. The company originally acted as importers but over the years the business expanded to include department, hardware, grocery, and retail stores.

CCGT - City Council, George Town. used 1955 - 1975

WML/S&C" W McLaren, Sons & Co Ltd, Warehousemen, Glasgow (cancellation "159" = Glasgow). In use 1885-1911

B.H.A. - Banco Hispano Americano (Hispanic American Bank)

BERP - Banco Espanol del Rio de La Plata

C.L. - Credito Lyones (Madrid)

B&CO - Boustead & Co. (Penang)

B - Brotherton & CompanyLtd

B & P

BS - British and Foreign Bible Society

C&W - Courtin & Warner Ltd

Currie - James Currie & Co. Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. Used (1877-1880)

DR & Co - Durant Radford & Co London

Leaf - Leaf, Sons & Co

LM & Co - Unidentified

MSM & T - S. Maw, Son & Thompson. in use 1870-1880

SBSA - Standard Bank of South Africa - London

Thomas Collier & Co Ltd - 1890-1920 Warehousemen, 33 High St, Manchester.

OS - On Service

D.C. - Durban Corporation