British Malaya Security Markings Company Names Starting with letter N

	Updated:	12 April 2008
	Newest Additions:	N065 N045 N005 N035 N073
	Total # Items:	16

Please use the item's ID number - orange box - when communicating about it.

N005

N. AKISA MALIM BROS / SINGAPORE

Triple circle ( Estimated 21 mm x 15 mm, 2 mm letters) violet

updated: 15 April 2007

Image from Richard Hale, 15 April 2007

the letters in the firm's name seem to be serif while SINGAPORE are not.

N010

N. V. STRAITS, JAVA TRADING CO. / ? · ? / SINGAPORE / ? · ?

Triple circle ( Diameter 31 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

the letters used for SINGAPORE are 3 mm tall

N020

NED. IND. HANDELSBANK N. V. SINGAPORE

Triple circle with toothed outer circle ( Diameter 24, 2 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

N030

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPY

Triple oval ( Estimated 50 mm x 25 mm, 2 mm letters ) violet

updated: 30 April 2007

Images from the author's collection

N035

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL - MAATSCHAPPY / PENANG

Triple oval ( Estimated 50 mm x 35 mm, 3.5 mm serif letters ) blue

updated: 8 Dec. 2006

Images from the author's collection

N040

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPY

Tripple oval toothed outer frame ( Estimated 40 mm x 20 mm, 2 mm letters ) red

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

N045

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPY

No Frame, single line ( Estimated 56 mm, 3.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1May 2007

Image from the author's collection

N050

NETHERLANDS / SINGAPORE / TRADING SOCIETY

Triple oval ( Estimated 30 mm x 10 mm, 2 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

N060

NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY / SINGAPORE

Triple oval ( 25 mm x 15 mm, 1.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

N065

NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY / SINGAPORE

Triple oval ( 27 mm x 16 mm, 2 mm letters ) violet

updated: 7 Dec. 2007

Image from the author's collection

N070

NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY / PENANG

Double circle ( Diameter 22 mm, 2 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

N073

NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY / date / PENANG

Triple Oval (Estimated 45 mm x25 mm, 3 - 4 mm letters ) red

updated: 29 Nov. 2006

Cancelled PENANG & dated FEB. 1896

Images from the author's collection

The letter of the date are 4 mm tall

N075

NETHERLAND TRADING SOCIETY / PENANG

Triple Oval (36 mm x 23 mm, 2.5 mm letters ) violet

updated: 12 April 2008

Click the image to see the marking on a 23 July 1909 PSC

Image from the author's collection

PENANG is in serifs

N080	NEW / O B C / LIMITED
	No frame, 4 lines ( 22 mm x 15 mm, 2.5 to 5 mm letters ) violet, blue
updated: 1 Jan. 2006 . Images from the author's collection see Oriental Bank Corporation Limited for the original "O B C" chop the words "NEW" and "LIMITED" seem to have been applied by a different handstamp than the one for "OBC" It is even possible that "NEW" and "LIMITED" were on two different handstamps, possibly explaining why the 20c revenue stamp failed to receive the word "LIMITED". in the word "NEW", the "N" and "W" are 4 mm tall and non serif, while the "E" is 4.5 mm tall and serif the letters "O B C" are 5 mm tall the letters in "LIMITED" are all serif and 2.5 mm tall

N090

NORTH DEUTSCHER LLOYD

Triple ovale ( Estimated 40 mm x 22 mm, 3 mm letters ) violet

updated: 1 Jan. 2006

Image from the author's collection

there is serif lettering under the inside most oval, click here to see a blowup

N100

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD / AGENTUR IN SINGAPORE / BREMEN

Triple circle ( Estimated diameter 35 mm, 3 mm serif letters ) violet

updated: 10 Jan. 2007

Images from the author's collection

The letters in the centre are not serif
the single 10 cent stamp has the PERFIN B.M.C. = Benh, Meyer & Co., who were the agents for this company in Singapore
all the stamps above are likely revenue usage