Some Hong Kong and Singapore paquebots

Where the name of the country is not included, it can be difficult to locate these paquebot markings. Proud's book gives some examples of local paquebot cancels and then there is Roger Hosking's book for paquebot cancellations of the world. Both of these are not fully comprehensive. The only sure method is to see them on cover preferably with some normal postal cancellations as well. For explanation with regard to paquebots, you can read my various previous posts by using the search bar above.

These ones were from Hong Kong. There are 2 different types here with the one on the 10c stamp of slightly larger size.

Two Singapore arrival cancels or postmarks which were used to mark paquebot mail.

In Roger Hosking's book, there are 3 very similar paquebot cds from Singapore like this. Fortunately, this is the rarer one which was in use between 1919 and 1924. Apart from the year of 1920 for this stamp, the stroke in the letter Q in paquebot does not extend into the circle.

This is the other similar looking paquebot cds. Notice how the Q in paquebot is different and it has a longer killer bar. This pre war Singapore paquebot cancellation is apparently more common and was in use between 1937 and 1948.

This is the post war paquebot cds for Singapore between 1949 and 1973. It is generally common but perhaps not on North Borneo stamps.

mobile PO part 4

Here are a few PPB registration labels. PPB stands for pejabat pos bergerak which is Malay for mobile post office. This abbreviation was used after North Borneo/Sabah became part of Malaysia. I find it rather confusing as to why the postmarks used on these covers were not the PPB type.
This "modern" stuff is by no means easy to find.
Update I have information that these label may have been remainders used due to lack of the normal labels or the practical decision to use up surplus. Therefore these covers are probably not PPB type. Anyway, the labels are shown quite nicely.

This Tawau PPB1 registration label is not even recorded in the series of articles in the Sarawak Journal. There should be at least 5 mobile post office labels for Tawau  and possibly a few more yet to be recorded.

This Tenom PPB is probably not that common. Again the postmark is not the PPB type. There are at least 3 types including a hand stamp cachet.

This Kudat PPB1 label is again not recorded in the journal. It is one of at least 6 types including one cachet.

This is a nice Kota Kinabalu (Jesselton) MPO 1 label. KK had labels for MPO, PPB and also railway TPO. You can see the misnomer Kudat MTO6 and the KK PPB1 by clicking here.  

Just another nice MPO 3 cancelled cover from Sandakan.

Although overcut at one end, this is at least a commercial cover with a clear Railway TPO1 cancellation.