HK YSB perfin

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Yokohama Specie Bank</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Hong Kong Perfin "YSB"</B></div> <div> The YSB stands for Yokohama Specie Bank, Hong Kong. Apparently the YSB perfin was used on Hong Kong adhesives during the period 1930-1940. It is not a very common perfin. The letter height is 6mm. and it has a total of 33 holes. (Tilles Classification #Y-1)</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="553" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 164 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="36ff49e0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="158" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> The Yokohama Specie Bank was founded in 1881 and developed as a special bank to assist the growth of the Japanese export trade. It opened its Hong Kong branch in 1896. Today it is known as the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and has the largest bank company assets in the world.</div> <bR> <div>              <A HREF="id245.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hong Kong perfin"><U> Return to Hong Kong</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>