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Alor Star. 1909-12 Stamps (26) and pieces (17, bearing 24 stamps) all with the bilingual Kedah double ring c.d.s, including 1c and 4c blocks of four and pieces bearing three 1c stamps (2 pieces), 1c + 3c or 3c + 10c, comprising 1c (19), 3c (22), 4c (5), 5c (stained), 8c (4), 10c, a scarce group. S.G. £2,465. (52 stamps). Photo on Page 158. £600-700
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Alor Star. 1911 (July 22) "On Government Service" cover to "The Advisor Kedah, Alor Star" bearing 4c and 5c singles and blocks of four all tied by the bilingual Kedah double ring c.d.s, with 23 July arrival backstamp, a little staining around the 4c stamps, very unusual and scarce. S.G. Z233/4, £790 as stamps. Photo on Page 156. £300-400
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Alor Star. 1911 (July 22) "On Government Service" cover to "The Advisor Kedah, Alor Star" bearing 20c and 50c singles and blocks of four all tied by the bilingual Kedah double ring c.d.s, with 23 July arrival backstamp, minor perf stains, one 50c rubbed, very unusual and scarce. S.G. Z237/8, £950 as stamps. Photo on Page 156. £400-500
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Kulim. 1910 Pieces bearing 1c - 10c all cancelled with Kulim bilingual double ring c.d.s dated 30.5.1910, also a further 3c on piece with similar cancel (21.2.1910), superb and very scarce. S.G. Z248/52, £500++. (6 pieces). Photo on Page 158. £250-300
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Langkawi. 1909-12 1c, 8c and 3c on piece all cancelled by Langkawi bilingual double ring c.d.s, also an 8c stamp with a Siamese c.d.s. Very scarce, the 1c unlisted by Gibbons with this c.d.s. S.G. Z256/7. (4). Photo on Page 154. £100-150
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Jittra. 1909-12 Stamps (3) and pieces (8) comprising 3c with violet oval Post Office Jittra datestamp (5, three on piece), and double ring c.d.s on pieces bearing 1c strip of three (2 pieces) or four 1c stamps, or on 3c (3, two on piece). S.G. Z268/70, £1,044. (18 stamps). £150-200
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Jittra. 1912 (Apr. 3) Picture postcard to England franked 3c, tied by Jittra c.d.s, transit datestamps of Alor Star and Penang, the stamp a little discoloured, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 144. £400-500
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Kuala Muda. 1910-11 Pieces (10) franked 1c strip of three, 3c (3 pieces), 3c pair (2 pieces) or 3c strip of three (4 pieces), also a single 4c, all cancelled by Kuala Muda single ring c.d.s. S.G. Z263/5, £1,395. (23 stamps). Photo on Page 154. £200-250
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Lunas. 1909-12 Stamps (5) and pieces (9) comprising 3c with violet oval Post Office Lunas datestamp (7, six on piece, two pieces from the same cover together forming a virtually complete cancel), and double ring c.d.s on 1c strips of three on piece (2 pieces), 3c (3, one on piece) and 4c. S.G. Z271/4, £1,690. (18 stamps). Photo on Pages 154 & 158. £250-300
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Semiling/Yen. 1909-12 Stamps (4) and pieces (6) comprising 1c strip of three and 3c on piece with Yen datestamps; pieces bearing 1c strip of three (2 pieces) or block of six, 3c on pieces (2 pieces) and a single 8c all with Semiling datestamps. S.G. Z275/6, 281/2, £1,600. (19 stamps). Photo on Page 170. £250-300
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Semiling. 1912 (Jan. 29) Picture postcard to England franked 3c, tied by Semiling c.d.s, Penang transit datestamp, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 144. £400-500
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1919 (July/Aug.) Covers hand addressed to L.K. Seng in Penang, from Baling with Straits 1c + Kedah 4c or Alor Star with Straits 1c + Kedah 3c, or registered from Kulim with Straits 1c, 4c + Kedah 2c (2) or from Semiling with Straits 1c, 4c + Kedah 2c, 4c, the last two with boxed registration handstamps, minor faults. (4). £150-200
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1919 (Oct/Nov) Covers to L.K Seng in Penang, four from Baling, two registered from Semiling with boxed registration handstamps, all with Straits 1c and 4c stamps used in combination with Kedah stamps. (6). £200-300
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1919 (Apr-Oct.) Covers (2), pieces (10) and a stamp, with July 30 commercial cover from Alor Star to London bearing straits 1c + Kedah 3c, Sep. 19 cover from Alor Star to Penang bearing Straits 1c block of four, pieces with Straits + Kedah stamps (8, three with oval Post Office Padang Serai datestamp), etc. (13). £200-250
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1919 (Sep. 26) Registered A.R cover from Yen to Penang with boxed "YEN / R" registration datestamp and "A.R" on the front, franked on the reverse with three Straits 1c stamps and Kedah 21c paying the correct 24c rate, fine. Photo on Page 156. £150-200
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1919 (May 22) Cover from Alor Star to England franked Straits 1c + 3c, only 1c and 4c Straits stamps valid in Kedah at this time, the 3c therefore invalid with the two stamps circled, treated as unpaid with a "T" handstamp applied, the Alor Star c.d.s away from the stamps. The stamps cancelled in transit in Singapore (May 24), a 1d charge mark applied in London and 1d due collected at Epsom, backstamped at Penang. An interesting and unusual cover. Photo on Page 156. £100-150
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1912 4c, 5c, 10c - 50c and $2 "SPECIMEN" overprints, all with circular handstamp applied upon receipt in Gabon, no gum, unique. (8). £120-150
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1912 1c - $5 Study on pages with Specimen set of fourteen, 1c - $3 mint, set of fourteen used, additional mint and used shades including $2 and $5 used, 1c - $1 in mint blocks of four, watermark varieties with $1 Crown to left of CA mint and used, examples of poor registration of the head and duty plates, also covers and cards (10) and a front with picture postcards (4, one registered), etc. S.G. 1/14, £2,800+. (294 + 11 covers). £500-700
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1912-40 Mint and used accumulation including 1912 $2 used, 1919-21 3c watermark inverted and reversed mint (2), 1921-32 20c feather in hat mint (2), $2 used (3), $3 mint (4) and used (3), $5 mint (2) and used (4), several Specimen stamps, etc. S.G. £2,500++. (100s). £300-400
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1919 (June 27) Pieces bearing vertically bisected 1912 8c, diagonally bisected 1912 8c or 10c all tied by Kulim c.d.s, philatelic but very unusual. A shortage of 4c stamps occurred in 1919, resulting in Straits 1c and 4c stamps being authorised for use. (3). Photo on Page 158. £150-200
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1919-21 1c - 25c, Mint and used study on pages with 2c - 25c Specimen overprints, 1c watermark inverted mint (2), 3c watermark inverted and reversed mint (3) and used (3), 4d red short sheaf variety mint (2) and used (2), 21c watermark Crown to left on CA and reversed mint, etc., also three covers or cards. S.G. 15/23, £3,000. (c.280). £500-600
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1919 21c Unmounted mint block of four, variety watermark Crown to left of CA and reversed, fine and scarce in a block. S.G. 22y, £1,700. Photo on Page 170. £400-500
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1919 Surcharges, 50c on $2 and $1 on $3 in unmounted mint blocks of six. S.G. 24/5, £540+. (12). £150-180
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1919 Surcharges, 50c on $2 and $1 on $3 in unmounted blocks of six and used singles, the $1 a corner block, also a mint 50c block of four. S.G. 24/25, £1,000+. (18). £250-300
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1921-32 1c - $1, Mainly mint accumulation with many blocks, including 1c sheet split into two halves and 10c sheet split into three parts (including feather in hat variety), 4c short sheaf mint (2) and used (2), 10c type II mint (14), 25c feather in hat mint, 40c type I watermark Crown to left of CA mint (4) and used (4), 40c type II mint, a few Specimens, etc. S.G. 26,37, £2,000++. (100s). £300-400
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1921-32 25c - $1, Mint and used study including airmail covers to London bearing 25c die II or 40c die II, also registered cover to Morocco bearing 1c, 4c, 10c, 15c, etc. S.G 26/37. (25 + 3 covers). £100-150
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1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, first setting, study on pages with used set, misplaced overprints (16), mint singles and multiples with varieties including no stop 1c, small second "A" 1c - 4c, raised stop 1c - 25c, raised "IBITION" 1c - 10c, oval second "O" 1c - 10c and 50c, thin first "I" 1c - 10c and 50c, also forgeries (18), and registered cover bearing 1c - 10c, mainly fine. S.G. 41/8, £1,100+. (124 + cover). £250-300
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1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, first setting, 21c mint reconstructed block of thirty, rows 7-12, each row separated and rejoined with hinges, including varieties feather in hat (strangely unlisted by S.G. on this stamp), oval "O" (4) and raised stop (3); and 25c mint reconstructed block of 34, rows 5-8, 9/4-5, 10/4-5 and rows 11-12, comprising three blocks of ten and a block of four rejoined with hinges, including varieties feather in hat, oval "O" (4) and raised stop (3). S.G. 42/3, £3,855+. (64). £400-500
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1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, 1c - 50c mint accumulation including first setting 21c (20, also two used), 25c (11, also two used) and 50c (23, one feather in hat variety), and second setting 21c (8), 25c (17, one small "Y" variety) and 50c (6), a few varieties and multiples noted, some toning, otherwise fine. S.G. 41/51, £3,500 (approx). (c.240). £300-400
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1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, second setting, 21c, 25c and 50c set of three mint, 21c and 50c used, 25c small "Y" variety mint and used, mint 21c corner pair, 25c and 50c corner blocks of four all containing the small "Y" variety, the used 25c and 50c stamps with faults, the mint corner multiples toned with one 50c stamp thinned. S.G. 49/51, £1,300. (17). £150-200
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1923 (May 9) Registered cover from Alor Star to Oswald Marsh in London bearing Malaya-Borneo Exhibition first setting 1c - 10c and second setting 21c - 50c, philatelic and a little toned, but a very scarce use of these second setting overprints on cover. Photo on Page 156. £250-300
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1922 5c Government Survey Essays, imperforate pairs in black, green or orange each on white glazed unwatermarked paper, also imperforate 5c sample proof pair in brown on thick unwatermarked paper each with "SPECIMEN" overprint type DS1, the 5c black essay pair creased, otherwise fine. (4 pairs). Photo on Page 158. £200-250
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1922-40 1c - 35c, Study on pages with 4c, 8c, 12c and 35c (2) Specimen stamps, 1940 6c carmine-red mint (25) and used (18, also ten with Japanese War Tax handstamps), 8c mint (11), 12c imprint block of ten, 35c imprint blocks of six and ten, 35c used, etc., also covers to Europe franked 12c (2 covers) or to England franked 4c pair. S.G. 52/9, £2,500+. (c.320). £250-300
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1922-40 1c - 35c Mainly mint accumulation, many multiples, including 1940 6c carmine-red large part sheet of ninety, 8c mint blocks of four (3), 35c mint blocks of four (2), etc. S.G. 52/9, £2,000+. (100s). £180-220
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1922-40 5c Yellow, watermark inverted, used singles (9) and a vertical pair. S.G. 55w, £1,210. (11). £150-200
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1922-40 5c Yellow, watermark reversed, fine used, scarce. S.G. 55x, £425. Photo on Page 146. £140-160
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1922-40 5c Yellow, watermark reversed, fine used with 29 AU 1923 c.d.s, scarce. S.G. 55x, £425. Photo on Page 146. £140-160
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1922-40 5c Yellow, watermark inverted and reversed, fine used with 20 JY 1932 c.d.s, very scarce. S.G. 55y, £425. Photo on Page 146. £150-180
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1940 6c Carmine-red, unmounted mint sheet of 120, including minor re-entries. S.G. 56a, £1,800. £200-250
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1940 6c Carmine-red, unmounted mint sheet of 120, including minor re-entries. S.G. 56a, £1,800. £200-250
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1937 10c - $5 Study on pages with set of nine perforated "SPECIMEN", 10c - 30c in mint imprint pairs, 40c - $1 and $5 in mint imprint blocks of four, $1 - $5 in mint corner blocks of four, used set of nine, a fine lot. S.G. 60/8, £2,175+. (60). Photo on Page 180. £400-500
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1937-41 Covers bearing 1937 Sultan Abdul Hamid Halimshah stamps, comprising 1937 (June 30) First Day Covers franked 10c (2 covers) or 10c - 30c, covers from Indian F.P.O 36 franked 30c to India or 50c to G.B, Indian F.P.O 31 to India franked 1c + 12c (2), air letter from Indian F.P.O 66 to India franked 12c (staining), covers to England franked 25c, 1c + 2c + 12c + 40c or 25c + 30c, clipper covers to G.B from Indian F.P.O 36 franked $1(2) or from F.P.O S.P 503 franked $2 (both with faults, the $2 cover severely torn), also 12c to USA and 10c on cover to Penang. (14). £200-300
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1937 10c, 50c, $1 and $5 in complete unmounted mint sheets of sixty, $1 sheet with central horizontal perfs reinforced with hinges, a few minor tone spots, otherwise superb unmounted. S.G. 60, 65/6, 68, £4,980. (4 sheets). £600-700
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1938-40, Die II 1c and 2c, comprising 1c mint and used (10, two blocks), 2c mint (2) and used (26, three blocks), and 1941 cover to England bearing eight 1c stamps. S.G. 68a/69, £1,100+. (39 + cover). £200-240
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1938 1c Black, die II, mint marginal block of four, gum a little toned, otherwise fine. S.G. 68a, £720. Photo on Page 180. £140-160
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1938 1c Black, die II, mint vertical strip of four with plate number "2" in lower margin, folded along horizontal perforations and reinforced with hinges, otherwise fine. S.G. 68a, £720+. Photo on Page 204. £160-180
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1940 2c Bright green, mint block of four, fine and scarce. S.G. 69, £1,500. Photo on Page 170. £300-400
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1948-59 Commemorative Issues including 1948 Silver Wedding pair on F.D.C, $5 plate 1 and 1a mint singles and used; 1949 U.P.U F.D.C, set in mint imprint blocks of ten; 1953 Coronation plate and imprint blocks; 1959 Installation of Sultan plate blocks, varieties and F.D.C. (123). £100-120
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1950 8c Imperforate proofs on thin unwatermarked paper, plate block of four and a block of four with very light printing of the stamp both on buff paper, and a vertical pair on grey paper, unusual. (10). £100-150
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1950-55 1c - $5 Mint and used study on pages with the set in mint corner plate blocks of four, some additional plate blocks with 30c block of twenty, used set with some blocks, 1950 (June 1) F.D.C bearing set of fourteen, 1955 (Sep 4) 30c F.D.C, mainly commercial covers and cards (40) with 1956 Changloon skeleton c.d.s, etc. S.G. 76/90. (100s). £300-400
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