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Slogans. 1949-55 Cover and card with handstruck slogans, the local 1949 (Mar 11) cover with violet "The T.B fund wants your help / Please contribute generously", the 1955 (June 22) 4c + 2c postcard from Bukit Mertajam to Penang and redirected to Kulala Lumpur with violet "FEDERAL / VOTE / 27 JULY / ELECTIONS". Both fine and very scarce, not recorded by Proud. (2). £100-150
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Late Fees. 1926-27 Picture postcard franked 24c and a cover franked 16c, both to England, with boxed "LATE FEE" (Proud I55) in black or violet, the cover with two punch holes at left, the postcard fine. (2). Photo on Page 172. £120-180
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Late Fee. 1930 (May 3) Registered cover to Scotland franked 37c with black boxed "LATE FEE / PAID" (Proud I57), fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 172. £200-250
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Registration / A.R Mail. 1910-65 Covers (19), registration receipts (7) and a 1910 A.R form, including 1919-20 boxed handstamped registration marks (3), handstruck labels, labels altered from "Penang" to "B. Mertajam" or from "Batu Tiga" to "Penang No. 6", A.R handstamps on 1912 cover or 1939 receipt, etc. (27). £200-250
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Postage Due Mail. 1892-1939 Covers and cards including covers from India with handstruck "4" (2), "8", "10", "12" or "16" (2), boxed "To Pay" handstamps for 2 cents (2), 4 cents (4), 8 cents (4, one on a postcard from China), 10 cents or 12 cents (2), 1939 cover with Kedah stamps disallowed, etc., some faults. (22). £200-300
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Wreck Mail. 1915 (Nov 5) Cover from G.B to Penang franked 4d, minor water damage, the reverse bearing the label "(Royal Arms) / Damaged by sea-water / at Negapatam" with a Penang c.d.s (Dec 8). Very scarce, few examples recorded, not mentioned in "Maritime Disaster Mail" by Hoggarth & Gwynn. Photo on Page 172. £300-400
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c.1870-1963 Cancellations of Penang G.P.O and sub-offices, covers, pieces and stamps in an album including 1945 free covers, many sub-offices, skeletons, also a stockbook containing a large quantity of cancels on stamps and pieces. (Many 100s). £300-400
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1930-60 Covers, mainly machine and slogan cancels including 1930 (Nov 15) machine (earliest recorded date), slogans for "You Can Phone to Java" (M1 state IX, recorded 27/8 Sep. 1938) or "Do It by Telephone Cost 50 Cents" (state X, recorded May 1939), also Penang c.d.s type D75 (7 March 1938, only recorded date), triangular "PN" printed matter cancels (2), 1956-59 Stamp Exhibition skeletons (3), Mobile Post Office skeletons (2), etc. (35). £120-180
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Ephemera / Photos. 1829 - 1963 Covers, postcards, photos, etc., including 1829 G.B free entire franked by Richard Colley, Marquis Wellesley, arms of George Town embossed on card perforated "Specimen, Waterlow & Sons Limited", 1878 receipt bearing 3c receipt stamp, 1874 Carte de Visite photo of the Jetty and Harbour, 1910 photo of Coronation sports at Butterworth, 1934 Advice of Payment card with Lumut c.d.s, postcards of 1935 Silver Jubilee decorations (8), 1910 real photo postcard of a car, advertising envelopes, etc. (66). £250-300
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c.1870-1955 Postcards, covers and ephemera including c.1870 illustrated advertising lettersheet for The Alexandra Hotel & Bath Establishment, picture postcards of Crag Hotel, International Hotel (also 1907 card with cachet), Raffles by the Sea, Hotel Norman, Park Hotel, Hotel Raya, Australia Hotel, Bellevue Hotel, etc. (26). £200-250
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Eastern & Oriental Hotel. 1894-1990 Covers, postcards and ephemera including 1894 card from Saigon to Arshak Sarkies at the hotel, hotel envelopes, covers and cards with hotel datestamps (23, fourteen registered, 1949 cover with skeleton datestamp, 1921 cover with handstruck registration mark), picture postcards, c.1920 brochure, 1918 menu card for the race dinner, etc. (70). £400-500
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1901 Picture postcard posted at Penang with violet cachet "SARKIES BROTHERS / Proprietors / E. & O HOTEL - Penang / RAFFLES HOTEL - Singapore / STRAND HOTEL - Rangoon", and 1910 postcard sent locally franked 1c cancelled circular violet "E. & O. HOTEL / PENANG" with manuscript date, also KEVII 1c strip of three, 3c (4, on pieces) and 4c with the violet cancel. (8). £250-300
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1910 (Apr 14) Cover to Italy franked 3c postage + 10c late fee, the two stamps each cancelled violet "E. & O. HOTEL / PENANG", a third strike below with manuscript date, Penang and Italian backstamps, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 172. £250-300
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1910 (June 24) Picture postcard to Holland franked 3c, cancelled circular violet "E. & O. HOTEL / PENANG" with manuscript date, a Penang c.d.s alongside. With Holcombe Certificate (1996). Photo on Page 172. £200-250
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1910 (June 24) 3c Postcard to Germany cancelled circular violet "E. & O. HOTEL / PENANG" with manuscript date, a Penang c.d.s. alongside. Photo on Page 172. £200-250
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1916-35 Registered covers to England all cancelled at the Eastern & Oriental Hotel, including size F and G 10c and size G 15c registration envelopes, all with differing registration labels comprising 1916 and 1919 Penang labels handstamped violet "E. & O. HOTEL", 1925 Penang label with manuscript "E. & O. Hotel", 1929 "E. & O. Hotel, Penang" label and 1935 "Penang S.S 2" label, a fine group. (5). £200-300
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1921 (June 11) 10c Size F registration envelope to South Africa, franked 4c, cancelled by Eastern & Oriental Hotel datestamps with "R / EASTERN & ORIENTAL / HOTEL PENANG" registration handstamp, scarce so fine. Photo on Page 176. £150-200
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1927 (Nov 9) 15c Registration envelope size H to London, nine stamps pay the 12c postage, with Penang registration label handstamped violet "E. & O. Hotel", the stamps and label all cancelled by the hotel c.d.s. £100-150
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Runnymede Hotel. c.1911-66 Covers and cards including 1911 3c postcard with "Runnymede Penang" cachet cancelled at the Eastern & Oriental Hotel, c.1930 hotel envelope to Germany, picture postcards, photos, luggage labels, etc. (27). £200-300
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Runnymede Hotel. 1937 (Mar 1) Registered air mail cover to England, seven stamps paying the 40c rate, cancelled by "RUNNYMEDE HOTEL / PENANG" datestamps, bearing a Penang 5 registration label. Photo on Page 176. £100-150
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Railway Station Postal Agencies. 1919-29 Covers and cards (5), pieces (4) and stamps (17), including double ring datestamps of Simpang Ampat Rly. Station on covers (4) or Pinanti Rly. Station on postcard, 1920 piece with 4c pair cancelled oval "SIMPANG AMPAT RLY STATION / PENANG" (unlisted by Proud), and distinctive datestamps of Jerak Ry Stn (2 pieces + 7 stamps) or Kreh Ry Stn (piece + 8 stamps), a few faults, a very scarce group. (26). £300-400
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Registered Mail. 1917 10c Size F registration envelope franked 4c pair to Canton, redirected to Pakhoi, superb Balik Pulau datestamps and Penang registration label handstamped violet "BALIK PULAU". Also 1920 size F 10c registration envelope franked 10c to USA, Prye c.d.s and Penang registration label handstamped violet "PRYE", and 1925 10c size G registration envelope franked 14c to Holland with Penang registration label handstamped violet "Butterworth", all fine. (3). £100-120
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Bukit Mertajam. 1894-1946 Covers and cards, seven registered with boxed registration handstamp, Penang registration labels handstamped or altered to Bukit Mertajam (5, one with manuscript "B.M"), stampless 1946 cover, two A.R covers, etc. (11). £150-200
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Dato Kramat. 1903-61 Covers and cards including arrival datestamps, registered mail with handstamped, manuscript or printed registration labels, etc. (20). £100-150
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Glugor Cantonment. 1940 (Dec 27) Censored cover to England franked 55c with Glugor Cantonment datestamps, also cancels on six single stamps. Scarce, the office only open 1940-41. (7). £100-150
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Government Hill (Penang Hill). 1894 (May 16) 2c Postcard franked 1c to England, cancelled by Penang c.d.s with manuscript "Govt Hill" within the datestamp. A rare cancel, just four examples recorded, all dated 1894. Photo on Page 176. £600-800
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McNair Street. 1929-62 Registered covers, various registration labels including 1934 "Kuala Lumpur 19" label altered to "Penang No.3", 1947 label made from stamp edging, 1962 "McNair Strbet" error, handstamped labels, etc. (21). £150-250
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Nebong Tebal. 1885-87 Pieces with the distinctive diamond of dots cancel (7), also QV stamps with the crown cancellation (10, recorded 1892-93), all fine. (17). £250-300
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Nebong Tebal. 1895-1936 Covers and cards (14) and a front including 1895 2c postcard to London with "T" handstamp charged 1d, 1896 2c postcard to Sumatra, 1896 10c registration envelope franked 8c to India and 1901 front to Rhodesia franked 13c both with boxed registration handstamp, registered covers with handstamped registration label (3), etc. (15). £150-250
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Penang Hill. 1910-55 Covers and cards (9), also six real photo postcards of the Post Office. (15). £120-150
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Penang Road. 1946 Registered covers (2), pieces (2) and a 10c pair, also Japanese Occupation 2c block, including 15c size H registration envelope from a Dutch soldier franked 46c to Holland. Scarce, Proud states the office only open Dec. 1945 - Oct. 1946 though the block suggests it had opened during the occupation. (6). £100-150
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Pitt Street. 1923-81 Registered covers including Penang registration labels with the name handstamped (8) or in manuscript (5), labels for Penang 8, 7 or 5, 1947 boxed "PITT ST / No." handstamp, also registration receipts (2, one handstamped "A.R"), a few faults. (34). £150-250
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Pulau Tikus. 1926-66 Registered covers including registration labels with the name handstamped (10) or in manuscript, label for "Kepong" altered to "Penang No. 4", other labels for Penang 4, 6 or 11, 1927 and 1948 "AR" handstamps, etc. (23). £200-300
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1903-88 Covers and cards, various sub-offices including Bukit Tambun type D and E c.d.s on 1903-10 cards and type G c.d.s on 1936 cover, Butterworth, Prai, etc., registered mail, some faults. (65). £150-200
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1949-56 Stationery comprising KGVI 4c postcard and reply card unused, 4c card with added 2c stamp unused and used and reply card unused, 4c + 2c card unused and used (2), 1956 QEII 6c postcard unused and used (2, one a F.D.C); KGVI 10c envelope unused (2, one with albino stamp in error) and used, QEII 10c envelope with pointed flap unused or First Day use and rounded flap unused and used; also aerogrammes with Penang stamps applied (11) and later stationery used from Penang (6), all fine, the albino envelope error very scarce. (35). £200-250
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Registration Envelopes. 1949-56 Envelopes comprising 1949 KGVI 20c size G unused and used, size H unused, size H2 unused and used, size K unused and used, c.1953 KGVI 20c envelopes with name and address details added to reverse, size G and H used; 1954 QEII 20c size G unused and used, size H2 used (3); 1956 QEII 20c with name and address details added to reverse, size G unused and used, also two Federation envelopes used in Penang. (18). £200-250
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1891 2c Bright rose overprinted "FERAK", "F" amended to "P" in manuscript, used with barred cancel and manuscript cancel dated 28.8.91. S.G. 19ab, £600. Photo on Page 164. £100-1201325 <\i>3 <\i>1889 1c on 2c Pale rose with "PREAK" overprint error, fine used. S.G. 35a, £1,100. Photo on Page 164. £180-220
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1891 (June 1) Covers posted within Taiping, all with printed address of B.A Jamal Mohamed, all bearing 1c on 6c lilac, surcharge types 30, 32, 34 and 37, philatelic but scarce on cover. S.G. 43/4, 46/7, £495 as stamps. (4 covers). £200-2501327 <\i>3 <\i>Officials. 1894 5c Blue overprinted "Service", variety overprint inverted, fine used, scarce. S.G. O10a, £500. Photo on Page 164. £100-1201328 3 F <\i> <\i>Forgeries. Various forged Perak overprints or surcharges (28), also 1899 $25 with forged cancel over Specimen overprint. (29). £100-120
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Booklets. 1938 $1.30 Booklet 'exploded' with staples removed, rust marks largely confined to the front and reverse covers, the 5c and 8c panes each with six stamps remaining, the stamps stuck down to the interleaving, still a scarce booklet. S.G. SB4. £100-150
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Machines/Slogans. 1928-73 Covers and cards with slogan cancels (51, 42 being 1931-41 period, also a few pieces) and other machine cancels (6), including "V FOR VICTORY", etc. (57+). £120-1501331 <\i>) <\i>Postal Stationery. 1949-55 20c Registration envelopes, comprising 1949 size G, H, H2 and K unused, size H and H2 used; 1954 size G, H and H2 unused and used; 1957 size G used; also 1955 Negri Sembilan 20c size G envelopes (5) and 1959 Federation 30c envelopes (2) all used in Selangor. (20). £150-200
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1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 2c, 5c - $3 with small second "A" variety, all used with Trengganu datestamps, fine and scarce. S.G. £1,780. (9). Photo on Page 164. £300-350
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1938 $5 Green and red on yellow paper, watermark Multiple Script CA, fine mint. S.G. 44, £650. Photo on Page 104. £120-150
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1941 2c on 5c Deep reddish purple and 8c on 10c bright blue both in complete sheets of 120, each with the two panes of sixty separated, the 2c with constant frame break variety on 10/2, the 8c sheet with some toning and staining, the 2c sheet fine, scarce in sheets. S.G. 59/60, £2,340. (2 sheets). £120-150
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1941 Unissued 3c blue-green, three unmounted mint examples, one with rounded lower right corner, one with trace of a light crease, the other with a couple of tiny tone marks, all reasonable looking examples of this scarce unissued stamp. S.G. £4,200. (3). Photo on Page 164. £300-400
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Singapore. 1863 Cover to England, sent at the 1d sailors rate, headed "From Geo Fossick on board H.M.S "Scout" Singapore", countersigned by the Commanding Officer with handstruck "John G. Hammer", franked by a G.B 1d red cancelled by the very scarce "A86" mailboat numeral, Ripon arrival backstamp (Jan 31). A rare use of a mailboat cancel on a cover from Singapore, carried on the P&O "Orissa" to Galle, P&O "Mooltan" to Suez and P&O "Pera" from Alexandria to Southampton. Photo on Page 176. £900-1,100
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Penang Volunteers. 1900-02 1c Postcard and stampless O.H.M.S cover posted in Penang, the 1900 postcard with printed message "Penang Volunteers, brigade parade to be held in celebration of taking of Pretoria", the 1902 cover with "Penang Volunteers, Headquarters" printed flap and cachet of Alan Wilson (2/Lt., Acting Adjutant) sent to "The Private Secretary, H.H The Sultan of Johore, Johore" with red "JOHORE BAHRU / PAID" arrival backstamp. (2). £150-200
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1900-10 Covers and cards including 1900 Singapore cover to England franked 4c endorsed from a soldier at Pearls Hill (edge faults), 1901 cover from Taiping to India franked 4c with violet oval "COMMDT MALAY STATES GUIDES / FEDERATED MALAY STATES", 1907 postcards from a sailor on H.M.S "Kent" posted at Penang (2, one with a G.B stamp) or Singapore (2), and postcards of Malay States Guides (2, one taken at Bisley). (8). £100-150
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Tanglin Barracks, Singapore. c.1908-19 Picture postcards of Tanglin Barracks (25, some real photo cards), also two 1905-11 cards from G.B to Tanglin, and 1907 cover with enclosed photo and letter from a soldier at Tanglin Military Hospital. (28). £120-180
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1915 Singapore Mutiny. Real photo postcards of Sir Arthur Young, Governor of the Straits Settlements, giving a speech of thanks to the Japanese sailors who helped suppress the mutiny by soldiers of the 5th Light Infantry. One card with an explanatory message on reverse, this card with one corner creased, otherwise fine. (2). £200-250
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Malayan Volunteers / Regiments. 1915-57 Covers, cards and ephemera, mainly pre 1939, including 1917 stampless O.H.M.S cover posted within Singapore with cachet of "G.G Wae, Capt. / a/Adjutant S.V.C", 1915 Malay States Guides cover posted to India, 1926 stampless "On Government Service" card with printed "A.J.R.M Leslie, Captain / Adjutant. M.S.V.R" posted from Kuala Lumpur to Sabak Bernam and redirected to Teluk Anson, picture postcard of Singapore Volunteer Artillery, also other postcards, invitations, Christmas cards, etc. (26). £200-250
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