Auction Details
Auction 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100
Date: 7th November 2025 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Great Connaught Rooms 61-65 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DA
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Auction Lots - Page 11
1541
  Postmarks. 1900-70 Covers, pieces and stamps, the cancellation collection in four albums, from Ayer Iwtan to Utan Melintang, an interesting study. (100s). £700-800
1542
  Postmarks. Stamps and pieces, cancels from Alor Pongsu to Utan Melintang, mounted alphabetically on cards, a few rubber cancels noted, an extensive lot and a useful reference. (Many 100s). £300-400

Perlis

1543
  Siam used in Perlis. 1887-1909 Siam stamps comprising 1887-91 12a with double ring c.d.s, 1899-1904 2a green and 1905-09 4a with single ring c.d.s, all fine and scarce. S.G. Z405, 419, 425, £1,575. (3). Photo on Page 164. £400-500
1544
  1910-36 Perlis single ring c.d.s tying F.M.S 3c to 1910 piece (S.G. Z444, £120), 1919 Seng cover with Kedah 2c, 3c (2) + Straits 1c (2), 4c, and on Kedah 3c stamps (3), also three Kedah stamps with double ring c.d.s. (8). £120-150
1545
  1948-62 Mint and used collection complete, some unmounted, also two covers. S.G. £860. (91). £180-220
1546
  Postmarks. 1924-71 Stamps and pieces, cancels from Arau to Simpang Anpat, including skeletons, Kangar c.d.s on 1949 U.P.U 10c unlisted by Proud, Padang Besar type D5. (58). £80-120

Selangor

1547
  1881-99 Mint and used collection on pages, Selangor overprints including S.G. 3, 6, 18, 28, 46-48 mint and S.G. 3, 22, 27 used, 1895-99 50c (both) and $1 used, etc. Also a few Straits used in Selangor. S.G. £4,800 (approx). (74). Photo on Page 178. £400-500
1548
  1885-1900 Mint and used selection including S.G. 37, 40 mint, also a few Straits used in Selangor. S.G. £2,200. (46). Photo on Page 198. £450-500
1549
  F.M.S Used in Selangor. 1906-35 Covers and cards (41), also stamps and pieces, including first flight and commercial air mail covers, postal stationery envelopes (2) and registration envelopes (7), underpaid cover to Medan with triangular "T/KL" and 10c due stamp, etc. (41+). £200-250
1550
  1935-62 Mint and used collection complete, a few additional papers and perfs, some unmounted. S.G. £900. (167). £140-160
1551
  1935-92 Stamps (c. 200, S.G. £1,000 approx) and covers (55), the collection on pages including prewar air mail covers, postal stationery, censors, 1945 (Oct 4) stampless cover, Malayan Pewter advertising cover, also unissued 1941 $5, etc. (c.250). £250-300
1552
  1895-1973 Covers, pieces and stamps, the collection of cancellations from Banting to Ulu Langat. (133). £100-150
1553
  1941 Covers (3) comprising $2 clipper covers to G.B with 1936 or 1941 $2, and a registered cover to India unusually franked by Selangor 40c + Perak 25c, also 16 Straits stamps used in Selangor. (19). £100-150
1554
  Postal Stationery. 1896-1986 Used and unused registration envelopes, postcards, reply cards and air letters, including 1908 1c rely card to Austria franked 3c (reply half attached), 1941 2c postcard with red printed "POSTAGE PAID / 2 CENTS / MALAYA" used in Singapore, etc. (48). £120-180
1555
  Postmarks. Stamps and pieces, cancels from Ampang to Vallambrosa, mounted alphabetically on cards, an extensive lot with a few rubber cancels noted, a useful reference. (Many 100s) £300-400

Trengganu

1556
  1910-63 Mint and used collection with 1910-19 set mint to $5, Red Cross overprints, Malaya-Borneo 2c - $3 used with some additional varieties, 1921-41 Multiple Crown CA $1, $3 and Multiple Script CA 1c - $5 mint, all postwar issues mint and used, postage dues mint, etc., some unmounted, a good lot. S.G. £4,200 (approx). (215). Photo on Page 210. £850-1,000
1557
  Postmarks. Stamps and pieces, cancels from Ajil to Wakaf Tapai, better prewar including rubber cancels noted, a useful reference. (100s). £150-200

Malayan Postal Union - Postage Dues

1558
  1936-38 1c - 50c, Mint and used collection on pages with Specimen set of six, two mint sets in corner blocks, 8c - 50c used blocks, 10c sheet used, also covers and cards (9) with 1c - 12c values, one with mixed M.P.U/Straits dues. S.G. D1/6, £1,200+. (212 + 9 covers). £250-300
1559
  1945-65 1c - 20c Dues, mint and used collection on pages with 1948-49 8c and 20c Specimen, 1945-49 set in mint blocks (some additional blocks of 1c - 9c, 20c) and used blocks (two of each, additional 15c), covers and cards (9); 1951-63 and 1964-65 sets mint and used with many blocks and some sheets, covers (3); 1964 10c on 8c with sheets and covers (3). S.G. D7/29, £3,500+. (100s). £500-600
1560
  1966 50c Black, watermark Multiple St. Edwards Crown block CA, superb unmounted mint, very scarce. S.G. D30, £4,000. Photo on Page 198. £1,000-1,200
1561
  1966 50c Black, watermark Multiple St. Edwards Crown block CA, pair used with Katong A, Singapore 15 c.d.s (15 Nov. 66), with a photo of a block of four from which this pair was removed. Fine and very scarce, only issued in Singapore. S.G. D30, £4,000. Photo on Page 198. £1,000-1,200

Japanese Occupation

1562
  1942-45 Mint and used stamps (98) including Trengganu 1c pair with boxed type 1 overprints in black (S.G. J97) on piece, also four philatelic covers, and a savings card bearing ten 1943 10c brown-purple stamps. (103). £150-180
1563
  1942 Selangor 6c scarlet with sideways boxed type 1 handstamped overprint in brown, fine mint, scarce. S.G. J212b, £1,300. Photo on Page 198. £300-350
1564
  Johore - Revenues. 1942 Johore 5c, 6c, 10c, 50c, $1, $5, $10 and 6c on 1c overprinted "DAI NIPPON / 2602", $1 with small surface faults, otherwise fine mint. (8). £100-120
1565
  Kedah - Revenues. 1942-43 1c - 10c, 25c, 40c, 50c and $5 mint, 6c carmine irregular block of sixteen each with boxed "Tax" handstamp, etc. (31). £80-100
1566
  Negri Sembilan. 1942-44 Covers and cards (6), mint and used stamps (54, including J165 used, S.G. £1,000+), including commercial 1943 cover from Seremban franked 8s in Japanese stamps, also a Japanese military envelope used as an official cover by the Inspector of Mines in 1952. (61). £180-220

British Military Administration

1567
  1945 (Sep 18 - Oct 19) Stampless covers from Singapore (7) or Kuala Lumpur (2) including Red Cross cover endorsed "Ex. P.O.W Post" from a former internee at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and covers to G.B (3), India (2, one censored) or USA (red Postage Paid c.d.s). Also a cover with prewar Straits 8c tied by barred oval and Penang (Sep. 26) c.d.s alongside. (10). £100-120
1568
  1945-46 Covers bearing prewar stamps, eight commercial covers from Singapore with Straits stamps, registered air letter from Singapore to Ceylon with BMA 6c + Pahang 6c and 30c (faults), philatelic cover to New Zealand with B.M.A, Pahang and Selangor stamps, and B.M.A 15c registration envelope bearing Perak and Selangor stamps. (11). £150-200
1569
  1945-48 1c - $5 Set of fourteen perfined "SPECIMEN", fine mint, ex Dr F.E Wood. S.G. 1/18s, £850. (14). Photo on Page 198. £200-250
1570
  1945 Marginal 1c Black with "B.M.A / MALAYA" colour trial overprint in orange, using the plate sent to Kuala Lumpur to overprint the large stocks of stamps supplied prior to the occupation, unmounted mint with the brown gum typically found on pre-occupation issues, very scarce. Photo on Page 198. £400-500
1571
  1945 1c Black with "B.M.A / MALAYA" colour trial overprint in bright magenta, using the plate sent to Kuala Lumpur to overprint the large stocks of stamps supplied prior to the occupation, mint with the brown gum typically found on pre-occupation issues, very scarce. Photo on Page 198. £300-400
1572
  1945 1c Black with B.M.A overprint in magenta, fine used. With B.P.A Certificate (2024). S.G. 1ab, £1,500. Photo on Page 198. £350-450
1573
  1945 1c Black with B.M.A overprint in magenta, fine used with 2 JA 1946 c.d.s (known examples with dated cancels all apparently used in Singapore in December 1945 or January 1946). With B.P.A Certificate (2024). S.G. 1ab, £1,500. Photo on Page 198. £400-500
1574
  1945 1c Black vertical pair with B.M.A overprint in magenta, fine used. The only recorded multiple with this magenta overprint. Ex. Dr F.E Wood. S.G. 1ab, £3,000. Photo on Page 164. £900-1,200
1575
  1945 1c Black, variety overprint double one albino, fine mint, lightly mounted, fine and very scarce. S.G. 1aa, £1,500. Photo on Page 198. £300-400
1576
  1945 2c Orange die II, pair with watermark inverted, used with Serdang, Kedah c.d.s, both stamps with several small surface scrapes, still a very rare variety, especially in a multiple. S.G. 2w, £4,000. Photo on Page 198. £150-200
1577
  1945 Unissued 8c grey block of four fine mint, mounted on the upper pair only, the lower pair unmounted, a scarce multiple, ex Dr F.E Wood. S.G. £2,400. Photo on Page 164. £600-700
1578
  1945 15c Ultramarine with overprint in black, marginal pairs and blocks with additional "BMA / MALAYA" overprints in the margins, comprising mint pair with left margin (overprint offset on reverse), block of ten with left margin and lower margin block of six with control "1", used block of four with left margin, cover bearing lower marginal block of four with control "1". An unusual group, this variety probably the result of overprinting partial sheets. (5). £200-250
1579
  1946 1c Upper marginal block of six, 2c, 6c, 8c and 10c upper left corner blocks of four, all with plate number "1", all on thin striated paper, overprinted locally in Malaya, fine mint, 1c block unmounted, the others mounted in the upper margin and on the lower pairs, fine. S.G. £612+. (5 Blocks). £140-160
1580
  1945 (Nov 9) First Day Cover from Singapore to England franked 15c and $5 green and red, the $5 with very low BMA overprint, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 196. £150-200
1581
  1946 (Feb 23) Cover posted within Singapore franked $5 green and red, violet "Delay Your Spending" handstruck slogan, a scarce stamp on cover. £100-150
1582
  1945 (Dec 20) Long cover with BMA 1c - $5 cancelled to order by "NEE SOON / SINGAPORE" datestamps, a fictitious pencil address added later. A scarce record of all stamps then on sale, just missing the 15c black overprint which had been replaced by the red overprint, and the $5 purple and orange which was presumably not yet on sale at Nee Soon. £100-150
1583
  1945-48 1c - $5 Collection in two albums including Specimen perfins (no 8c), 1c colour trial overprints in orange and bright magenta, 1c magenta overprint used, many mint plate blocks, misplaced overprints and other minor varieties, used and covers, $5 green and red mint plate block and single and used singles (2), etc. A good collection. S.G. £5,000++ (also colour trials). (100s). £1,800-2,200
1584
  1945-48 1c - $5, The Dr F.E Wood collection superbly written up in an album, including 1c magenta used, mint plate blocks for all values (90) and other blocks with striated paper 1c (2), 2c (2), 6c (2), 8c (3), 10c (3), 25c (2) blocks of four, $5 green and red plate block, 1c chalk surfaced paper blocks of fifty and 25, differing papers and overprint types identified, 2c die I sheet, also unissued 8c grey, etc. A fine collection, mainly mint. S.G. £11,000 (approx). (100s). £2,000-2,400
1585
  1945-48 Specialised collection on pages, all values mint and used including $5 green and red, various papers and shades. S.G. £2,000 (approx). (293). £200-250
1586
  1945-48 1c - $2 Sheets and blocks, the extensive lot including 2c die I sheet, 3c (3, also three half sheets and other blocks), 10c on thin striated paper, various plate numbers, huge catalogue value. (100s). £1,000-1,500
1587
  1946 2c Orange die I, sheet of 100, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 3, £3,000. £250-300
1588
  1946 8c, 10c and 25c on thin striated paper, each in a complete sheet of 100, superb unmounted, scarce. S.G. 7a, 8d, 13b, £8,700. (3 sheets). £800-1,000
1589
  1945-48 1c - $5 Duplicated collection in an album, including misplaced overprints and minor varieties, papers and shades, $5 green and red mint and used, much duplication. (100s). £200-300
1590
  c.1949 50c Postal forgeries, produced from 1c stamps by altering the value tablets, two on striated paper, all postally used, one with a 1949 c.d.s, one creased, otherwise fine and scarce. (3). Photo on Page 198. £200-300
Auction Details
Auction 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100
Date: 7th November 2025 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Great Connaught Rooms 61-65 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DA
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