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Trengganu. 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 198. £750-850
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Trengganu. 1948 (Dec 1) Registered cover from Kemaman to Kuantan bearing Silver Wedding 10c (3) + $5, posted the day before these stamps were issued, despatch and arrival backstamps both dated 1 Dec. A rare pre-issue use. Photo on Page 202. £200-250
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Siam/F.M.S used in Kelantan. 1905-09 Siam 4a scarlet pair (one with corner fault) and 9a with Kota Bharu double ring datestamp; F.M.S 3c strip of three and 4c with Kota Bharu double ring c.d.s, 1c, 3c (2), 4c, 8c and 10c with Kota Bharu single ring datestamps. S.G. Z341, 343, 368/9, 375/80, £1,330. (13). £200-300
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1911-62 Mint and used collection including 1911-15 and 1921-28 sets mint and used, Malaya-Borneo set mint (additional $1 with unusual broken “E” variety, 1c and 10c (2) used), 1928-35 $1 (both perfs) mint and used, 1937-40 set mint ($5 toned) and used, all later issues mint and used, some unmounted, a good collection. S.G. £5,700 (approx). (238). Photo on Page 152. £1,000-1,200
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1911-2018 Mint and used collection including 1937-40 set mint (the $5 apparently unmounted), a few varieties, plate blocks, F.D.Cs, 1965-79 proofs (11), sheets, etc., also a stockbook of duplicates. S.G. £4,500 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 152. £600-800
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1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, mint sets (2), additional 1c - $1 showing the three overprints in the triplet setting, mint 4c strips (2), 5c blocks of four and six, 30c plate number pair and single with damaged value tablet, and the very scarce 1c and 5c (pair + single) with “MALAYA” 14mm long (toned, 1c with one pulled perf, 5c pair with pink paper adhering to reverse), also 1c - 10c used. S.G. 30/8, £3,200. (52). Photo on Page 198. £400-500
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1937-40 1c - $5 Set of fifteen fine mint, also additional 30c block of four. S.G. 40/54, £2,260. (19). Photo on Page 152. £450-500
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1937-40 1c - $5 Set of fifteen used with cancels of Kuala Krai (5c, 6c), Pasir Mas (40c), Pasir Puteh (8c), Tumpat (4c) or Kota Bharu. A scarce set postally used in Kelantan. S.G. 40/54, £1,300. (15). £250-300
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Postmarks/Covers. 1911-c.2000 Covers and stamps including prewar covers (3), stamps and pieces (80) with 1911-15 set to $25 used at Kota Bharu, cancels of Kuala Krai, Tumpat, Singapore, etc., also postwar covers and some pieces. (100s). £120-150
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Postal Stationery. 1911-56 Postcards (17, including 1911 1c, 3c (2) cards used), reply cards (2), envelopes (3), and registration envelopes (6, including 1927 10c size H, 1937 15c size G unused), all fine. (28). £300-400
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1867 1½c - 32c Surcharge set used with additional 3c (2), 4c, 6c, 8c, 24c, one 4c and 32c defective, otherwise largely fine. S.G. 1/9, £2,285. (15). £300-350
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1867-72 2c - 32c Mint, additional 2c, 12c and 24c shades, fine. S.G. 11/18, £3,245. (11). Photo on Page 198. £500-600
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1880 10c on 30c Surcharges mint and used, March surcharges (with “Cents”) type a (perfin “BM / &Co”, on piece), b and d all used; April surcharges (“Cents” removed) type a (2) and b mint, type a, b, c (“BM / &Co” perfin), g (1973 R.P.S Certificate) used. S.G. 22/3, 25, 33/6, £2,070. (10). £350-400
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1880 (Dec.) - 1899 Surcharges mint and used, including 1880 10c on 30c used, 10c on 6c and 10c on 12c mint, 1885 3c on 5c blue mint and used, 1884 2c on 5c blue types d-f mint, type d used, etc. S.G. £2,500 (approx). (77). £450-550
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1882-91 Crown CA sets, with 1882 2c brown mint and used (2), 1883-91 2c - 96c mint and used with additional shades. S.G. 50/3, 63/70, £1,500. (38). £250-300
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1882-1941 Mint collection including 1882-99 and 1902-03 sets to $5, 1937-41 set with all additional die II stamps, etc., also some used. S.G. £4,500 (approx). (100s). Photo on Page 198. £500-600
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1892-99 1c - $5 Mint and used with additional shades. S.G. 95/105, £1,050+. (32). £200-250
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1902-10 KEVII Definitives with 1902-03, 1904-10 and 1906-12 sets mint and used to the $5, 1903-04 set of four mint and used, also 1911 $25 fiscally used, some additional shades. S.G. 110/168, £2,880. (114). £500-600
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1912-33 KGV Definitives with 1912-23 set mint to $5 and used to $25, 1921-33 set mint and used to $5, both with nearly all listed dies, shades and papers. S.G. 193/213, 218/240, £3,300 (approx). (173). £500-600
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1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, Multiple Script CA 10c block of four, lower left stamp with variety third “I” omitted from “EXHIBITION”, and $1 (2) both with variety no hyphen, one also with broken “M” and short third “I”, all mint with a little toning, block with a large central hinge, $1 stamps with small thins. S.G. 254g, 255e, £2,550. (6). £120-150
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1935-41 Mint and used collection complete including KGVI die II stamps, postage dues, also 1945 BMA Malaya overprint set. S.G. £1,400+. (189). £250-300
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Revenues. 1880-1955 Documents with various revenue stamps or handstamps, three bearing Judicial stamps, mixed condition. (16). £120-150
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Singapore - Japanese Occupation. 1942 (Dec 9) Commercial cover sent within Singapore bearing Straits Settlements 3a single + vertical pair each with red boxed overprint (S.G. J149), tied by Syonan datestamps, fine, ex. Rowell. £100-120
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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, mounted mint with the brown gum typically found on pre-occupation issues, very scarce. Photo on Page 198. £400-500
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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. £400-500
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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. £350-400
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1945 1c Black with B.M.A overprint in magenta, one pulled perf at foot, otherwise fine used. With B.P.A Certificate (2024). S.G. 1ab, £1,500. Photo on Page 198. £200-250
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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). £500-600
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c.1949 50c Postal Forgery used, produced from a 1c stamp by altering the value tablets, scarce. Photo on Page 198. £80-100
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1945-49 Covers including 1945 (Oct. 5-18) stampless covers from Singapore (2) or Penang (2), 1945 (Oct 19) 1c - 8c F.D.C, 15c registration envelope franked 15c (clipped corner), covers bearing 6c thin striated paper pair, 10c die II, etc., also 1955 cover with Singapore 1c + BMA stamps. (25). £100-150
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1939-41 Censored covers including $2 (5) and $4 Clipper rate covers to G.B, one $2 cover with overinked but readable “F.P.O 50A” c.d.s, also circular “PASSED BY CENSOR / (crown) / PENANG” (3), etc. (24). £150-200
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1941-45 Covers and cards to or from Pte John B. Hunter, 2nd Batt. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders who was captured in Malaya, comprising eight 1941-42 covers from Scotland to Malaya, one received in India and not returned until 1943, the others returned with various British cachets including boxed “NO SERVICE” (3) and “Air Mail fee 1s 1½d / refunded”; 1944 3d P.O.W cards from Scotland to No. 4 P.O.W Camp Thailand both with red double ring “305” arrival c.d.s (Nov. 12) and boxed “RETURNED IN UNDELIVERED MAILS / FROM TERRITORY FORMERLY OCCUPIED / BY JAPANESE FORCES”; and 1945 stampless covers and cards from Hunter after Liberation with a Sept. 17 card headed “25 Camp Fukuoka” (U.S Navy duplex), three Nov. 2-6 covers or cards from Canada endorsed “LIB. POW” with Victoria M.P.O 1103 c.d.s (2) or Edson, Alba. c.d.s and “6” charge mark, and an Oct. 20 telegram from Melbourne. (15). £300-350
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1941 Covers and telegrams from or to Driver R.R Dixon, 122 Army Field Regt. R.A, who was captured in Malaya, comprising 1941 telegrams (2), and stampless cover with Indian F.P.O 8A c.d.s (Bidadari Camp, Singapore), 1945 telegrams from Rangoon or Colombo and a stampless air letter endorsed “Ex P.O.W Mail” written on a ship sailing from Rangoon (Sep 25), and 1945 South Africa air letter to Dixon at P.O Box 164 London E.C.1 marked “Indra” but handstamped “IT IS REGRETTED THIS LETTER COULD / NOT BE FORWARDED IN TIME TO CONNECT / WITH THE SHIP OR AIRCRAFT ON WHICH / ADDRESSEE WAS REPATRIATED”. (7). £100-120
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Air Mails. 1941 Covers comprising cover from New York (Nov. 18) to South Africa franked $3.30 clipper rate with Singapore censor and “TO BE FORWARDED BY / AIR FROM SINGAPORE”; cover from G.B (Nov 29) to a Chief W.R.N.S at R.N W/T Station Kranji, Singapore, franked at the 5/- rate “By Clipper via North Atlantic & Trans Pacific” without any cachets but presumably returned due to the U.S entry into the war on Dec. 7th; and cover from G.B (Nov 26) to R.A.F Seletar, Singapore, franked 1/3 with violet “Air Mail fee 1s 1½d / refunded” and “RETURN TO SENDER ON AIR MINISTRY INSTRUCTIONS”. (3). £120-150
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1933 (Feb 17) Cover from Sungei Bakap to London, the reverse franked 4c (2) + 50c for air mail by KLM, burnt at the edges, the reverse endorsed “Damaged in transit. Penang 17.11.1933” and initialled with a Penang c.d.s alongside. Very unusual, damaged in an unknown incident between Sungei Bakap and the G.P.O at Georgetown. £80-100
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1935 (Oct 23) Cover to Scotland franked G.B 1½d block of four with central Singapore Paquebot c.d.s, carried on IW385 terminated at Athens due to bad weather, sent on to Paris by train. £80-100
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1936 (Apr 18) Cover from Paris to Singapore franked 1f50 and 2f air stamps, severely burnt, recovered from the April 21st Sabena flight to Cologne which crashed near Senlis, no cachet, presumably forwarded in an ambulance envelope (now missing), scarce. £100-150
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1941 (Sep 17) Registered cover from Singapore to England franked $4.15 “air throughout via Manila”, censor label and cachet, right edge with a London G.P.O Officially Sealed label tied by Registered London E.C hooded circle (Oct. 8), twice handstamped violet “DAMAGED BY / WATER”, addressees name and first address line excised, otherwise fine, possibly damaged during the London Blitz. Very unusual. £100-120
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1935 (July 11/12) Covers, the July 11 cover from Soerabaja to Amsterdam franked 42½c, a little burnt, forwarded within a Dutch “DIENST PTT” ambulance envelope with printed explanation; July 12 cover from Singapore with three 25c Silver Jubilee stamps, severely burnt, endorsed “Damaged in Air Crash” and initialled. Only 25kg of the 116kg of mail carried was recovered, all fire damaged, most of it originating in the Netherlands Indies. (3). £100-150
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1935 (July 12) Cover from Singapore to Amsterdam franked on reverse by 2c + 5c + 50c, right side burnt, forwarded in a Dutch “DIENST / PTT” ambulance envelope. Very little mail from the Straits was recovered, scarce with the matching ambulance envelope. (2). £250-300
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1935 (July 13) Cover from Singapore to Amsterdam, $1.98 postage paid by 6c + Silver Jubilee 12c + 30c + 50c + $1, water and fire damaged, forwarded in a large size (226x161mm) Dutch “DIENST / PTT” ambulance envelope, scarce. (2). £250-300
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1935 (July 12) Cover from Singapore to London franked Silver Jubilee 5c + 50c, severely burnt, forwarded in a large size (220x161mm) Dutch “SERVICE des / POSTES” ambulance envelope with green cachet “Correspondance deterioree et / retardee par suit catastrophe / avian-transporteur ligne neder- / landaise Amsterdam - Bandoeng” and a sGravenhage c.d.s (Aug 2), the ambulance envelope roughly torn open but very scarce. (2). £250-300
| 1935 (Dec. 31) Imperial Airways “City of Khartoum” Crash near Alexandria | |
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1935 Cover (with enclosed Christmas card) from Northumberland to Singapore, the stamp washed off, with printed Singapore G.P.O explanatory slip. Ex D. Clayton. £150-200
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1935 (Dec 24) Cover from London to J. MacIntosh, Posts & Telegraphs, Penang, the stamp washed off, Penang backstamp (Jan 12), pencil inscription “delivered in Penang 13/1/36, arrival 12/1/36, J. MacIntosh”, also printed Singapore G.P O explanatory slip (a little creased). £100-150
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1935 Cover from England to Kuala Kangsar, Perak, the stamp washed off, the reverse endorsed “Air Mail letter, Received as per ex “Khartoum” which was sunk at Alexandria” and signed with violet “POSTMASTER / KUALA KANGSAR” cachet and c.d.s (Jan 13), also backstamped at Penang (Jan 12). Very rare, Nierinck 351231t. Photo on Page 202. £200-250
| 1936 (Aug 22) Imperial Airways “Scipio” Crash at Mirabella Bay, Crete | |
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1936 Covers from Singapore to England, the stamps washed off, one cover to London with black boxed “DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER” and parallel red bars, reverse with Officially Sealed tape which also has four stamps attached (Singapore Aug 12 datestamps); the other cover with Aug 10 c.d.s and violet boxed “DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER”. (2). £150-200
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1936 (Aug 14) Cover from Teluk Anson to Scotland franked Peak 25c, with violet boxed “DAMAGED BY WATER”, Nierinck cachet type a. £80-100
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1936 (Aug 13-15) Covers (2) and a postcard to England, comprising Aug. 13 cover from Singapore with the stamp washed off, Aug. 15 cover from Johore Bahru franked Johore 25c and postcard from Penang franked 5c + 10c, all handstamped boxed “DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER” in violet (2) or black. Nierinck cachet type b. (3). £200-250
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1936 (Aug 14) Cover from Kampong Kapayong to England franked Perak 25c, with boxed “DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER” unusually in red. Nierinck cachet type b. £200-250
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1936 (Aug 12-14) Covers to G.B with Straits 25c cancelled at Butterworth or Perak 25c cancelled at Taiping, both handstamped red “Damaged By Sea Water”. Nierinck cachet type c. (2). £100-150
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