Review of the Most Wanted January and February 2011 ebay
"Notable lots/items of January and February 2011"
I have finally managed to spare sometime to post this list due to St. Patrick's Day public holiday in Ireland. Although there are many interesting stuffs and items being listed in the past two months, these are essentially quite common and as such fetched relatively average prices. Some covers and postcards, as expected, reached good final prices. Even though in January there are other lots of MNH stamps that purpotedly reached hammer prices of $800 and $500 etc, these are essentially due to shill bidding and do not represent real legitimate transactions (detail here, seller has been kicked out off ebay!), as such these are not included in the list. Comments are always welcomed.
Rank | Picture | Description | Remarks |
1 |  | GBP 315 (€362) A nice cover franked with a complete set of the 1909-1923 North Borneo stamps from 1c. to 25c. (without the rare 18c. Banteng). Cancelled with Sandakan cds dated 30 Sep 1911. The date suggests that this might be Sandakan D12. A nice showpiece on cover! | Ended 09.02.2011 SG Cat price ? Seller: Dublin-stamps Ireland 3 bids |
2 |   | $273.50 (€171.60) This is a black and white real photo postcard depicting the native boys of North Borneo. Sent in 1908 from Sandakan to Mill Valley, Ca, US. At the back shows the 4 cents and two cents stamps overprinted "British Protectorate". Tied with Sandakan cds. | Ended 14.02.2011 SG Cat price ? Seller: zebediah1 USA 5 bids |
3 |  | GBP123.00 (€142) North Borneo registered cover from Jesselton to Washinton DC, USA. Franked with 4c, 5c, 8c, and 24c stamps of the definitive 1909-1922 stamps issue. Cancelled neatly with the D24 narrow double ring postmark of Jesselton dated 20 Jul 1935. | Ended 16.01.11 SG Cat Price (?) Seller: London-stamps UK 7 bids |
4 |   | $182.50 (€132) Another black and white real photo postcard showing a picture of some Europeans on a suspension bridge with the forest at the back. At the back, the postcard is franked with the 1c and 3c stamps of British Protectorate. Tied with the Sandakan cds dated 27 Jul 193?. Also sent to California, US. | Ended 14.01.2011 SG Cat Price ? Seller: zebediah1 USA 4 bids |
5 |   | $180.28 (€130) A picture postcard showing the North Borneo natives carrying water in large bamboo compartments. This is probably the method of carrying water in those days at least prior to the production of this postcard in 1908. At the back, the postcard is franked with a single stamp of 12c. British Protectorate and tied with Sandakan cds (unclear). | Ended 14.01.2011 SG Cat Price ? Seller: zebediah1 USA 5 bids |
The selection criteria for this list include (a) stamps/philatelic items of North Borneo appearing in ebay, (b) must be available internationally and (c) must be on auction format only.
