tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252186475732125792024-03-14T03:10:01.927+00:00North Borneo StampsEverything about North Borneo and Labuan stamps!Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-15480136210946726932013-08-26T14:19:00.000+01:002016-06-01T17:23:57.273+01:00Q&A: On North Borneo CTOs<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">I think with my little budget I am able to start my North Borneo accumulations by getting 1894 series. But are these series easy to be acquired in non hinged condition just like fresh from post office? I do understand they have surpassed a century and there might be some gum toning. <br />And how much should I pay to get North Borneo CTO stamps in bulks from ebay? Would like to have them as examples/references and as well as gap fillers.</span> </div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1377518503222_3607"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">In general, collecting CTO stamps on North Borneo is not only cheap and affordable but also quite fun especially for beginner. I remember when I was about 15 years old, my collections were mainly CTOs with very little used examples and practically no mint stamps. At that stage, I didn't bother so much and I always look for more stamps mainly because of their stunning beauties, colours and variations. As I began collecting stamps more seriously, I realised that collecting CTOs is not the best way forward, I became less satisfied and the thrill is disappearing. For instance, you could complete your CTO collection on 1894 issues in less than a week for a mere US$15-30. </span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1377518503222_3623"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">I also realised that from the value perspective, CTO stamps probably won't appreciate over time but mint stamps and postally used stamps do. In other words, you can overspend on collecting CTO stamps of North Borneo now but in the future your collection might be simply sold for a song! The alternative is to collect used and mint stamps of a particular period slowly, and in the process, you will inevitably also collect CTOs. For example, most stamps lot offered in ebay nowadays mix the postally used stamps with CTOs, so if you collect the used stamps, you will also collect the CTOs at a much reduced price compared to buying CTOs alone. </span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1377518503222_7634"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">But of course CTOs are great for reference and space-fillers. I have a lot of those in my collection too especially on the rare stamps. So they are without doubt serve a lot of practical purposes in many ways. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">Because in early collecting days, people used hinges in their albums, unfortunately, finding old stamps unhinged from that period is regrettably very difficult. Stamps with a fresh condition "like fresh from post office" are even more scarce, although you can still find good quality mint stamps at reasonable prices. As for the 1894 issue, almost all used and especially the CTOs are hinged. Some mint stamps may be unhinged but can be a bit pricey. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">And finally, depending on the bulk of stamps, you would expect to spend from as little as US$5 to US$40. They rarely go beyond this unless if the lot contains some rare used stamps or high value stamps with CTOs (eg. $5 or $10). </span></div>
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Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-55247006812562705662012-09-15T13:22:00.001+01:002016-05-05T20:41:16.769+01:00Brunei BMA Stamps<strong><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><u>British Military Administration (BMA)</u></span></strong><br />
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The BMA took charge of Brunei's postal service on 17 December 1945 and treated all four British Borneo teritories as one unit (as also had the Japanese). Sarawak stamps of the 1934-41 issue and North Borneo 1939 issue were overprinted "BMA". </div>
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None of the Brunei stamps were overprinted primarily because of insufficient stock from previous issue - this is likely because the little number of remaining 1924-37 Brunei stamps might have been used up for Japanese overprints. Also both North Borneo and Sarawak stamps were sufficient enough to provide for postal need in Brunei during the BMA administration. The use of BMA stamps ceased with the reappearance of new Brunei issues on 2 January 1947. </div>
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<br />Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-89095377415208383202012-09-02T13:20:00.002+01:002012-09-02T13:46:23.763+01:00A Cover That Missed the Last Clipper Service<br />
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I showed this cover to one of my non-philatelic friends one day and jokingly asked him if he would buy it for €50. Although quite impressed with the heavy colourful frankings, like an innate reflex, he spontaneously asked me back"<em>Fifty euros??!</em> <em>why would I buy this piece of crappy paper? I wouldn't even buy it for a tenner!!!</em>". I smiled. Of course he wouldn't buy it and I wouldn't sell it at the price either, but trust me it's always fun to tease your friend on the subject from time to time.</div>
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Anyway this is a censored cover sent from Lahad Datu to Berkeley, California, USA. It is heavily franked with multiple North Borneo stamps (1939 issue) to a total rate of $2.05 - Evidently a mistake, this being the rate to the UK via the Pacific, plus 2¢ War Tax stamp. The rate to USA with PAA service after 3rd July 1941 would have been $1.55. Tied with Lahad Datu <strong>4 DEC 1941</strong> (D11) with black boxed censor cachet number 28 on the front and back. Inscribed "<em>Per Pan American Clipper</em>" on top left corner, with an airmail etiquette below. US censor label number 1683 on top of (presumably) North Borneo censor label. </div>
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The Pacific clipper service bacame available in Singapore on 10th May 1941. The first clipper (<em>California clipper</em>) reached Singapore on 10th May 1941 and returned back to San Francisco on 12th May 1941 - The first newly extended Pan Am route to Singapore. </div>
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With the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 7th December 1941, and the US officially declaring war to Japan, the trans-Pacific services were immediately suspended. The last clipper (<em>China clipper</em>) left Singapore on the 30th November 1941, so the only remaining possibility for airmail to the UK and USA would have been the <em>Horseshoe route</em> with its long arduous transit times. Other possibility would have been by <em>ship journeys</em> from Singapore or Australia (Sydney) to the USA. </div>
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The essential question is how did mails missing the last clipper delivered to their US/UK destinations. Examples from various countries show two possibilites: by surface ship via the Pacific to the US; or via the long Horseshoe route to the UK. </div>
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The numbers of covers flown on the newly introduced PAA trans-Pacific route from North Borneo are unknown but should be very little. Many covers boarded the clipper in time for the last clipper on the 30th Nov 1941 so there are very few example from British Borneo or Malaya to compare with.</div>
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For the cover above, the US censor <strong>1683</strong> is that of San Francisco, which strongly suggests that it was delivered via ship to the US. This was either from Singapore or other major port cities (eg. Sydney). Nonetheless, because of lacking examples, it would be interesting if details on such ship delivery can be brought to light. </div>
Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-51094552904024074492012-09-01T20:50:00.001+01:002012-09-01T20:50:35.454+01:00Ebay Review - North Borneo<strong><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: black;">1. Elopura Bulls-eye Cancel</span></strong><br />
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This catchy Elopura cds was listed in ebay on 7 July 2012, fetching a final price of <strong><span style="background-color: black; color: orange;">US$171.45</span></strong>. I recall a slightly tatty example of similar bulls-eye Elopura cds on $1 stamp which appeared on <a href="http://northborneostamps.blogspot.ie/2010/02/elopura-postmark-1884-1885.html" target="_blank">January 2010</a> and ended with a mere US$35. Surely, the appetite for such beautiful gems has not waned at all, but in fact shows an ever stronger demand. Another bulls-eye Elopura cds on $10 appearing in ebay on February 2012 fetched $123.50. </div>
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Elopura cds was in use from 22.1.84 to 18.4.85 (as per Proud) but was then passed into unofficial hands for philatelic cancellation mostly involving high values stamps up to 1890. This is why bulls-eye cancels are quite prevalent post 1885 for the Elopura cds. </div>
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Surely the attention for this lot consisting of 75 North Borneo stamps revolved around the $10 stamp bearing a violet cancel of JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT (Type 3, IDM). This lot ended on 28.07.12 for <strong><span style="background-color: black; color: orange;">US$122.50</span></strong>. This large size cancel is similar to the GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH NORTH BORNEO cancels (type B, C and D) but with different caption in the lower half of the double ring. Overall, this is an impressively clear chop for such an elusive fiscal cancellation, and should be a great presentation item.</div>
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Another superstar item, likely to be one of the most expensive philatelic items for North Borneo in ebay in the last few years. Prices rarely go beyond US$1000 even for very rare items in ebay. This cover however, managed to amass 5 bids to fetch the final price at <strong><span style="background-color: black; color: orange;">US$1275</span></strong><span style="background-color: black; color: orange;">!</span> </div>
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The cover consists of almost a full set Maltese Cross stamps issue (1916) from 1¢ to 24¢ (without 25¢). These are all tied neatly to the cover by a characteristic (worn-out) D11 KUDAT cds dated 20 DEC 1918. The cover is a registered mail sent from Kudat to England. </div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">After about 2 months of inactivity, I'm back with the usual <em>business</em>. I was in Dublin for some stroll when this Stamp Magazine issue September 2012 caught my wary eyes. Finally, someone, somewhere is actually writing about North Borneo stamps in the Stamp magazine! This is indeed a rare feat as I've been following Stanley Gibbons, Stamp Magazine (UK) and the Scotts magazine (USA) for quite sometime and in the last few years there has been no article on North Borneo, let alone Labuan. There are of course articles related to Sarawak, Brunei and Malaya in the last few months. You might start to wonder whether North Borneo is that <em>unpopular</em> among Commonwealth collectors. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Anyway, Len Stanway wrote a nice article about North Borneo's 1950s definitive series. He covered the historical aspects and the <em>substandard</em> designs of the series in a great detail. From relatively blurry images to uninspiring choices of depictions, the stamps series were largely received with disappointment among collectors. The 50¢ stamp for example, had the capital name spelt wrongly from JESS<u>EL</u>TON to JESS<u>LE</u>TON. Although this probably gives us some sentimental philatelic feel now, it didn't quite impress much the collectors back then. Subsequent Queen Elizabeth II stamps issue used the exact same designs. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">What further caught my eyes was Silamstar's Papar cover which was used in the article: Click </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeSxduLhkglFUZt2LcW-Tl3LsKG6FsY_ikxHvfpZu_8jnuKnmkCxbYSm4yDUeATgge72JCrVEv0S_FJA9x6RKWGi6pBbiTwRJJLeU7e04CWS7Ln4knO2WXJoOcRwdrLqvhVKMyBzn5P0/s1600/Papar+D2.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc;">here</span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;"> for the picture and </span><a href="http://northborneostamps.blogspot.ie/2010/09/papar-postmark.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc;">here</span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;"> for the Papar postmark entry. Further, Anthony's Salvaged mail was also included in the article: Click</span><a href="http://northborneostamps.blogspot.ie/2011/12/salvaged-north-borneo-mail-comet-crash.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> here</span></a><span style="color: #cccccc;">.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">I recall this stunning cover being auctioned in Spink Singapore on Sept 2010 as part of the Stolz collection. The hammer price then was S$1,100 (or approx US$840 in Sept 2010). It reappeared in ebay on May 2012 with an opening price of US$750 and ended with 1 bid after 7 days. It is apparent therefore that the seller didn't make any profit from the sale and in fact was making a loss of more than US$90 including buyer's premium. This proves my belief that for expensive items, ebay might not be the best place to sell afterall...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Back to the cover, this is a registered envelope to Scotland franked with six different values
at 21c. (6c. Imperial rate plus 15c. registration) cancelled with superb "<span class="scaps">labuan"</span> c.d.s. (Type D11), showing boxed "<span class="scaps">recommande"</span> h.s. (Type R5) and registration label
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Historically speaking, Labuan (and Brunei) officially became part of the Straits Settlements administration in 1st January 1907 to 1st January 1942, when the Japanese first landed in Labuan. By letters Patent dated 30 October 1906, Labuan was incorporated with Straits Settlements and ceased issuing its own stamps, explaining why within this time span, Straits Settlement stamps were being used in Labuan. It became part of the Colony of North Borneo again in July 1946. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Pead cover with mixed frankings of Brunei and Labuan stamps. The Brunei postage rate is 23<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">½</span>¢ and Labuan rate of 18¢ with all stamps tied to the cover. Typical Paed cover date of 22 JUL 1895 in Brunei and Labuan cds dated 25 JY 1895. Registered no 1062, consistent with Brian Cave's listing of Peads cover which begins with number 903. Ended at US$499 in May 2012 after 2 bids.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">I'm glad that nobody actually bidded for this set of fake Maltese cross stamps at an opening bid of €95. As a rule there are two varieties of colour in the overprints - magenta or light carmine. Anything exceedingly bright red in colour as the picture above is likely to be forgery. Furthermore, the edges and the points at the centre of the cross are usually sharp in genuine overprints. The fake overprints on the contrary usually have blunt and wide edges and the points at the centre are usually thicker than the genuine ones. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">In addition to that, when you start seeing a maltese cross overprint on a CTO North Borneo stamp, don't turn back, run away quick because you know it's fake!</span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit;">This is a registered Sarawak cover sent locally and franked with full set of un-overprinted Japanese stamps from 1937-40 series (1 sen - 8 sen); and the 1942 issue of 5 sen claret. Tied with Sarawak cds dated 1 OCT 1942 with Kuching boxed registration cachet. At the back is a circular "SARAWAK CONSTABULARY LICENSE OFFICE" with initials in red. Also stamped with an oval chop in blue with Chinese characters. Ended at US$610 in May 2012. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Everybody's been talking about it - China's stamp boom. Demand for most stamps issues of this country especially the issues of the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, shows no sign of abating any time soon. Recent auctions realisations around the globe seem to highlight this huge demand. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">According to Mike Hall, the Chief executive of Stanley Gibbons group, within 4<strong>½</strong> years from Nov 2006 to April 2011, the catalogue values of high profile China stamps grew on average of 200%. Some stamps grew at a more astounding annual rate, for example the 1962 Mei Lan-fang set grew by about 790% within the last 4½ years (or on average of 175% annually)! Fah Onn Liau wrote a nice article on the growth of North Borneo stamps especially for the high values stamps, and this seems to apply to many other Asian stamps in general, but North Borneo stamps' growth is a long way to go compared to the mighty Chinese stamps.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">According to Dr. Jeffrey Schneider, founder of Interasia auctionhouse, demand for Chinese stamps has exploded in the last 20 years since he started his first auction. "It's such a booming market because you have the influence of China, and an
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they're living in the U.S., Scandinavia or South America," he says. And of course in addition to the 20 million strong collectors in China, westerners also collect stamps from this country. According to Louis Mangin, owner of auctionhouse Zurich Asia, half of the participants in Chinese stamps auction come from the mainland China and another half are from outside China. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">In March 2011, Interasia auction shaterred the world record with the largest ever stamp auction in Hong Kong with a total reaslisation of almost HK$100,000,000. Dr. Scheiner was quoted as saying "Philately has a special place in Chinese culture, with rare stamps regarded as important cultural icons and treasures, just like art, and thus fiercely competed over. However, we are seeing a level of interest and excitement in People's Republic stamps that is absolutely breathtaking, with many increasing 200 per cent or more in value in the past two or three years in a white-hot market."</span></div>
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<strong><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-size: x-small;">Strip of 5, 1967 issue used, Thoughts of mao Tse-Tung, sold US$1,300 ebay May 2012.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">On 1 March 1955, a currency revaluation took place, marking a new era in Chinese philately. The cultural revolution was launched on 16 May 1966 by Mao Tse-Tung. It was aimed at getting rid of <em>bourgeois</em> elements from the society and to return to capitalism. This explains why almost all issues within this period are very scarce as stamp collecting was viewed as a <em>burgeois</em> activity. Even postally used examples of stamps within this period are difficult to obtain. Those with a deep pocket, the 1967-68 issue on Mao's poems is worth looking for especially in unmounted mint. Another issues to look for are the 1967 Labour day, Mao's 'Talks on Literature and Art' (1967) and Directives of Chairman Mao (1968). </span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">The legendary stamp of 1968 issue 'The entire nation is red' is probably impossible to acquire with its current market value unless you're one of those Forbes magazine highlights. Alternatively you may start playing a jackpot now and pray that you win big bucks. This stamp is super scarce, being quickly withdrawn because Taiwan appears white instead of red. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Although the Cultural Revolution officially ended in 1969, its effects continued to be felt until mid 1970s, with stamp collecting still very much frowned upon. Difficult issues in this later period include Centanary of the paris commune (1971), Chinese Merchant shipping (1972), Giant Panda (1973) and Industrial products (1974) among others.</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;">Issues from 1978 to the early 1980s may be picked up more easily although not cheaply. Finally, another legendary China stamp is the 1980 Year of the monkey stamp. This is the penny black of China, or the inverted Jenny in USA. Every China collector reveres this particular stamp due to a combination of the design (monkey), colour (red) and value (8f) - all of which are considered to bring good luck. As everyone wants to own this stamp, the price keeps rising exponentially, so if you need this stamp in your collection, buy it sooner rather than later. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;"> In general, censor marks might be applied by either one (or both) of the two opposing military alliances: the Allies on one side versus the Axis on the other. In the context of North Borneo and the rest of British Borneo, this was primarily between British and Japanese. The censorship of mail appears to have been imposed in North Borneo beginning late 1939, as the prospect of war seemed inevitable. The climax of censorship appears to be between 1939-1941. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">North Borneo censor marks are interesting but information on this area is quite scarce. Censored cover appears sporadically on ebay and elsewhere, making this area quite difficult to study. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">North Borneo censor marks can be roughly divided into (1) the Boxed type or (2) the Triangular type. This can be further subdivided into colour varieties - (a) Black, (b) Purple/violet, or (c) Red/carmine. The boxed type is more common than the tringular type, and in term of colours, <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: black;"><strong>Black</strong></span> > <span style="background-color: white; color: #8e7cc3;"><strong>Violet</strong></span> > <strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #e06666;">Red</span></strong>. The boxed censor mark reads PASSED BY | (NO) | CENSOR | NORTH BORNEO, arranged in 4 lines. The tringular censor consists of double tringles and reads | PASSED FOR | TRANSMISSION | NORTH BORNEO | (NO) |. The censor number appears in the centre of the triangle.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">The numbering on the censor mark is altogether more interesting. Based on a quick study involving about 90 censored covers (mostly pictures of lots from Patrick Cassels' collection, Stolz collection, ebay and other auction sites) only about four towns involved in the censoring activity - Sandakan, Jesselton, Lahad Datu and Kudat. Covers from smaller towns (eg. Beaufort) may have been censored in bigger towns (e.g. Jesselton). I haven't seen censored cover from TAWAU and TENOM which might be represented by unique censor numbers. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">There appears to be about 3 varieties of the tringular censor mark in terms of dimension and design:- (a) 46mm x 44mm x 44mm, (b) 48mm x 48mm x 48mm, (c) 43mm x 43mm x 43mm. Different cancellar also used i.e steel vs rubber. Similarly, the boxed censor also varies widely in terms of size and font used in the cancel. </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">At least two censor labels are used during the censorship period, one of which is a print of the Company's coats of arms.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">In summary, although censor marks were never applied for philatelic purposes, they form an important role in philately nonetheless. The different types of cancel used, the various shades of colours applied and of course the labels used, make the whole censorship mails altogether thrilling collectibles! Although there are gaps in our current knowledge in this area, in-depth studies and consensus should bridge these gaps and hopefully expand our understanding.</span></div>
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Looking back in ebay in the last few weeks, many interesting items appeared. There are some rare and expensive stuffs of note. The following are a shortlist of what I find worth mentioning:</div>
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<strong><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: black; font-size: large;">1. Forged North Borneo Cover</span></strong></div>
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This cover appeared in March 2012 with a starting bid of US$9.00. Two bidders fought over this 'unique' cover and the winner paid US$21.50. Sold by an Austrian seller, the cover is supposed to be sent from "<em>Borneo</em>" to Prague, Czechoslovakia. Purpotedly sent on "28.XI.1932" from "Borneo", the cover is franked with <span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">1¢ </span>British Protectorate stamp (in use from 1901 to approx 1905), which apparently also cancelled with an incomplete obliterator of six bars. </div>
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The circular cancel is probably not even a cancel but likely to be a pen graffitti on the cover and the stamp itself with amusing design. There is also a nice blue airmail label affixed. Verdict: <strong><span style="color: red;">FAILED forgery!</span></strong></div>
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According to W.R. Forrestor-Wood <span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-size: x-small;"><strong>[Sarawak Stamps & Postal History]</strong></span>, crude forgeries on Sarawak's SG1 exist in three forms - (a) Brown on yellow perf. 11½, (b) Orange brown on light brown perf. 11½ and (c) Green on white, usually imperforate. </div>
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The one above is the green on white issue with perforations, and appeared in ebay on March 2012 and ended with a final price of US$12.50 after 6 bids. This is a straightforward forgery, but did you know that it was used as an illustration of the genuine stamp in the catalogues and albums of an American philatelic company for some one hundred years? <strong><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-size: x-small;">[Ref: Barry Floyd, The White Rajahs of Sarawak, A Philatelic & Historical Study]</span></strong></div>
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These collection of Japanese occupations stamps of North Borneo and Malaya are supposed to be rare and they did actually reached a final bid price of US$1,500! The question, however, is that the underbidder's bid was only $130. So it looks a bit dodgy because the winner pushed the ending price from $130 to $1,500! Furthermore, clicking at the winner's bidding profile, this was his only bid in the last 30-days which is quite uncommon. I'm not sure what's the seller's reserve price but he did say that it was a low-ish reserve price and that he had no knowledge of the stamps value.</div>
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Put that aside, these stamps consist of North Borneo and Malaya Japanese occupation stamps. The North Borneo group consists of what seems to be SGJ16 (Cat £600), SGJ17 (Cat £1600), SGJ33 (Cat £4500), and SGJ20 (Cat £5.50). The Malaya group consists of SGJ297, SGJ305, Perak SGJ250, St. Settlement SGJ149, among others. </div>
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The seller mentions that the stamps were given to his wife by her Japanese frriend, Ms. Michiko Watanabe, an Education Minister(?). The stamps were formerly part of her father's collection, Lt. Watanabe, said to be one of the Japanese offficers stationed in Sandakan during WWII. According to the seller, the collection was found laying beneath Watanabe's drawer after he passed away and was subsequently passed to the seller's wife and in turn to the seller. Apparently only these stamps were auctioned in ebay by the seller. </div>
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Offered at US$200 each, all of these postcards are quite scarce. They would certainly reach a higher bidding prices if listed in an auction:</div>
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<strong><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee; font-size: x-small;">The American Consulate, Sandakan, B.N.B</span></strong></div>
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This Sarawak airmail cover was sent from Kuching to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia via the first air mail service between Singapore and Australia on January 14, 1932. Franked with Sarawak's 3¢, 10¢ and 50¢ and tied Kuching Jan 13, 1932. Backstamped Singapore Jan 16, Perth Jan 9 and forwarded to Hobart Feb 10, 1932. </div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">S.P.G stands for <strong>Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel in Foreign Parts</strong>. This was an Anglican missionary organization based in
Britain and Ireland. It was founded by Reverand Dr, Thomas Bray in 1701. In its initial mission, priests were sent to North America to provide English colonialists with access to the worship of the church of England. Since its first inception, the society grew larger and by 1900s thousands of missionaries have been sent venturing into over 50 countries. They worked closely with the indigenous and native people and soon became their priority than the care of the colonialists. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Many types of postcards exist but S.P.G. postcards are quite notable for their coloured version although Black and White issues also exist.</span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Because of its worldwide
missionary expediation particularly in the British colonies, postcards were
produced in countries like New Guinea, India, Australia, Japan, Burma, China,
Korea, Singapore and many more. The first 6 postcards from the society were published around 1904 on scenes in Chotta-Nagphur, India; West Africa; New Guinea; N. India, portrait of Chinese Mandarins and picture of Christian Japanese graduate in Kobe, Japan. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">In the context of Borneo (North Borneo & Sarawak), several coloured postcards were issued. Two of the known postcards depicting North Borneo showed scenes originally published by Funk & Sons, Sandakan on (1) Carriers in North Borneo; and (2) Dusuns, Native of North Borneo. Three known postcards showing scenes of Sarawak depict: (1) A group of Dyaks; (2) Christian Dyaks, Borneo; (3) S.P.G Mission School, Banting, Sarawak.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">Some of the SPG postcards on Borneo are as follow:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">There is a nice article written by the Malaya Study Group </span><a href="http://www.studygroup.org.uk/Archives/35/Missionary%20Exhibitions%20and%20Postcards.htm" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: black; color: #eeeeee;"> on SPG missionary postcards.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;"><u><strong>A US$26,000 North Borneo Cover</strong></u></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;">It is amazing how this cover reached a surprising final price of HK$207,000(<strong><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">US$26,670</span></strong>)! The initial estimate for the cover was HK$ 1,500 - 2,000. It was auctioned in Hong Kong on 9-10 March 2012. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;">The cover was sent from Sandakan to Austria and franked with North Borneo 2¢ red brown (SG38) paying postage to Singapore and Straights Settlements 8¢ orange (SG52) paying postage to Austria, both are tied by oval grill killer with Singapore AP 6 90 transit alongside. Two May transits on reverse. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;">The top most aspect of the cover is printed with "<em>Noord-Borneo Tabak Maatschappij</em>" (North Borneo Tobacco Society). Below, the capital "AMSTERDAM" was scribbled and "Sandakan B.N.B" inscribed in its place. The cover is addressed to Anton Frank Esq, Vienna, Austria. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;">Tobacco plantation played an important role in North Borneo's economy in the early 1900s. In 1888 alone, there were about 70 private-owned tobacco companies in the whole state with a total of approximately 600,000 acres of land acquired. Forty of these companies were based in Sandakan Residency, mostly owned by Dutch entreprenuers. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;">Noord-Borneo Tabak Maatschappij is one of the bigger tobacco companies, producing its own coins for payments to the labour worker:</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">As the snow melts, spring ushers with blooms of flowers and warm sunshine. April has arrived. 31st of March marked the Sarawak Specialist Society's Spring auction which was unequivocally another successful one by the ever expanding society. It was held in Tiverton Hotel, Devon, UK and comprised of 684 total items being auctioned. It was a pity that although I had planned to join the event this time, something else turned up and I ended up going for some conference in Dublin. Nevertheless, I think that the auction was still worth mentioning albeit superficially so.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The one-day auction ended on 31st March involving 684 items of British Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Labuan, North Borneo) and St. Settlements. Sarawak represent almost half of the items auctioned totalling 320 (46.8%), followed by North Borneo/Labuan amounting to 243 (35.5%), Brunei 30 items (4.4%) and the rest including St. Settlement, British forces, and Japanese occupation numbering 91 (13.3%).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the end of the auction, 484 items were sold (70.8%) while the remaining 200 items remain unsold and should be available for purchase at a reserve price, 14 days post auction. The total amount of the auction reached approximately £36,200 excluding the vendor's and buyer's premiums. Two items stole the show by being the most expensive items on the auction at a stagerring £1,650 each.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although there were many nice items being auctioned, several items proved to be of exceptional quality. These are:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. Post Office Memo (GDP 3000 -4/08) to J.G. Rowan reading '2 Taxed letters await your applicationat this office. Postage Due 24c', with JESSELTON 7 MAR 1913 B.N.B. cds. On reverse, B.P. 24c POSTAGE DUE tied JESSELTON 8 MAR 1913 B.N.B. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Note:</u> <em>Unfortunately, no photo was shown in the auction catalogue which would be nice for future perusal. The new owner may hopefully share the picture of this philatelic gem. <strong>Final Price: £1,650.</strong></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. 1888-97 unissued $2, $5 and $10 unmounted stamps of Sarawak. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. 1875 THREE CENTS RECEIPT stamp, imperforated colour trial strip of 6 printed in blue with large inscription panel below SARAWAK GOVERNMENT RECEIPT STAMP THREE-CENTS..& Maclure & Macdonald Lithrs London imprint. <em><strong>Final Price: £1,110.</strong></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. 'British North Borneo Herald' newspaper wrapper addressed to EE Abrahamson, c/o China Borneo Co, Sandakan, bearing a superb strike of SANDAKAN ONE CENT POSTAGE PAID cds. <em><strong>Final Price: £800.</strong></em><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">5. 1875 THREE CENTS RECEIPT stamp - Lithographic proof in black on thick white paper. Showing coloured line between top front lines above corner C and coloured spot in the curve of C in RECEIPT. Ex-Shipman collection. <strong><em>Final Price: £800.</em></strong><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">6. 1934 definitive set (no 'a' nos) in plate proof pairs on gummed paper. <em><strong>Final Price: £600.</strong></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">7. A fine used example of the 1899 2 CENTS/TWELVE CENTS red, with surcharge inverted. Accompanied with B.P.A. Expertization Certificate dated 28 Jan 1985. <em><strong>Final Price: £575.</strong></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRBf8K7-h0H9tmv-VzVuuzhwoj9cdIV2vT8-CiGXiCMxgi9KRlTzyHiq3xMtU154gyW-Xdyo0jF5x48HtmRugNbDY-w0dsSJHIPDDt8ahTMnLeshx5EdG7B6JbUwBsVmGfleEzotdSlw/s1600/lot+301.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRBf8K7-h0H9tmv-VzVuuzhwoj9cdIV2vT8-CiGXiCMxgi9KRlTzyHiq3xMtU154gyW-Xdyo0jF5x48HtmRugNbDY-w0dsSJHIPDDt8ahTMnLeshx5EdG7B6JbUwBsVmGfleEzotdSlw/s320/lot+301.png" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This cover is interesting because the current opinion on the postmark is that it was applied primarily on mails bearing North Borneo stamps. <strong><span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3; font-size: x-small;">[P. Cockburn, SSS Journal 2011 Vol 64:1 pg 29-30]. </span></strong>It is evident now that mails bearing foreign stamps may also bear this postmark as exemplified by the cover above. It is noteworthy to mention, however, that because the mail above was redirected from Tawau to Sandakan, this internal domestic delivery may have prompted the application of such a postmark. To date, there is no record on regular application of such a postmark on incoming mails to North Borneo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The mark was used in seven offices - Jesselton, Sandakan, Tawau, Labuan, Kudat, Beaufort and Railway T.P.O. The mark is usually strucked in violet (as cover above) but other colour variations are said to exist as well (black and blue). Used primarily in June 1964 with the earliest recorded date is 8th June 1964 and the latest date of use is 30th June 1964. In genereal, usually applied on North Borneo stamps of QEII issues before the overprinted Sabah stamps arrived in 1st July 1964. </div>Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-89608445208542877722012-02-25T13:56:00.006+00:002016-04-26T15:55:45.509+01:00Sarawak Bogus Stamps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="color: lime;"><u>Sarawak Bogus Stamps</u></span></strong><br />
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People like occasional lies to brighten up the days, provided that they know the truth. There are always makers, takers and fakers around, but a totally bogus issue not resembling the original issue is quite rare. Hitler once said that <em>if you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed</em>...This might be the prime motivation of the original issuer of these bogus Sarawak stamps. </div>
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These interesting issues of bogus Sarawak stamps appeared in ebay recently with decent ending prices. The seller explicitly mentioned that they are bogus or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_stamp" target="_blank">Cinderella stamps</a>, and yet, as expected, people still bid for them. The reason is that although they are outright bogus and carry no real philatelic significance, they are quite uncommon and therefore of some interests to Sarawak collectors. </div>
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According to W.R. Forrester-Wood, several values have been recorded: 2c (green), 3c (blue), 4c (sepia), 5c (vermillion), and 10c (mauve). Other known values include 25c., 50c., and $1. The issue is printed on smooth white wove paper and perforated 11.5. </div>
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<strong><span style="color: lime;"><u>Design</u></span></strong></div>
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The stamps depict two sailing vessels: a 3-masted schooner on the left side and a native boat on the right. The background is a mountainous coastline. The stamp consists of a monocolour deisgn, with the value typographed in black. The top frame is inscribed with "SARAWAK" and the bottom frame is inscribed "POSTAGE (value) CENTS". The side frames consist of two pillars surmounted by shileds of arabic (Jawi?) and Chinese writings. The middle pillar bears a diamond-shaped device containing a crescent below and a five-pointed star above. </div>
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The stamps may be cancelled with bogus cancellations or remain as mints.</div>
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The year of issue remains an unsolved mystery. Perhaps the Sarawak collectors can provide some input...<br />
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More about <a href="http://stampsjournal.com/" target="_blank">Sarawak stamps</a>. And the updated article on <a href="http://stampsjournal.com/sarawak-bogus-stamps/" target="_blank">Sarawak bogus stamps</a>.</div>
Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-67145875376489673512012-02-17T16:14:00.004+00:002012-02-18T15:30:19.451+00:00Ebay Reviews the Last few weeks<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong><u>Introduction</u></strong></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Looking back in ebay several weeks ago, many interesting items appeared. It is apparent that demand for good quality and rare stamps from this country remains strong and shows no sign of abating anytime soon. It is likened to the unstoppable rise of the Chinese stamps in recent years. The most recent Stanley Gibbons catalogue of 2012 documents this quite clearly with many British Borneo (N. Borneo, Sarawak, Labuan and Brunei) show significant increase in catalogue pricing compared to, for example, Straits Settlement and other traditional 'philatelic' countries. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's some of the more interesting stuffs that I think worth having a second look:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: black;"><u>1. Kudat D2</u></span></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This interesting Kudat cancel yielded a finishing price of <strong><span id="fshippingCost"><span class="vi-is1-sh-srvcCost vi-is1-hideElem vi-is1-showElem">£</span></span>95.88</strong> after 7 bids. Appeared and ended in ebay on 15.01.2012. The date is "<strong>A 6 FE 1890</strong>". We know that there are many varieties on the Kudat D2 postmark, for example (a) The year code is strucked in two digits from 01.01.1894; (b) The time code (which is either A or P) invariably omitted from about 09.06.1895; and (c) Usually strucked in blue ink from about 10.03.1894 to 09.06.1895. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This Kudat D2 postmark however, only bears the first two digits of the year plug. As can be seen, the year is completed with a pen, making it 1890. This is not documented in Proud's postal history book. I'm not sure of the relative rarity of such a cancellation but surely, <em>varieties are the spice of life</em> and my guess is that it's not terribly common at all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Registered mail from Sandakan to England carried by the Royal Dutch Airline (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM" target="_blank">K.L.M</a>) in 1936 via Singapore. The rate is 75 cents franked with 10c, 16c, 24c and 25c stamps of 1926-28 issue. Registration fee in 1936 to all destinations was 15c. The KLM service to Great Britain was 60 cents, making the overall cost of sending a registered letter using this service to Britain to be 75c. Ended on 13.01.12 in ebay at <span id="fshippingCost"><span class="vi-is1-sh-srvcCost vi-is1-hideElem vi-is1-showElem"><strong>£280</strong>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Apart from the usual delivery, mails were accepted for airmail transmission via KLM by 1932. A postal notice published in 1932 stated that all letters for this service was to bear a special "BY AIR MAIL" blue label. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This interesting cover appeared in ebay and ended on 29.01.12 with a final price of <span id="fshippingCost"><span class="vi-is1-sh-srvcCost vi-is1-hideElem vi-is1-showElem"><strong>£348</strong>. The cover is franked with Straits Settlement stamps of 50c. and 5c. (55c.) and cancelled Labuan 17 May 1934. Sent to Wales. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Nice Labuan stamp with two upright surcharge of "6" cents in dim red ink. Cancelled with dotted Labuan K1 cancel in red, somewhat concealing the surcharges. This stamp was listed in ebay and ended on 12.02.2012 at <strong>US$385.00</strong> after 15 bids. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="vi-is1-sh-srvcCost vi-is1-hideElem vi-is1-showElem">The cover is franked with 10 stamps (1c.x 3; 2c. x 2; 3c. x 3 and 4c. x 2) i.e. 24 cents, all cancelled with the rare Jesselton R10 (in use from 22.02.28 - 10.12.30) dated 7 AUG 1928. Note also of the faint Jesselton GPO mark at the left lower corner. White Jesselton registration label is affixed on the lower left. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="vi-is1-sh-srvcCost vi-is1-hideElem vi-is1-showElem">At the back shows a myriad of other cancellations including three red wax seals. The one on the right shows a nice imprint of the North Borneo coats of arms. The Singapore registration mark shows a date of 13 AU 1928. The Jesselton R10 cancel on this cover is black compared to Patrick Cassels' collection auction 2008 (No. 278) which bears a violet ink. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="vi-is1-sh-srvcCost vi-is1-hideElem vi-is1-showElem">This FDC is expensive because of the postmark. I doubt it would reach its final price of <strong>US$63</strong> if usual cancellation was applied. Bandau postmark was used, according to Proud, from 11.12.1962 to approx. 15.09.63. Very little is known about Bandau as a town and incidentally if you google 'Bandau' it will show another village in Germany. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Now a little bit of interesting Sarawak item. This one is a 3-cents postal stationery of Sarawak, addressed to Singapore. The most interesting part is of course the rare "SADONG" D2 postmark dated 29 Nov 1899. Ended at a stagerring final price of US$ 611.67 after 13 bids!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The postal stationery is Sarawak's first postal stationery, which was only produced after the country joined the U.P.U in 1897. It bears a 3-cents value showing the Rajah's face (believed to be from a photo taken when he was 57 years old). Sadong as a post office was opened in the early 1890s but was later transferred to Simunjan in 1937. </div>Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-58812841643598741632012-02-10T00:21:00.001+00:002012-02-10T00:22:29.217+00:00Japanese P.O.W Correspondence Ronald C. Killick<strong><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><u>Japanese P.O.W Correspondence - Ronald C. Killick</u></span></strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">As the world's largest flea market, ebay is definetely the best place not only to buy that elusive rare stuffs but also serves as a treasure trove to understand, appreciate and learn history. Last month in January several Borneo P.O.W correspondences were auctioned in ebay. Although not as thrilling as, for example, Agnes Keith's POW correspondence, they still serve as a constant reminder of the dark stain in human history - WWII.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">All three correspondences are related to a British Army Royal Artilery, Gunner Ronald C. Killick. The first of these letter is from Killick's wife, Ethel, sent from Southampton on 26 March 1945. 3d Prisoner of war postcard was used with a 25-word message on reverse. Although the Australian 9th division started landing in Brunei and Labuan around June 1945 and that the Japanese officially surrended in Borneo in September 1945, the card didn't seem to reach the adressee. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although it may have reached Japan, futher sea transmission to other overseas Japanese territories would have been impossible due to vigorous American submarine action. Of note, the card is addressed to Kuching, Borneo where all the prisoners of war were interned. The last known cards received in the POWs camp in Kuching was 2nd December 1944. The card was eventually sent back to Ron Killick's wife with the cachets:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED / RETURN TO SENDER"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"RETURNED IN UNDELIVERED MAILS / FROM TERRITORY FORMERLY OCCUPIED / BY JAPANESE FORCES"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The next correspondence is a telegram sent from Australian rest camp in Labuan where Gunner Ron Killick was recovering in hospital after the war. The cable was despatched from Melbourne on the 26 Sept 1945 and received in Southampton on 28 Sept 1945. The message reads "Am safe (in) Australian hands, hope be home soon..". It also advised writing to "LIBERATED P/W CARE AUSTRALIAN BASE P. O. MELBOURNE"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">From the Australian camp in Labuan, Ron C. Killick must have been subsequently transferred to Singapore. The next telegram was sent from Singapore on 23 October 1945 and duly received in Southampton on 26 Oct 1945. The message this time reads "Am safe in British hands, hope to be home soon. It also advised a reply to be sent to "C/O PO BOX 164, LONDON EC1, KILLICK". Accompanying the telegram is another letter explaining the situation and some instruction on how to send a reply.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62BMgSdzwPKk7z2RlutASJ11-qkrT_T0AOIA6aE9jyqHcIdtKJ1Jig4p3gf1Pn6vq7iVNu7rXJ8g_LUjZUyk_BWa_qW6750gmrHTnT-ddpNWfzFdDpqdEoRSTrRglP02fvYk7E6fXFSg/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62BMgSdzwPKk7z2RlutASJ11-qkrT_T0AOIA6aE9jyqHcIdtKJ1Jig4p3gf1Pn6vq7iVNu7rXJ8g_LUjZUyk_BWa_qW6750gmrHTnT-ddpNWfzFdDpqdEoRSTrRglP02fvYk7E6fXFSg/s640/4.jpg" width="521" /></a></div>Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-51456227091751964062012-02-04T14:23:00.008+00:002012-02-04T18:38:09.278+00:00V for Vandalism...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif";"><strong><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">Message to the Peoples of the Colony of North Borneo<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="background-color: black;"> <span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif";">From His Majesty King George VI, <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="background-color: black;"> <span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif";">Monday, 15th July, 1946<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></strong></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">This interesting document of His Majesty King George VI speech post-war to the people in North Borneo appeared in ebay on 24 Jan 2011 and ended on 31st. The document presents a multi-lingual translation of the king's speech, also available in Malay and Chinese, apart from the main message in English. Ended at US$305.00 after 9 bids. Similar document appeared in ebay in July 2011 which ended at US$355.50. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This particular document is affixed with several BMA stamps of North Borneo. It is addressed to John B. Dusing in Jesselton, a well-known North Borneo post-war philatelic collector at that time. The letter is affixed with several North Borneo BMA stamps from 1c. to $1. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The annoying part, however, is that the stamps are affixed right in the middle of the letter! The letter bearing the English message got a V shaped franking, perhaps to have that additional posh effects. This however, defeat the very purpose of sending such a letter as it obliterates the message to a nonsensical extent. Surely the reason for sending the letter is to appreciate the king's message, emphaty, vision and important proclamation about Labuan after the war. Similar irresponsible franking is also replicated in the Malay translation - making it hopelessly illegible. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As can be seen, there are plenty of spaces at the sides for a better franking. With this silly franking idea, the great document is reduced to a purely philatelic collection, with little aesthetic value. I'm glad however that the portrait of their majesties are left undisturbed, which otherwise would make it a totally crippled document.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background-color: black; color: #9fc5e8;"><u>And by the way...the message in English is as follows:</u></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #9fc5e8; font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif";"><strong>On this memorable occasion of the inauguration of the Colonial Government in North Borneo, it gives me the greatest pleasure to send this message of greeting and warm welcome to all who thus come to owe allegiance to the Crown.</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #9fc5e8; font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif";"><strong>Since the British N. Borneo Company first established in the reign of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, its administration has been wise and just. Today its place is taken by the new Colonial Government which will maintain the best traditions of that administration and will constantly endeavour to promote your welfare and to advance your economic and social progress, building on foundation so well laid by the company but so rudely shaken by the war.</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #9fc5e8; font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif";"><strong>I know of your loyalty and courage under Japanese oppression and, with sorrow, how much you have suffered from the losses and destruction of war, and, although immediate tasks of reconstruction and repair must be long and difficult, I look forward, with confidence, to the restoration, in even greater measure, of that prosperity and happiness which you all so richly deserve.</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe Script","sans-serif";"><strong><span style="background-color: black; color: #9fc5e8;">To this inhabitants of Labuan also, which today becomes part of the Colony of North Borneo, I extend my greeting and with it, my earnest wish that this closer relationship with the mainland will be greatly to your benefit.</span></strong></span></div></div></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">People say that <em>good wine needs no introduction</em>, but this postcard remained the source of my amazement for the weekend primarily because of the final end price . The card was auctioned in ebay in a 7-day format and ended on the 28 January 2012 with a stagerring <strong>US$1,001.60 (<span id="fshippingCost"><span class="vi-is1-sh-srvcCost vi-is1-hideElem vi-is1-showElem">£</span></span>637)</strong> after 15 bids! Superficially, the card is a simple enough item with an overprint of the Straits Settlement and a nice Labuan cds - but philatelically speaking, surely it's one of the rarest Labuan/St. Settlement gems!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In July 2011, similar postal stationary of 4 cent was auctioned and reached an even higher final price of <span id="fshippingCost"><span class="vi-is1-sh-srvcCost vi-is1-hideElem vi-is1-showElem">£</span></span>870! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Labuan (and Brunei) officially became part of the Straits Settlements administration in 1st January 1907 to 1st January 1942, when the Japanese first landed in Labuan. By letters Patent dated 30 October 1906, Labuan was incorporated with Straits Settlements and ceased issuing its own stamps. It became part of the Colony of North Borneo again in July 1946. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the initial period within this 35-years-span within the Straits Settlement, most Labuan stamps and postal stationeries were overprinted with the word "Straits Settlements". In a short period of time however, this soon was replaced with the St. Settlements stamps of KEVII and KGV. This then became the norm and explains why some St. Settlement stamps used today bear Labuan cancels. </div>Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-9957941119654735862012-01-08T15:03:00.003+00:002016-06-12T11:45:25.725+01:00Sarawak First Air Service 1930s<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently stumbled onto this curious, yet amazing document from the Postmaster General of Sarawak to presumably a collector in airmail philately. It first appeared in ebay with an opening bid of £199.99 on 26 December 2011, and ended with a jaw dropping price of £515.67 on 3 January 2012 after 5 bids.</div>
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We know that in 1930, there was a seaplane expedition to various cities in British Borneo including Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo. The plane started their voyage in Singapore in 26 May 1930 to Kuching. From there they flew to Sibu and Miri on 30th May 1930 before continued on and reached Kuala Belait and Brunei capital on 1st June 1930. They landed in Jesselton on 2nd June 1930. </div>
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The document is written by the Postmaster General of Sarawak as an Officer in Charge of the new Sarawak Airmail chop. There are three marks in the middle of the letter, the left one bears the Seal of Baram, Sarawak circular mark with the PMG's signature and "o-in-c" below it. The middle aspect is affixed with Sarawak's 4c stamp of Brooke and is cancelled with the circular "Air Service" postmark, the left side then bears the air service mark alone. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "mv boli";">"I got yesterday, the new air postmark stamp of Sarawak which is left by the o-in-c [officer in charge?] to stamp such letters, official, as he wishes to send by airmail. The services consist of two months and is the first ever run in Borneo. Though it has not really started yet, I send you a Sarawak chop as in future(?) it may be of interest as the first air service in Borneo. It is put on with my own fair hand and I'm not sure if it isn't against the law?! "</span></div>
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This is certainly a great document and surely it's an illegal one? :)<br />
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<b>Related reading:</b> <br />
<a href="http://stampsjournal.com/first-north-borneo-airmail-1930/" target="_blank">North Borneo First Airmail 1930</a><br />
<a href="http://stampsjournal.com/brunei-raf-survey-flights/" target="_blank">Brunei First Airmail 1930</a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stamp magazine</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> UK recently published a 116-page guide magazine on the 50 Fabulous Stamps of the British Empire. The guide came about for the first time in a celebration of the philatelic achievement of the British Empire. </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">50 great stamps/issues from 50 different colonies were chosen for us to marvel at their legacy - stamps that combined artistic beauty with eminent practicality with fascinating stories and wonderful rarities.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And of course, Sarawak and North Borneo stamps issues were among the 50 distinctive list.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="background-color: black; color: lime;"><u>No 18 - Sarawak's first stamp issue - Portrait of Rajah Sir James Brooke</u></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Queen Victoria's face is perhaps the most recognised portrait in philately due to extensive portrayal in early British (and Empire) stamps. The penny black for example portrays the Queen's face for the first time in philatelic history. However, her majerty's face wasn't the only British sovereign portrayed on the early stamps. In 1869, Sarawak's first stamp was issued depicting the face of the white rajah - Sir James Brooke.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">James Brooke was born in India to English parents. He gained control of Sarawak from the Sultan of Brunei by helping to quell an uprising against the sultan. He later became the Governor of the neighbouring British Colony of Labuan and introduced reforms, fought off pirate attacks and brought greater stability to the region.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">James' Brooke personal correspondence, which he transported personally in his yacht to Singapore before posting in the normal way, graced and enriched Sarawak philately today. Before the first stamp was issued in 1869, Indian stamps were used for overseas postage. Unfortunately, James Brooke never lived to see his face on the stamps. He died nine months before they went on sale...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The low values of North Borneo's 1894 issue was selected among the list. It is a story between beauty and overexploitation in stamps marketing. North Borneo's 1894 issue broke the traditional designs of the 19th century stamps by introducing unrivalled eye-catching designs and noted to be among the most attractive and innovative design around that time. The depictions of Dyak chief, a Malay dhow, a sambar stag, a great argus pheasant, a sago palm tree, an estuarine crocodile and the majestic Mount Kinabalu created desirable philatelic results, delivering a romantic insight into island life. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">However, the British North Borneo Company's overexplaitation by means of selling excess material to stamp trade, encouraging varieties, and special ties with a philatelic dealer in London, Mr Parker, tarnished the philatelic reputation of North Borneo. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, the stamps market of North Borneo is flooded with an endless myriad of cancelled-to-order remainders, printer's waste, improbable perforations, spurious overprints and of course blatant forgeries. While the market value of North Borneo and Labuan are rising steadily, the presence of the CTOs necessitate the third column in many worldwide stamps catalogue. The many pitfalls faced in collecting North Borneo stamps cause many aspiring collectors to avoid this country altogether...</div>Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-37389749709367321192011-12-31T17:29:00.001+00:002011-12-31T17:33:14.225+00:00Happy New Year 2012!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNNxfQ2A1HE/Tv9Frvih2yI/AAAAAAAABbo/4kJoNueYKW8/s1600/fireworks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNNxfQ2A1HE/Tv9Frvih2yI/AAAAAAAABbo/4kJoNueYKW8/s640/fireworks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Wishing everyone a prosperous New Year 2012!</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">May this new year brings us more exciting collectibles, stamps and new philatelic discoveries!</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Have a fun celebration!!!</span></strong></div>Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-21822911220844878222011-12-22T08:10:00.000+00:002016-06-12T11:46:34.412+01:00Salvaged North Borneo Mail - Comet Crash near Calcutta 1953<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #999999;">Anthony must be a happy man to have in his possession, the two types of Salvaged mails of the Comet crash near Calcutta in 2nd May 1953. There are two types of such cachet, the first one has the right spelling of "Calcutta" while the second one has a wrong spelling of "Galcutta". Both are usually strucked in violet/blue ink. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #999999;">There is no official record as to how many mails from North Borneo were on board in the ill-fated flight, certainly very few have been seen so far. The topmost cover appeared in ebay on December 2011 with a final price of GBP 182, while the one above appeared in September 2010. There is a water staining on both covers, more notable in the topmost cover - this should perhaps be preserved and should serve as a vivid reminder of the devastating tragedy.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #999999;">In May 2, 1953, a BOAC comet-1 brought 43 people on board from Calcutta airport to London. It was thought that the plane then crashed 6 minutes after taking off from Calcutta airport due to 'exceptionally' severe tropical storm. This killed all 43 passengers abroad.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #999999;">Related reading:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #999999;"><a href="http://stampsjournal.com/salvaged-mail-comet-crash-near-calcutta-1953/" target="_blank">Comet Crash near Calcutta 1953</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #999999;"><a href="http://stampsjournal.com/north-borneo/north-borneo-stamps/">North Borneo Stamps</a></span></div>
Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-35902816008090318672011-12-18T13:02:00.002+00:002012-02-18T16:20:44.460+00:00Interesting Postmarks/ Fiscal Cancels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUat1AapKhDX4ZI3h_Fm1rFyUNpjbfiZSIOVNuhDeVa_FEGH5EJpk902Zx1tctg0VyXNtW7p6rdQqo5HZFSgFXWOq5z5gzOstGJAWNdj2ZxJKmeDcr936pjrGlf_-WaXJZa4Yn8d5aHac/s1600/Mt.+Kinabalu2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="448" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUat1AapKhDX4ZI3h_Fm1rFyUNpjbfiZSIOVNuhDeVa_FEGH5EJpk902Zx1tctg0VyXNtW7p6rdQqo5HZFSgFXWOq5z5gzOstGJAWNdj2ZxJKmeDcr936pjrGlf_-WaXJZa4Yn8d5aHac/s640/Mt.+Kinabalu2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: xx-small;">Serene Mount Kinabalu seen from Pekan Nabalu</span></strong></div><strong><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: xx-small;"></span></strong> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I finally had 2 weeks holiday, a perfect timing to escape the bitter European winter. Although planned at the very last minute, I eventually decided to spend sometime traversing the jungles of Mount Kinabalu and to enjoy the relaxing steammy hot spring at Poring as well as to amazed myself at the Langanan waterfall some 3.5 Km deeper in the jungle from Poring. My holiday in Sabah was very brief (barely a week) so I had no chance to meet the other fellow stamp collectors of which I quite regretted. Nevertheless, everything else went well and the short break was fun and clearly the right choice for me..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Nonetheless, ebay went on as usual. Many new lots listed daily, some are notably rare while many are just the usual 'bread and butter' of stamps business. Some of the interesting lots are as follows:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: black;"><u>1. Sandakan Double Ring CDS on $10</u></span></strong> </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><u><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: black;">2. Jesselton CDS on Postage Due Stamp</span></u></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These two stamps present a blatant postmark forgery of Jesselton. The date of 20 AU 49 is arranged in horizontal line within the single ring cds, mimicking Jesselton D32. The upper half of the cds is inscribed "JESSELTON" while the lower half is inscribed "NORTH BORNEO". Of note there is a dash before the Jesselton, seen on the 2c stamp. The 8c stamp ended with GBP98 and the 2c stamp with GBP41.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The $1 with the seal of the general court of Labuan was listed in ebay, hidden among other less inspiring North Borneo stamps. It was sold by a French seller from Lyon, and ended with a surprisingly low value of US$67 after 23 bids. The postmark, although appear small in the overall lots, presents a sharp and clear struck, quite clearly showing the two unicorns supporting a shield at the centre with a crown on top. Below there is a Latin inscription <em>'DIEU ET MON DROIT</em>'. The $10 Labuan stamp on the right, also bearing the same seal is for comparison (not mine), selling at multi thousands US dollars if you're interested. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><u><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd; color: black;">4. The Residency of Sillam on $2</span></u></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGo_M_Ch4vJkKQ1my5xw1scSKu99AFFrFy1ME8jYy4-zli_ChoeQZTYlp_9XowHdsLOuS7KtB4YpjuDguJuQHVC97q5yNfemOProzjq0xtJqaJzUAmsCi1nxfISyTLoLGLGW8NBgH9yEA/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGo_M_Ch4vJkKQ1my5xw1scSKu99AFFrFy1ME8jYy4-zli_ChoeQZTYlp_9XowHdsLOuS7KtB4YpjuDguJuQHVC97q5yNfemOProzjq0xtJqaJzUAmsCi1nxfISyTLoLGLGW8NBgH9yEA/s320/6.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This $2 stamp bears a large violet fiscal cancel, presumed to be THE RESIDENCY OF SILLAM. The cancel is unclear, only showing part of the inscription above (THE RESIDEN..). There is some smudgy appearance of the arms of the company at the centre. Ended with a final price of GBP45 after 8 bids. </div>Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00443304441145683060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125218647573212579.post-48815575314684317662011-12-05T13:46:00.001+00:002011-12-05T14:05:48.902+00:00Vintage Photos of North Borneo 1900-20s<span style="color: lime; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u><strong>Vintage Photos of North Borneo</strong></u></span><br />
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Nothing is more thrilling than to discover the early vintage pictures of North Borneo! An album full of vintage photos appeared recently in ebay with an final price of close to GBP500. The album is presented to Mr. E. Horton, the editor and superintendent of Government Printing Office on his retirement (1902-23). These unique black and white photos present an interesting glimpse into the historical North Borneo and some would not only stir your emotions but also brings you into a journey back in 100 years or so:<br />
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<b>SG2 with 15 bars red obliterator</b></td> <td align="center"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jWzZPDMiXtH_Ml2-_A_-y-CRZLuWTJPDoIJPflLRd8dyaAqD7Yb4gVL5yP1x2Ec2plTXU8ObVkL0e5YkBQjlNKz2Nb2mMzDHEedY91o9RPGfTfBde9ATe01pIdPARsnwmUnVbzSAoqA/s1600/sg2+b.jpg" /><br />
<b>SG2 with Sandakan D2 (Genuine?)</b></td> </tr>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The 2 cents stamp with a vertical 8 cents surcharge is among the scarce stamp issue of North Borneo. It is not even listed in Scotts catalogue and at some point in history was thought to be a total fake altogether. It is no doubt however that the issue is genuine and that authentic examples do exist, although a postally used example on cover has never been seen. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The perforation should be 12 and that the overprint should be followed by a full stop.The length of the overprint from "8" to "s" of cents should be 10.5 mm (or to the stop, 11.75mm). The height of the "8" and "C" should be 2.5mm, while the "e", "n" and "s" should be 1.5mm. The letter "t" is 2mm high. <br />
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Copies do show some slight variation in alignment and are not usually perfectly vertical. Only stamps of <span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><strong>Transfer A</strong></span> were surcharged with this vertical overprint, and that by default all other surcharges appearing in any other transfers must be forgeries. Furthermore, most forgeries of this issue appear on a wrong perforation of 14, and has no stop after the surcharge. The one on the left shown above is listed in ebay with an opening price of GBP 80.00. The one on the right bears a blue undated Sandakan postmark (D2) - Genuine?<br />
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<strong><span style="color: lime;"><b>SG3: Horizontal 8 cents surcharge</b></span></strong><br />
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<b>SG3 with AC mark</b></td> <td align="center"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JiToYBmHLEm_NlNVmHZef_iwfjxC9ptgXG0aWzp9rVnMUETpfAw5dWV8ULRn4vIVYX90cHBZkLLgHeJ-DI1qJ9cdrUvXxw88myW160IKL6CcIz21rP9rOclCwX7v03b5cdZgXOM8r8A/s1600/sg3+b.gif" /><br />
<b>SG3 with AC mark</b></td> <td align="center"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNoBx8fO6tOQFNayVQ-BwtytBy5VQRzPFI46ukTo68l_ug1EMCF2D1DJdfGltjHcRi8-5uYI34uGpW-IJVIHqA4VWbJq1RdbpCEvMQmNOMcLPjDPwlNnAlTlUl0wUfmIdPp-X_ZQ_CsY/s1600/sg3+c.gif" /><b>SG3 with AC and Singapore P.O. marks</b></td> <td align="center"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-HMmoWDxHDiDvxXSL-TvqIjRGKd9VMgjQFr3d0H97wdxMZt3ym2R-KWQmerSvnAixpBqxVyfhTtMpouD2Q6Kh_J6qzIkXEQoAloPSWeQrZWIFOASnETfVNw8QIiKaDBzZnZC4PnoZDU/s1600/SG3+d.jpg" /><b>SG3 with Sandakan D2 and Singapore P.O. marks</b></td></tr>
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The 8 cents horizontal surcharge is another rare issue of North Borneo stamp, although perhaps not as scarce as the vertical one. The stamp above on the left appeared in ebay recently and still active. The one on the most right was underpriced at GBP50 and was won by our fellow collector. Three of the stamps bear the blue ink oval "AC" postmark, and three of the stamps bear the Singapore P.O mark as well. <br />
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Because the 8 cents definitive stamps were sent in the same case as the second consignment of the 2 cents stamp (transfer B), the provisionals would only be required for about a month, and as such only a small amount of stamps were surcharged. The perforation should be 12. The surcharge is arranged in two lines and consisted of the words "EIGHT CENTS" with the "EIGHT" being 10.5mm in length and "CENTS" being about 10mm, followed by a fullstop. Because of the type setting, there are ten variations of the surcharge in each row across the sheet.<br />
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Forgeries exist in a large number, usually on 1886 stamps with perf 14, and mostly on Transfer D. The example below show an interesting forgery :-<br />
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