at
8:00 PM
Posted by
Marcel
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Fournier Forgery!
This stamp appeared in ebay sometime ago and is due to end on the 15 Sept 2010. The postmark is a very attractive, clean Sandakan cds dated 23 JUN 18**. The last 2 digits of the year are unclear but the year is likely to be 1886. Both stamps of $1 and 50c. appear to have the same postmark and date. The Sandakan cds is purported to be that of D3. The problem is, D3 usually appear dotted with many broken lines. There is nothing as smmoth as the postmark shown here.
The stamp fetches a relatively expensive bid, but I'm not sure whether people are intentionally collecting the forged Sandakan postmark (quite rare) or that they are not aware that it's a forged mark. Either way, we'll get to see the final bidding price soon. :)
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12:58 PM
Posted by
Marcel
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The cover
This cover appeared in ebay a while back, and won by a fellow Sabahan collector. As the ending time got nearer, the bid prices also soared to a final price that's hard to imagine. It is basically an airmail cover from Sandakan to Glasgow, Scotland bearing two 8 cents and two 20 cents stamps. It also bears the interesting hand-stamped mark of "Salvaged Mail//"Comet crash", near Calcutta.//2nd. May 1953" in violet. I think this is the very reason why it is such a rare cover. There is some water staining on the top left aspect due to the effects of the crash and one stamp on the top right corner has been washed off. We don't know how many more covers from North Borneo flown in the ill-fated Comet flight - could there be more covers?
The Comet Crash
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. Historically, this was the third crash of the Comet flight in the first year of the company's operation, and this was followed by a series of other crashes in 1954 as well.
Pic: Similar salvaged mail from Singapore to London.
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10:41 AM
Posted by
Marcel
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Papar
Papar is a small town in the West Coast division of Sabah, mainly populated by Kadazandusun, Malays and Chinese. There are several interesting postmarks coming from this small town. Examples of the postmarks are as below:
| No | Picture | Description |
|---|
1 |
| North Borneo Papar 1949 (21 Oct.) envelope to England, bearing 1947 2c. and 1949 UPU 8c. sharing a distorted strike of the papar/north borneo rubber c.d.s. (Type D1), Jesselton transit c.d.s. (24.10) on reverse; the envelope with minor foxing in places and the envelope roughly opened though a good example of this short-lived c.d.s.
Note: The cover is estimated at S$600. The inner ring in the postmark is wavy rather than a smooth circular line as portrayed in Proud's book. |
| 2 |
| North Borneo Papar 10 Oct 1949 First Day Cover to Jesselton. Bears a single 8 cents stamp of the 1949 UPU design. The cover bears a clear Papar postmark (D1) with its characteristic wavy line of the inner ring as well as slight distortion of the outer ring.
(Ref. Silamstar.) |
3 |
| North Borneo FDC of Papar 1950 (1 Jul) envelope, bearing 1950-52 1c., 2c., 3c., 4c., 5c., 8c. and 10c. with superb strike of the papar/North Borneo c.d.s. (Type D2) in violet. Note: Appeared in ebay on 23 June 2010. Sold at $23.50. I think this is the good thing about ebay, sometimes you'll get a good bargain on such a good cover and postmark although this is not always the case. |
| 4 |
| North Borneo FDC of Papar dtaed 1st July 1950. Addressed to Mr. Chong Si Yin of Jesselton, North Borneo. Also shows a very clear and attractive violet postmark of Papar (D2). The postmark is used from 06.05.1950 to 02.07.1951. Inscribed "First Day Cover" 1st July 1950 / Colony of North Borneo at the top left corner. Proud indicates that the postmark is almost always found in violet ink, so perhaps there are examples of this postmark with other colour.
(Ref. Silamstar) |
5 |
| North Borneo Papar 1951 (11 Jan.) airmail envelope registered to India bearing, on reverse, 1950-52 20c. vertical strip of three twice cancelled by papar/North Borneo c.d.s. (Type D2) in violet and additionally tied by Jesselton (11.1), Singapore (13.1) and arrival (16.1) c.d.s., Note: The estimated value of the cover is $200. Registration h.s. (Type R1, the earliest recorded date of use) in violet on face panel. |
6 |
| Papar Registered FDC of 16 May 1955 bearing the D3 Papar postmark. A very nice and interesting cover.
(Ref. Silamstar.) |
Related Topic
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10:38 AM
Posted by
Marcel
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3rd Flight Boxed Airmail Postmark
In June 1930 two R.A.F seaplanes made several visits to towns throughout North Borneo. Mails carried in such a flight were cancelled with a special boxed cachet. The second flight (April 1933) via seaplanes S147, S1420 and S1151 made similar survey visits but did not carry any mails. The third flight took place in 06.06.1949 from Jesselton to other towns. No other towns were involved in the third flight and as such no airmail postmarks were produced.
The Covers
Cover 1
This cover appered in ebay on the 28 July 2010 bearing the boxed airmail postmark. It commemorates the First Civilian Air Mail by Malayan Airways from Jesselton to Kuching route. Affixed is North Borneo 25c tied by a boxed AIR MAIL/ NORTH BORNEO cachet in black and alongside a JESSELTON/6 JUN 49 cds addressed to Kuching. Backstamped KUCHING/ SARAWAK/ 7 JU 49 arrival cds. Sold for US $167.50.
Cover 2
This one appeared in an auction house in 2007. It was sent by John B. Dusing from Jesselton to Columbia, USA. The letter card is franked with double 25 cents stamps of 1947 issues and tied with the special boxed airmail cachet. There is also a neat double ring Jesselton cds dated 5 Jun 1949. The top left corner is inscribed "FIRST CIVIL AIR FLIGHT". Estimated price between $300-$400.
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9:02 AM
Posted by
Marcel
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Got this picture from Anthony recently. I think the postmark is very nice and worth a mention, and is especially related to my post about the Kudat vs Kuching postmark
here. The date in the Kudat postmark is 31 MAR 1911. I don't know how, but the stamps may have been kept for a while before being used in 1911, as the stamps are released in 1909 and overprinted in the same year just after 2 months. But the postmark is definetely Kudat, while the one I posted before was Kuching:
Sarawakiana concludes that the Kuching postmark on the stamp may be cancelled by favour on a previously dummy-cancelled N. Borneo stamps. Nevertheless, I think it's always nice to have both Kudat and Kuching postmarks on the same stamps for comparison...
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6:11 AM
Posted by
Marcel
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Got this set recently for a mere £10 from a UK seller. Sometimes you got lucky even in a place like ebay. As Silamstar puts it "God is fair!". I guess he's even luckier to have bought the whole set of 1939 stamps for $6! Wait, for just $6? You gotta be kidding me! :)
More about
Silam Postmark of North Borneo.
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5:25 AM
Posted by
Marcel
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"Most Wanted June & July 2010"
Even when June and July months combined, the top stuffs on ebay are still relatively inexpensive compared to the previous months. Perhaps it's the football factor. Or maybe because it's summer that people tend to go for long vacations etc. Nevertheless, old postcards dominate the list this time. We rarely see postcards go on top of the list...
Rank | Picture | Description | Remarks |
1
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| AU$256 (€177)
1906 post card of North Borneo showing the black and white picture of the Sandakan harbour. Funk Sandakan No 3, bearing British Protectorate stamp of 2 cents x 2, with Sandakan cds dated 17 May 1906. Transit Singapore. |
Ended 13.06.2010
SG Cat price ?
Seller:
owley1879 (Australia)
17 bids |
2
| | AU$237.50
(€164)
1907 post card from Sandakan to Sarawak. Postcard shows picture of 'Sandakan Catholic Church (St. Michael), one of the earliest church in North Borneo.
Transit Labuan and Singapore.
| Ended 13.06.2010
SG Cat price ?
Seller: owley1879 (Australia)
13 bids |
3
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$202.50
(€152.50)
North Borneo 1944 Japan Occ. 10 cents 2 types overprint on cover
The 1942 single line handstamped overprint and the 1944 three-line machinepress overprint on the
same stamp. Used on cover with Serian postmark and addressed to Kuching with Kuching military censor markings. Backstamped on the back.
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Ended 20.07.10
ISC Cat Price
RM1500 @ US$477 (off cover)
Seller: sarawakiana
(Malaysia)
23 bids |
4
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$170
(€128)
North Borneo to UK Kudat Red Cross Registered 1919. Excellent bird topical cover with four different values of the red cross semi-postals paying the registration rate to London. Dated February 4, 1919. Backstamps of Liverpool and London.
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Ended 18.07.2010 SG Cat Price
?
Seller:
gorfa (Canada)
1 bid
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5
| | $169.16
(€127)
Early postcard depicting " A Country Scene ", a great view of a bridge and some fishers / fishermen below the bridge and a building on the right side at Labuan / British North Borneo with great Labuan stamp and cancellations / postmark on front and back. | Ended 18.07.2010
SG Cat Price
Seller: elephants_collector (Germany) 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.
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