1942, BNB 8 C.used unoverprinted during Japanese occupation period: tied "JESSELTON 26 MAY 1942" to cover to Kuching/Sarawak, backstamp "LABUAN 28 MY 1942" and "MIRI 30 MAY 1942", violet bisected circle "(star)/Jesselton Military Police /censorship passed", less than 10 such usages recorded. (Image)

1942, Sarawak, UNOVERPRINTED 4 C. (2) tied "KUCHING 15 MAY 1942" to reverse of cover to Singapore, violet oval censormark of Kuching and boxed blue censormark and mute censor tape, said to be the earliest known cover from Kuching under japanese occupation. (Image)

Sarawak, 1942, stationery card 4 C. w. s. l. in black canc. violet rubber type "Kuchin p.o./17.12.1/North Borneo" (Dec. 1, 1942) to Sapporo/Japan, vermilion trisected censormark "Kuchin/censorship passed/military police detachement", toning, rare. (Image)

1943, Sarawak, definitive series 4 C. pale scarlet, a pair (right stamp top faults) tied violet rubber "Sibu 18.7.8 North Borneo" to July 8 1943 commercial cover by staff of Nissan Norinkogyo KK to Pusan/Korea. Boxed red censormark of Sibu Central p.o., double circle with star violet censormark of Jap. Military Police. A very rare destinaton during the war. (Image)

1944, stationery card 4 C./2 S. canc. "KUCHIN 16 11 2604 North Borneo" to Bogor/Java. Boxed vermilion censormark of "Kuchin post office", slight creases. Very rare used from Sarawak. (Image)