JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF SARAWAK "REVENUE OVERPRINTS" COLLECTION, 1940/45. collection of mint and used stamps with the revenue handstamps in Japanese characters with the different formats of oval types studied in depth on the 1934 / 1941 definitives, all neatly arranged and annotated on homemdae quadrille pages, includes large 20mm types in purple to $4 and in orange on the $10, extremely scarce 16x8mm format on $4, 14x10mm in red or purple to $5, 14x8mm in blue or red to $4 incl. 40c block of six, as well as 5c used tied on piece etc., then 12mm format to $2 in many shades of red, purple and blue incl 6c Carmine wing margin pair with ovpts in both red and purple followed by a fascinating page of revenue handstamps on issues additionally overprinted with "Dai Nippon Teikoku Seifu" in Japanese characters (possible for postage due use) as well as highly unusual large two-line "OFFICER IN CHARGE / UPPER SARAWAK" handstamp in violet on 50c pair, $1 pair, $2 (2) singles, generally fresh and F-VF; put together over a lifetime by a dedicated Sarawak specialist

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