Sarawak Covers and Postmarks Assortment, mostly 1940s/60s period, covers include 1946 Centenary FDC, 1947 "GR" overprints set on FDC, 1949 UPU cacheted FDC, balance of collection an assortment of used singles sorted by cancel with most being cds on KG VI and QE II issues though do note some earlier as "B172" octagonal on Straits Settlements (2), early 20th century Singapore cds on Sarawak issues, diamond "S" cancels on 1875 issue, portion of a Borneo Company Ltd forwarder handstamp on 1888 8c, etc., usual mixed condition, mostly F-VF, nice for the specialist (see online scans)

CV. 200-300

3, 5, 7, 1875 2c/12c Brooke, Imperforate plate proofs, litho proofs in issued colors, F-VF

CV. 75-100

8-21, 1888-97 1c-$1 Brooke, o.g. or part o.g., 3c with some paper adherence, $1 short perf, o/w fresh and F-VF (Scott $611; SG 8-21, £550)

CV. 150-200

24a, 1891 5c on 12c Green and blue, No stop after "c", well centered with fresh colors, o.g., Very Fine (Scott $190; SG 26a, £180)

CV. 75-100

32, 33, 35, 1899 2c on 3c, 2c on 12c, 4c on 8c Surcharges "ULTRAMAR" overprints in violet, specimens for Portuguese Post Office, without gum as typical, fresh and F-VF

CV. 75-100

SG 50-61, 1918 1c-$1 Brooke, PO fresh, NH, F-VF (SG £110 for hinged)

CV. 100-150

SG 62, 1918 1c Slate-blue and slate, Unissued variety, bottom right corner margin plate no. 1 block of four, stamps NH, tiny bit of paper adhesion in bottom right margin corner, F-VF (£88 for hinged singles)

CV. 75-100

77a, 1923 "ONE cent" on 10c Ultramarine, "cnet" variety, left stamp in pair with normal, l.h., light even gum toning, F-VF (Scott $466; SG 72a, £437)

CV. 120-160

SG 76s-90s, 1928-29 1c-$1 Brooke, "Specimen" overprint or perfin, bright colors, l.h. or small h.r., F-VF (SG £400)

CV. 200-250

94-108, 1932 1c-$1 Brooke, rich colors, NH, F-VF (Scott $140 for hinged; SG 91-105, £110 for hinged)

CV. 100-150

109/34, 1934 1c-$10 Brooke, Imperforate plate proofs, set of 20 right margin horiz pairs on gummed stamp paper, NH, Very Fine and choice; a scarce set

CV. 750-1,000

SG 106s-125s, 1934 1c-$10 Brooke, "Specimen" perfin, complete set as issued, fresh colors, l.h. or small h.r., F-VF (SG £850)

CV. 400-500

129-34, 1934 $1-$10 Brooke, NH, fresh and F-VF (Scott $213 for hinged; SG 120-25, £246 for hinged)

CV. 150-200

SG 150s-164s, 1947 1c-$5 "GR" Overprints, "Specimen" perfin, l.h. or small h.r., fresh and F-VF (SG £400)

CV. 180-220

Sarawak Revenues Collection, neatly mounted on homemade pages and incl Barefoot Customs 14 used, 18 pair used, Receipt 1 unused and used, 2 unused and imperforate trial color proof in sepia, Revenue 10 unused and used, 20-22 used, 23 mint, 24-26 used, 28 used (2), 31-40 NH, 43 used, a few minor faults typical with most F-VF (see online scans)

CV. 200-250

Barefoot 30, 32-37, 39-40, 1918 1c/$10 Revenues, Imperforate plate proofs, in issued colors on gummed stamp paper, 3c. $5, $10 very lightly hinged, others NH, fresh and Very Fine and scarce

CV. 200-250

SG T12-22, 1934 (?) 1c-$5 Telegraph Overprints, 1c, 3c, 25c, 50c NH, otherrs very lightly hinged, fresh and F-VF (SG £120 for hinged)

CV. 60-90

SG T17a, 1934 (?) 50c on 4c Telegraph Surcharge, "5" with straight top and "Cts" sans serif font, top margin imprint strip of four, stamps NH, l.h. in the margin only, fresh and F-VF, the variety occurs only in pos 5-8 in the sheet of 100 making this the largest possible multiple (SG £380 for hinged)

CV. 300-400

Sarawak Postal Stationery Assortment. mint and "Specimen" perfins incl (H&G nos) Postal Cards 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 15 mint and specimen, 16 mint and specimen, 17 specimen (tiny spot of discoloration), Registry Envelope C4a, F-VF (see online scans)

CV. 50-75

H&G C6b, 1934 15c Orange on buff, "CANCELLED" perfin, 279x128mm, pen notations "27134" and "3.7.34" at lower left, some paper adherence on back side, still fresh and Very Fine

CV. 150-200

DESIRABLE SARAWAK MINT COLLECTION. neatly arranged and annotated on homemade pages and replete with better sets, singles, some proofs and varieties, etc., among the better note 1869 3c o.g., 1874 "TWO CENTS" on 4c forged provisional surcharge with forged cancels, 1875 2c-12c mint (5) incl 6c strip of five with o.g., 1889 5c on 12c surcharges (both types) mint, 1892 "one cent" on 3c missing stop after "cent" (unused), 1895 2c-8c incl 2c perf 12½ and an assortment of 2c color trials both perf and imperf, 1899 Surcharges with surcharge shade and setting varieties, 1899-1908 1c-$1 incl shades and 2c quatrefoil watermark, 1918-22 1c-$1 incl shades, 1918 1c unissued "RED CROSS" essay NH, 1923 "ONE cent" on 10c bright blue narrow bars, 1923 "TWO cents" narrow bars normal and narrow "W" in "TWO" varieties, 1928-29 1c-$1 (20c-$1 NH), 1945 1c-$10 "BMA" overprints, 1946 Centenary "Specimen" perfin, 1950 KG VI NH, 1955/57 QE II NH, etc. plus 1947 UPU presentation book with 1947 1c-$2 "GR" overprints,generally fresh and F-VF (see online scans)

CV. 750-1,000

N1/9, 1942 2c/50c Overprints, comprised of (violet overprint applied at Miri unless otherwise mentioned) 2c Green with black overprint NH pair, 2c Black NH, 3c Green NH, 5c used, 8c Carmine NH, plus 6c Carmine NH overprinted at Kuching NH and a 50c with dubious blue overprint and cancel (not figured), also includes some overprinted and un-overprinted Japanese issues used during the occupation and some North Borneo 1c/20c 3-line surcharge issues, F-VF, see online scans (SG J1/11, £995)

CV. 500-750

N20, 1942 $4 Overprint, well centered, NH, fresh and Very Fine (SG J24, £325)

CV. 200-250

N22, 1942 $10 Overprint, PO fresh, NH, choice Very Fine (SG J26, £325)

CV. 200-250

Japanese Occupation Revenues Collection, oval seals on 1934/41 issue on homemade pages and comprised of Small Seal (characters touching oval) 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 6c carmine, 10c, $1, Small Seal (characters not touching) 1c (2), 2c, 5c (2), 6c, carmine, 10c, 25c (6 incl imprint strip of five), 50c, $1 red seal, $1 blue seal (2), $2, $3, F-VF (see online scans)

CV. 150-200