Collection to 1950s from 1869 Sir James Broooke unused x2 shades, 1875 Sir Charles Brooke set */unused & used, 1888-97 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' set * including 2c rosine & 8c rosine and 32c & $1 used plus 1889-92 Surcharges 'One Cent' on 3c ** marginal single, 1895 set */unused & used, 1899 'POSTAGE/POSTAGE' 3c and some other lower values plus $1 * and complete set used including $1 rosine & pale green plus other shades and 2c Rosettes Wmk, 1918 Sir Charles Vyner Brooke & 1922-23 New Colours sets * & used (the 12c blue used only) plus 1c to $1 range ** in marginal blocks of 4 x15 different values (some minor aging marks; the 20c & 25c no gum), 1923 Surcharges Second Printing 'ONE/cent' on 10c bright blue * & 'TWO/cents' on 12c purple ** marginal Control Number single (tiny aging marks), 1928-29 Rosettes Wmk set * & used, 1932 set * plus 50c & $1 used, 1934 set * & used/CTO, then 1945 'B.M.A.' Overprints set ** and used/CTO (ex $2 & $5) plus 1c to 15c in blocks of 4 CTO, 1946 Centenary set * & used, 1947 Cypher Overprints set ** & used, 1948 Silver Wedding Bradbury Wilkinson Imprint block of 4 ** plus another corner block of 4 **, 1950 KGVI Pictorials set ** & used, and 1954-59 QEII Pictorials set ** & used, condition a little variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat £6000+.
(few 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 2,400.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3883
Symbol: V
Cat No: 166
1948-49 Royal Silver Wedding $5 brown SG 166 block of 4 with neat central Kuching cds cancel, Cat £260+. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3884
Symbol: C
POSTAL HISTORY: 1939 (Nov 2) envelope to Singapore with Vyner Brooke 5c violet solo tied by 'KUCHING' cds, scarce 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' Crowned black/white resealing label with frame lines (Morenweiser Type 2; rated 10; recorded 1.9.1939 to 3.12.1939 only) at left, slightly trimmed at top on opening otherwise very fine. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3885
Symbol: C
POSTAL HISTORY: 1940 (Nov 9) envelope unsealed to Canada endorsed "Card Only" with Vyner Brooke 4c purple solo tied by 'KUCHING' cds, very fine strike of 'PASSED BY/CENSOR.' boxed handstamp in violet on the face, a couple of minor blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3886
Symbol: PS
POSTAL HISTORY: 1951 (Oct 26) commercial usage of formular aerogramme to London with KGVI Pictorials 25c solo tied by Kuching cds, typed message from the "Secretariat of Chinese Affairs" announcing that the cost of living allowance is included in the remuneration for an offered position, not additional as previously advised (no doubt a great disappointment to the applicant), minor blemishes. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3887
Symbol: PS
POSTAL HISTORY: 1953 commercial usage of formular aerogramme to the USA with KGVI Pictorials 2c 3c 8c 12c & 20c - making the 45c rate - tied by faint 'SIBU' cds. Printed quarterly letter from a female Methodist missionary who calls Sibu "a place of confusion of tongues" and writes of a trip to the interior among the Dyaks: "... The only way to go is by ... long-boat ... about 115 miles ...", finishing "Airmail to or from Borneo takes two weeks. Regular mail (1st class) takes two MONTHS". (Image1)
