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A fine unmounted mint block with full original gum. Typical centring and trivial blemishes (left pair with faint bend) but with really fresh colour.

A scarce block and lovely pictorial design.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £400+.

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A fine and fresh mint block with large part original gum, (reinforcement at centre right).

A fine and rare block of this fine pictorial stamp.

Provenance: Ex Charles Taylor.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,100+.

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A fine used example, neatly cancelled by part circular date stamp. Ragged perforations at top, which is fairly common for this issue, but spectacular quality nonetheless.

Very rare error as only one sheet originally existed with much fewer surviving examples. Used examples are scarcer than mint.

One of the classic pictorial stamps from North Borneo, which are revered amongst collectors of the British Commonwealth & Empire. This stamp depicts Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Borneo.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £400.

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A fine collection of selected used examples, the 2c (rose-lake) to 18c each with dated "KUDAT" circular date stamps, the 24c a fine horizontal pair on piece with part Sandakan circular date stamp.

A most attractive and scarce set of some of the most attractive pictorial designs from the British Commonwealth.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £590.

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A stunning fresh mint block with original gum, hinged on two stamps only, otherwise unmounted mint. A little separation (between R1/1-2, but mostly marginal) as normally seen with a multiple of this size and does not detract from overall splendid appearance.

A scarce and attractive multiple of an early stamp issue from North Borneo in very fine condition.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £600+.

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A fine mint example with large part original gum. Typical slight gum toning (and right stamp with small stain on reverse) but a spectacular and rare multiple.

The unusual error comes from columns 9-10 of the one sheet of 50 that existed. A very rare error.

Provenance: Ex Patrick Cassels

Accompanied with a clear Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) certificate of authenticity (1999).

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A fine mint positional example with original gum..

Very scarce in this perforation and rarely found in such fine condition.

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A brilliant mint example, wonderfully fresh, with original gum. An exceptionally fine example for this issue and rare with the variety.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £90.

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A brilliant mint example with original gum. A very attractive stamp and rare in such pristine condition.

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A fine used block of four, particularly attractive for this rare error.

Provenance: Ex "Sentosa" Collection of Straits Settlements, Malayan States, Labuan, North Borneo and Sarawak.

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These North Borneo stamps were issued with colour change and overprinted "LABUAN".

A fine mint example with part original gum.

An extremely rare error and the first unused example we have ever handled.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £475.

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A brilliant quality mint example with large part original gum.

A very scarce stamp in unused condition.

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A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum.

From 1894, North Borneo was responsible for issuing some of the most attractive and innovative pictorial stamps of the late 19th century.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £150.

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Brilliant mint example with part original gum of this rare and distinctive shade.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £100.

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Fine mint imperforate pair error with large part original gum. The perforations are slightly ragged at the left, but still much above average condition.

A rare and attractive error.

The island of Labuan off the northern coast of Borneo was ceded to Great Britain by the Sultan of Brunei in December 1846. Stamps from North Borneo were used and overprinted Labuan.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,200.

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A pristine unmounted mint example with full original gum.

A very scarce QEII error of missing colour.

A brilliant mint set with original gum. The ½d stamp has a few short perforations, but still a very fine quality set and exceptionally fresh.

These "SPECIMEN" examples were used solely by postal administrations for reference purposes to help spot any attempted forgeries.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £150.

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A very fine mint positional block of four with large part original gum. The lower pair are unmounted mint including, most importantly, the high printing variety.

An extremely scarce positional piece, showing frame plate marking in right margin. A maximum of 354 possible examples, with far fewer surviving.

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A very fine mint block with large part original gum. The lower pair including, most pleasingly, the high value variety are unmounted mint.

Attractive and extremely scarce in this positional form. There are only a maximum of 443 possible examples.

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A very fine well-centred mint example with original gum.

A very scarce variety, found only on the 1933 third printing.

The King George V stamps of Nyasaland are particularly interesting to collectors because of the wide range of constant printing plate flaws which exist.

Great Britain declared ‘British Central Africa’ a protectorate in 1891 and started to issue postage stamps. In 1908, the Protectorate was renamed ‘Nyasaland’, and in 1953 it joined the postal territory of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Stamps were issued from Nyasaland again In 1963 when it became an autonomous area, followed by Independence (as ‘Malaŵi’) on 6 July 1964.

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A very fine mint example with original gum.

The King George V stamps of Nyasaland are particularly interesting to collectors because of the wide range of constant printing plate flaws which exist.

Great Britain declared ‘British Central Africa’ a protectorate in 1891 and started to issue postage stamps. In 1908, the Protectorate was renamed ‘Nyasaland’, and in 1953 it joined the postal territory of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Stamps were issued from Nyasaland again In 1963 when it became an autonomous area, followed by Independence (as ‘Malaŵi’) on 6 July 1964.

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A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum.

A very scarce King George VI variety.

Great Britain declared ‘British Central Africa’ a protectorate in 1891 and started to issue postage stamps. In 1908, the Protectorate was renamed ‘Nyasaland’, and in 1953 it joined the postal territory of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Stamps were issued from Nyasaland again in 1963 when it became an autonomous area, followed by Independence (as ‘Malaŵi’) on 6 July 1964.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £1,100.

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An unmounted mint example with full original gum. Despite a small corner bend, it is much finer and fresher than usually found, particularly having never been hinged.

A very scarce King George VI stamp in this distinctive colour shade.

Great Britain declared ‘British Central Africa’ a protectorate in 1891 and started to issue postage stamps. In 1908, the Protectorate was renamed ‘Nyasaland’, and in 1953 it joined the postal territory of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Stamps were issued from Nyasaland again In 1963 when it became an autonomous area, followed by Independence (as ‘Malaŵi’) on 6 July 1964.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £425.

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A very fine mint example of this handsome King George V stamp, with a very scarce variety, and with original gum.

Great Britain declared ‘British Central Africa’ a protectorate in 1891 and started to issue postage stamps. In 1908, the Protectorate was renamed ‘Nyasaland’, and in 1953 it joined the postal territory of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Stamps were issued from Nyasaland again In 1963 when it became an autonomous area, followed by Independence (as ‘Malaŵi’) on 6 July 1964.

The stamps from the King George V reign are particularly interesting to collectors with a wide range of constant plate flaws to collect.

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A fine mint example of this King Edward VII variety, with large part original gum. A couple of slightly short perforations mentioned for accuracy, but much fresher than usually found.

Great Britain declared ‘British Central Africa’ a protectorate in 1891 and started to issue postage stamps. In 1908, the Protectorate was renamed ‘Nyasaland’, and in 1953 it joined the postal territory of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Stamps were issued from Nyasaland again In 1963 when it became an autonomous area, followed by Independence (as ‘Malaŵi’) on 6 July 1964.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £150.

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