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Bidboard # 1927
Lot # 364
Catalogue Value or Estimate: $165.00
Current Bid: $110
Sarawak / North Borneo

WWII Japanese Occupation Officials. VF mint OG WWII Japanese occupation postal seal overprints on the $2.00 and $4.00 denominations from the 1934-41 Sarawak set (Scott #130 and 132) and on four different 1939 North Borneo postage dues (Scott #J50-53). Formerly considered revenues, these are now understood to have been used as official letter seals. The overprint says "fu kan shi" or"letter sealing pape". These are listed in the"Standard Catalogue of Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei" of which we have an older 1997 (23rd) edition. The Sarawak are listed in this catalogue as #SJ22 and SJ24 @ RM85.00; the North Borneo quartet is a complete set listed as #NJR4-NJR7 @ RM480.00. Don’t forget to take into account the fact that these prices are 25 years old! Total Malayan catalogue value RM565.00=