1898 (May 15): 4 c. on 8 c. pale green postal stationery card (H&G 12) mailed to Singapore from the Pitas Estate, via Kota Belud and cancelled on despatch by extremely rare GAYAH datestamp in black (Proud D3). Thence with two strikes of LABUAN transit (May 18 and May 20) to Singapore with arrival datestamp (May 24). Gayah had earlier been ransacked by pirates (July 9, 1897) and was partially rebuilt. However, a new site for a capital was...
Auction 186-190
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Corinphila Auction AG Auction 186-190
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Lot #2397 - nordborneo
1900 (Feb 15): Reverse only of registered cover franked by 1897 2 c. black & lake, three single examples, a pair and a strip of three all tied by rare GANTIAN datestamps (six strikes), with registration label in black on white alongside and two LABUAN transits (one erroneously dated 1919, the other correctly dated Feb 21, 1900). A fine and most appealing piece of great scarcity.
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