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Auction: 1015 - The "Stolz" Collection of the Postal History of British SE Asia
Lot: 1748

North Borneo Labuk and Sagat 1906 (12 May) local rate envelope to the S.P.G. Mission at Sandakan, bearing 1901-05 British Protectorate 2c. cancelled with fine "labuk & sugut" c.d.s., arrival c.d.s. (14.5) on reverse; the envelope a little truncated at left and with crease at foot, neither of which significantly affect the appearance of this exceptionally rare envelope, being one of only two covers recorded from this short-lived office. Photo Estimate S$ 15,000-20,000 Note: Labuk & Sagat was the name given to an administrative district covering a large area on the East Coast, north of Sandakan, and named after two rivers in the area. Mail was usually conveyed by launch or native craft

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SG$20,000