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Auction: 17044 - The Yen Boon Swee Large Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Lot: 226

Malayan Airmails
The Wartime Period
Imperial Airways Wartime Service to UK
With the outbreak of war in September 1939, the Empire All-Up scheme ceased and the rates from Malaya rose from 8c. to 55c.

1939 (23 Nov.) envelope from Kota Bharu and (13 Dec) envelope from Batan Berjuntai (Selangor) and 1940 (4 Dec.) envelope from Slim River (Perak), all addressed to UK, franked at 55c.and with Passed for Transmission cachets; also 1940 (24 Jan.) envelope from Serendah (Selangor) to Sweden, franked at 60c. and one with Censor label and cachet

Sold for
SG$350