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Auction: 23018 - The M. Tsuchiya Collection of Japanese Occupation Stamps in the Former British Territories
Lot: 4178

(x) Japanese Occupation of Malaya
The balance of the issued stamps including Kelantan "10 Cents" on 6c. pair without handstamp, the left stamp with variety "Cente", 40c. on 2c., $1 on 4c., $2 on 5c. and $5 on 6c. with Sunagawa seal; Kedah 4c. marginal block of four with Dai Nippon overprint dramatically shifted downwards; Penang Dai Nippon overprint 2c. with "pe" for "penang", 12c. used with variety "n ppon" and $2; 15c. (2) on (12 July) cover from Penang to Ashiya, Japan; Trengganu Postage Due 1c., 4c., 8c. and 10c. with single frame handstamp (4c. and 10c. in brown; Dai Nippon overprint on Straits 2c. with overprint double, one inverted and 8c. with overprint inverted, Perak 3c. with major misplacement of overprint sideways, $1 and $5 with overprint inverted, and Selangor unissued $5; Dai Nippon Yubin on Perak 1c. block of four with overprint inverted on cover (20 Sep. 1943) to Kuala Lumpur (with two 2c. on 5c.) and 2c. on 5c. with overprint inverted and surcharge omitted; "Kanji" overprint on Negri Sembilan 6c. on 5c. used with overprint and surcharge inverted, Selangor $5 with overprint inverted and Malayan Postal Union 10c. with overprint inverted; 1943 Pictorial 2c., 4c. and 70c. imperforate pairs, the first two marginal with row number on selvedge, 2c. and 4c. with grossly misplaced roulettes, 8c. and 30c. on 1944 (25 Dec.) envelope from Malacca to Singapore showing Post Office Express label, and 50c. mint; 1943 Savings Bank 8c. and 15c. imperf pairs, and 8c. on 1943 (11 Aug.) envelope from Malacca to Kobe, Japan; 1944 (Feb.) Re-birth of Malaya 8c. and 15c. imperf without gum, 8c. used block of four with commemorative cancel, 8c. on 1944 (14 Apr.) envelope from Ipoh East to Osaka, and 15c. mint. An interesting lot. Photo for the July 1943 cover and the September 1943 cover

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